Analysis: Megacities Face Great Upheavals as They Seek to Cut Virus Transmission August 13, 2020 By John Kemp, Reuters Columnist Like all pandemics, COVID-19 is not an accidental or random event, Frank Snowden argues in his magisterial history “Epidemics and...
Insurance Industry Urged to Weigh Shift to Intangible Risks October 14, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield Panelists at a recent New York event hosted yesterday by Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market, and the American Security...
ILS Products Are Changing Reinsurance Industry Norms: ‘Acts of God’ Author July 1, 2015 By L.S. Howard Second of two articles In the first article in this series, Paula Jarzabkowski, professor of Strategic Management at Cass Business...
Reinsurance Market’s Evolution Could Affect Its Stability: ‘Acts of God’ Author June 26, 2015 By L.S. Howard First of Two Articles The reinsurance market is moving from coverage of acts of God to one that covers commoditized...
Brokerslink Chairman Says Brokers and Broker Networks Must Adapt or Decline March 5, 2015 Speaking at the 3rd Asia Insurance Brokers’ Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Jose Manuel Fonseca, chairman of Brokerslink, told delegates that,...
Commentary by Gordon Brown:* Europe Risks Going the Way of Japan September 14, 2012 By Gordon Brown The good news is that Europe is no longer going the way of Greece. The sad news is that it...
World Economic Forum Warns Economic, Social Turmoil Risk Globalization Gains January 11, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle The latest report from the World Economic Forum highlights the “world’s vulnerability to further economic shocks and social upheavals.” Together...
Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford: A Global Broker Pioneers a New Path September 21, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) is the largest independent (i.e. privately owned by its employees and private equity funds)...
Serial Shocks Forcing World to ‘Think Long’ June 29, 2011 By Mike Dolan Thrown by a mounting series of extreme events over the past four years, global policymakers and investors are being urged...