Latest Emerging Risks Headlines
All the headlines from our Emerging Risks Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Protectionism, Cloud Accumulation, Water Stress Among 20 Emerging Risks Facing Insurance Industry: Swiss Re
Jun 13 2017 // Reduced market access, regulatory fragmentation, the return of inflation and cloud risk accumulation pose the largest challenges with the highest downside risk potential in the short term, according to experts at Swiss...
Demand Rises for Political Risk Cover as Buyers Think the Unthinkable
Apr 25 2017 // Rocked by a shakeup in the Western political order, companies are buying more insurance to protect themselves against the threat of rising protectionism and upheaval to their operations in emerging markets. Insurers say...
Global Insurance Industry Set to Grow by 4.5% in 2017-2018: Munich Re
Apr 21 2017 // The global insurance industry is set to grow more strongly at 4.5 percent per annum on average (3.0 percent in real terms, or adjusted for inflation) during 2017 and 2018, according to Munich Re. While premium income is...
Re/Insurers Can Help Bridge Protection Gap with Technology: GA Report
Jan 31 2017 // Digital technologies can be harnessed by the re/insurance industry to narrow insurance protection gaps in developing and emerging markets, thereby improving societal resilience after natural disasters, according to a...
Emerging Risks/Markets Offer New Opportunities: 2017 Predictions, Part 3
Dec 21 2016 // Insurers and reinsurers continue to look for organic growth where they can find it – sometimes from emerging risks and sometimes from emerging markets. As always, the keys to success are market knowledge and...
Oklahoma Earthquakes: The Emerging Risk from Induced Seismicity
Dec 1 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. California is typically the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of earthquake activity in the U.S. In recent years, however, the central U.S. – especially...
Emerging Markets to Drive Insurance Sector Growth in 2017: Swiss Re
Nov 28 2016 // The global economy is expected to grow moderately over the next two years, supporting continued growth in insurance premium volumes, according to a Swiss Re report. Growth in global non-life premiums is forecast to fall...
Markel International Taps Beazley’s Maher for U.S. Cyber Market in London
Nov 8 2016 // Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Andrew Maher as senior underwriter, emerging risks, within its specialty and financial lines division. Maher’s focus will be on further development and expansion...
Emerging Markets to See Strong Non-Life Premium Growth in Years Ahead: JLT Re
Oct 12 2016 // Despite recent slowdowns, emerging economies are expected to outperform advanced markets over the next five years, according to a report published by JLT Re. The emerging economies examined in the JLT Re study are also...
What’s Ahead in Health Care Workers’ Compensation?
Sep 27 2016 // For the 2017 accident year, health care systems will face a complex environment of emerging risks that will have a direct impact on workers’ compensation, according to analysts at Aon Global Risk Consulting. The risk...
When the Shooting Stops: The Emerging Risk of Active Shooters
Sep 19 2016 // There’s a new insurance market emerging in light of a disturbing reality in today’s world – active shooter risks. The new coverage is meant to address a gray area in insurance policies that may leave insureds...
XL Catlin Updates Coverage for Design Professionals to Address Emerging Risks
Sep 16 2016 // XL Catlin has enhanced its design professional insurance policy form to address architects’, engineers’ and other design businesses’ changing professional liability insurance needs. According to Doug...
XL Catlin Names Tennant Pollock as VP, Emerging Markets
Sep 6 2016 // XL Catlin has named Lauren Tennant Pollock as vice president, Emerging Markets, based in New York. She will work with XL Catlin’s Emerging Markets team providing reinsurance and insurance to developing regions across...
Allianz Launches Cyber Coverage to Address Emerging Risks
Aug 10 2016 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has introduced its next generation cyber and professional liability coverage product called ACCEPT Protect designed exclusively for the North American market. The new product...
Sports-Related Brain Injuries Are Emerging Risk for US & UK Insurers: S&P Report
Aug 1 2016 // Sports-related brain injuries are one of the top emerging insurance claims in the U.S. and the U.K., according to a report published by S&P Global Ratings. While the potential risk of such liability claims is rising...
Emerging Markets’ Claims Expected to Hit Coface’s 2016 Profit
Jul 5 2016 // Coface SA, a French export-credit insurer, warned Monday that higher-than-expected claims by companies trading with emerging markets may cut its 2016 annual profit. The Paris-based company also cited longer collection...
Beef, Microplastics, Blockchain Tech and Human Cyborgs: Swiss Re on Emerging Risks
Jun 6 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for. Beyond those top three,...
Swiss Re’s List of Emerging Risks Range from Blockchain Tech to Human Cyborgs
May 26 2016 // A fragmented Internet, continued experimentation with monetary policy and another round of economic crises in emerging markets top Swiss Re’s latest roundup of emerging risks to watch out for. Beyond those top three,...
Drones: An Emerging Market Quickly Taking Flight
May 23 2016 // So what is all the buzz about? Lately it is about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones, which are emerging as a valuable component in a vast array of American businesses and markets. While UAVs are generally associated...
China’s Fosun Aims to Lead in Insurance, Tourism, Healthcare; Plans to Cut Debt
May 18 2016 // Fosun Group, China’s largest private conglomerate, is aiming to become a world leader in insurance, tourism and healthcare but also has a “clear plan” to reduce its debts, chairman and co-founder Guo...
