Rhine River Shipping Faces Another Historic Shutdown as Drought Hits Water Levels July 24, 2019 By William Wilkes, Bill Lehane and Vanessa Dezem The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last...
Sweltering Heatwave in Germany Sparks Wildfires, Forces Speed Cut on Autobahn June 27, 2019 By William Wilkes and Brian Parkin A blistering heatwave prompted Germany to impose speed restrictions on usually limit-free stretches of its high-speed motorways Wednesday, the latest...
Rhine River Could Be Impassable to Ships this Summer if European Drought Returns April 12, 2019 By William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River could be impassable to ships again this summer if Europe has another drought, a once-rare weather phenomenon...
UK Corporates Readying for ‘Hardest of Brexits’: Deloitte Survey February 4, 2019 By David Milliken Major British businesses’ appetite to take on financial risk has fallen to its lowest level in nearly a decade due...
Climate Change, Shrinking Glaciers Threaten Rhine River Shipping Access January 18, 2019 By William Wilkes, Vanessa Dezem and Brian Parkin Kevin Kilps’s car ferry churns the waters of Germany’s Rhine river as he steers toward the bank opposite Kaub, a...
Cyber Joins Business Interruption as Top Global Business Risks: Allianz Survey January 16, 2019 By L.S. Howard Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global...
Cyber Incidents Most Feared BI Trigger for Global Companies: Allianz Risk Report January 17, 2018 By L.S. Howard Business interruption and cyber incidents interlink as the major threat facing companies over the coming year, according to a report...
Global Protectionism Risks Economic Growth: Zurich, Atlantic Council April 26, 2017 A rise in global protectionism stemming from a backlash against free trade and globalization could have significant impact on economic...
Geneva Association Study Analyzes Asian Flood Risks, Insurability July 29, 2015 The Geneva Association has released a 47 page report that details the particulars of insuring the risks from floods in...
Sites of 2 Deadly Louisiana Plant Explosions Still Closed July 3, 2013 By Littice Bacon-Blood Plants that were the sites of two chemical explosions a day apart in south Louisiana remain closed, and it could...