War Anxiety Grips Davos Experts With Ukraine Peace Still Elusive: WEF Survey January 15, 2025 By Alessandra Migliaccio War is the top worry wracking the nerves of risk experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum, despite incoming US...
Taiwan Says Chinese Ship Broke Subsea Cable in Alleged Sabotage January 6, 2025 By Yian Lee Taiwan suspects a Chinese-owned cargo vessel damaged an undersea cable near its northeastern coast Friday, in an alleged act of...
Swiss Re’s Business Unit CEOs Share Views on Key Risk Themes of 2025 December 20, 2024 Social inflation will continue to be a top concern for insurers and reinsurers in 2025 with US liability claims increasing...
Geopolitical Conflict Could Cost Global Economy $14.5 Trillion Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s October 10, 2024 By L.S. Howard The global economy could be exposed to losses of US$14.5 trillion over a five-year period from the threat of a...
Predictive Model Delivers Insights as Insurers, Reinsurers Brace for More Civil Unrest October 9, 2024 By L.S. Howard Executive Summary: Insurers and reinsurers are responding to heightened risks of civil unrest with better calculations of their probable maximum...
Pro-Palestinian Activists Target UK Offices of Germany’s Allianz October 8, 2024 Pro-Palestinian activists targeted the British offices of German financial services firm Allianz on Tuesday, daubing the outside with red paint...
UK Finance Firms’ Concern Over Geopolitics at Record Level October 3, 2024 By Laura Noonan and Greg Ritchie The share of UK financial services firms worried about geopolitical risks is at its highest level since the 2008 crash,...
What Role Does Insurance Play in a Politically Charged Climate? July 22, 2024 By Elizabeth Blosfield Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate a July 13 shooting at a Butler, Pa. rally for former President Donald...
Global Reserve Managers Upbeat on Growth but Worry About Geopolitical Risks July 11, 2024 An escalation in geopolitical conflicts is the biggest risk to the global economy, according to central bank reserve managers, who...
Corporate France Braces for New Era of Political Turmoil July 8, 2024 By Leigh Thomas and Helen Reid France’s business elite is anxious about volatile politics, inexperienced policymakers, street protests and a possible wave of bankruptcies in the...