Latest Emerging Risks Headlines

All the headlines from our Emerging Risks Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Lloyd’s Forms ‘Product Launchpad’ to Develop Insurance Solutions for Emerging Risks

Jan 6 2022 // The “Lloyd’s Product Launchpad” is the new home for the development of insurance solutions to tackle emerging risks.The Lloyd’s Product Launchpad has been created to replace the Product Innovation...

Organizations Miss Competitive Advantage by Underemphasizing Emerging Risks: Marsh

May 19 2021 // Cyber attacks, climate change, geopolitical unrest — organizations agree on what some of the emerging risks that pose threats are. But they lag in understanding just how much of a threat they can be.Despite a broad...

Surfacing Emerging Risks From Covid, Cyber, Civil Unrest, Mergers, and More…

Feb 8 2021 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, societal unrest and other market forces experienced in 2020. Here are 10 industry sectors that could see new and...

Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis

Dec 18 2020 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence and data analytics company.Together, they are developing insurance...

An Emerging Risk of COVID-19 Pandemic: Rusty Pilots Making Flying Errors

Dec 1 2020 // On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the country’s transport safety...

Emerging Mkt Infrastructure Projects to Bring Premiums of $50B in Next Decade: Sigma

Jun 18 2020 // Investment in infrastructure development is set to be one of the main drivers of growth in emerging markets after the COVID-19 crisis subsides, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report.Emerging markets will invest...

Edge Computing, Supply Chains, Deepfakes Among 2020’s Top Emerging Risks: Swiss Re

Jun 12 2020 // Pandemic threats were once on the list of potential emerging risks facing the insurance industry and society. Now that this risk has materialized with the COVID-19 crisis, it is perhaps a good time to take a look at the...

Data Driven Business Models to Affect Entire Insurance Value Chain: Swiss Re Report

Feb 10 2020 // Digital transformation empowers consumers to be more informed and independent, and equips insurers with the tools to develop new tailored products and services and refine existing ones, according to Swiss Re’s latest...

Data Driven Business Models to Affect Entire Insurance Value Chain: Swiss Re Report

Feb 3 2020 // Digital transformation empowers consumers to be more informed and independent, and equips insurers with the tools to develop new tailored products and services and refine existing ones, said the latest sigma report...

How Emerging Risks for Medical Device Manufacturers Create Opportunities for Agents

Oct 7 2019 // The medical device industry is an expanding market with significant growth forecasted over the next decade. According to KPMG data, global predictions reveal the life sciences sector will grow by more than 5% per year,...

Specialty Lines Insurance: Innovating at the Edges of Society and the Economy

Sep 17 2019 // Emerging risks with little or no claims history can be notoriously difficult to underwrite—but many specialty lines companies are finding ways to put their toes in the water to insure these new risks, especially when...

Chubb, Hiscox, Tokio, Other Lloyd’s Underwriters Form Innovation Facility to Insure Emerging Risks

Jun 26 2019 // A group of Lloyd’s underwriters has launched a new facility with £53 million ($67.5 million) of capacity that is designed to speed up re/insurance product development for new and emerging risks.The Product...

Tokio Marine Looking for Insurance Acquisitions in Asia, Other Markets

Jun 25 2019 // Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is seeking acquisition opportunities in Asian emerging markets and elsewhere as it seeks to double profits from those regions, according to the new chief of Japan’s largest...

Emerging Economies to Take Larger Stake in Global Growth in 10 Years

Mar 18 2019 // Emerging markets will remain the growth engine of the global economy and insurance industry during the next decade, reflecting a continuing shift of economic power from west to east, according to Swiss Re Institute’s...

Missouri’s POWERS Insurance & Risk Management Launches Emerging Risks Unit

Mar 12 2019 // POWERS Insurance and Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, has launched an emerging risks division. This new sector will focus on insurance risk strategies that are aligned with cyber, technology, cannabis...

Emerging Markets to Drive Global Insurance Growth over Next Decade: Swiss Re’s Sigma

Mar 8 2019 // Emerging markets will remain the growth engine of the global economy and insurance industry over the next decade, reflecting a continuing shift of economic power from west to east, according to Swiss Re Institute’s...

15 Emerging Risks from Policies to Playgrounds, Sandboxes to Scooters

Oct 18 2018 // When insurance experts are asked what they see as the most important emerging risk for the property/casualty insurance industry, their consensus is cyber in some form.While cyber obviously poses tremendous risks, some...

Largest African Insurer Sanlam Completes Acquisition of Morocco’s Saham Finances

Oct 11 2018 // Sanlam Ltd., Africa’s largest insurer by market value, said it fulfilled all the conditions for the $1.1 billion purchase of the shares it doesn’t already own in Morocco’s Saham Finances SA after...

Global Insurers in Mood to Take on New Investment Risks

Sep 18 2018 // Despite challenging market conditions, insurers are in a relatively upbeat mood and ready to increase their risk exposure, according to a study from investment advisor BlackRock.Almost half (47%) of insurers surveyed plan...

More Super Regional P/C Carriers Ready to Dive Into Specialty Lines

Sep 17 2018 // There’s Opportunity in Unusual and Emerging Risks, Sullivan Tells CarriersThe current economic and business wave presents property/casualty insurance carriers with opportunities to expand or differentiate themselves...