ECB Warns of Financial Stability Risks From Global Elections, Geopolitics May 16, 2024 By Alexander Weber Geopolitical tensions and a raft of elections around the world are heightening the risk that investors will be jolted by...
Geopolitical Risks: Why Underwriters Are Watching Aggregations May 2, 2024 By George Barratt Executive Summary: With instances of violent unrest rising across the globe in recent years, property all-risk insurance programs bore significant...
Global Election Super-Cycle Raises Risk of Political Violence, Large Insurance Losses April 11, 2024 By L.S. Howard Almost half the world’s population will go to the polls before the end of 2024, which raises the threat of...
How Panama Fishing Boats Brought Mining Company First Quantum to its Knees December 1, 2023 By Valentine Hilaire For more than a month, a group of 16 fishing boats has been blocking a key port in Panama, choking...
P/C Insurers Face Challenging Claims Dynamics as Frequency, Severity Rise: Swiss Re November 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard The property/casualty insurance industry is confronting challenging claims dynamics, with rising frequency and severity of claims despite decreases in economic...
Insurance Claims From French Riots Rise to $716 Million July 11, 2023 By Benoit Berthelot Some 11,300 claims for damages from riots in France had been filed as of July 7 for a total cost...
French Insurers Say Cost of Riots Totals $305 Million, So Far July 5, 2023 By Alexandre Rajbhandari French insurers have so far received around 5,900 claims worth a total of some €280 million ($305 million) resulting from...
European Countries Face Strikes, Protests Due to High Energy Prices, Cost of Living November 15, 2022 European countries are facing strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details...
As Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotion Risks Increase, Insurers Respond With Exclusions October 27, 2021 By L.S. Howard Insurers traditionally have offered protection against strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC) at no extra cost, but the increased frequency...
The Impact of Political Risks on Businesses October 13, 2020 By Bjoern Reusswig Civil unrest incidents such as protests and riots are challenging terrorism as the main political risk exposure for companies. Recently,...