New Risk to Global Supply Chains Emerges as Weary Crews, Stuck Offshore, Halt Work August 7, 2020 By Aaron Clark and Annie Lee A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a breaking...
Fidelis, Aon and Marsh Develop Marine Cargo Clause Aiming to Combat Modern Slavery June 22, 2020 A group of brokers and insurers in the London market has come together to announce a new approach to keeping...
Germany’s Rhine River at Dangerously Low Levels, Which Could Disrupt Shipping June 9, 2020 By Jack Wittels and William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River is entering dry summer months with water levels at their lowest in two decades, prompting fears of...
Risk Professionals Reassess Top Risks During Post-COVID Era June 8, 2020 Reaching out to some of the same risk professionals that respond to the its “Global Risks Report” each year, the...
UK Government Forms £10 Billion Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurers June 4, 2020 By L.S. Howard The UK government has created a £10 billion (US$12.5 billion) reinsurance scheme designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Coronavirus Blocks Farm Laborers from Working in UK – in Possible Foretaste of Brexit May 18, 2020 By Sylvia Hui Britain’s fruit and vegetable farmers have long dreaded their country’s exit from the European Union, worrying that it would keep...
Europe Faces Sweltering Summer with Below-Average Rainfall: Scientists May 18, 2020 By Jonathan Tirone Europe is set for a sweltering and tinder dry summer this year, posing trouble for farmers, utilities and transportation on...
UK Government to Create Temporary Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurance May 13, 2020 By L.S. Howard The UK Treasury announced it is creating a government-backed temporary reinsurance scheme so businesses can continue to access trade credit...
German Economy Relies on Rhine River – But Levels Are Low Without April Rainfall April 28, 2020 By William Wilkes and Brian Parkin Germany’s spring showers haven’t materialized this year, and that’s drying out the country’s most important river, prompting concerns that key...
UK Insurers in Talks with Government About Creating Trade Credit Backstop April 20, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn British insurers are talking to the government about a backstop for trade credit insurance to support business supply chains hit...