All the headlines from our Emerging Risks Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 6 2011 // A new study in Swiss Re’s sigma series concluded that the global insurance industry has returned to a pattern of growth. The study – World insurance in 2010 – reveals growth in global premium volume and...
Jul 1 2011 // As levels of international trade and the importance of emerging economies increase, Lloyd’s has been very active in its efforts to open up access to overseas markets. However, in an article on its web site it called...
May 31 2011 // The reinsurance world has always been a bit arcane, but rarely to the extent it appears to be right now. Henry Keeling, the president and CEO of Guy Carpenter’s international operations, noted at the European...
May 24 2011 // There is no doubt that some of the busiest people since the financial crisis are at the Financial Stability Board.The G20 recommendations have been wide ranging, from private sector practices such as compensation schemes...
May 16 2011 // The UK’s RSA has released its “Interim Statement” for the first quarter of 2011, confirming the Group’s steady growth.Highlights of the report were listed as follows: • Net written premiums of...
Apr 5 2011 // RSA announced the appointment of Chris Colahan as its new Chief executive in Hong Kong. He previously served as country manager of RSA’s retail business in Singapore, and will replace Chris Dooley, who is moving to...
Mar 31 2011 // The Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Group (CGSC) has released its first combined results since the two brokers completed their merger agreement last July.The Group reported Fees and commissions of $340 million, underlying...
Mar 29 2011 // According to Swiss Re’s latest sigma study, worldwide economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were $218 billion in 2010, more than triple the 2009 figure of $68 billion.The losses cost the...
Mar 21 2011 // The Markets Group of Alliant Insurance Services has compiled a comprehensive report – the 2011 Global Macro Risk Ratings – which examines the the insurable political and economic risks in 175 countries.Alliant...
Feb 24 2011 // The UK-based RSA Group (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance) came through 2010 with a good earnings performance, despite what its report described as “extreme weather conditions.”RSA summarized the highlights as...
Dec 8 2010 // Swiss Re’s Economic Forum singled out three main factors that will continue to affect the re/insurance market in 2011. The Forum’s economists forecast “continued global economic expansion in 2011, led by...
Nov 24 2010 // “Risk-taking lies at the heart of business operations, and it can also lead to problems if not handled properly,” said Anil Puri, dean of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at Cal State Fullerton. Thus,...
Nov 9 2010 // In its presentation at the 17th General Insurance Seminar at the Gold Coast in Australia, Aon Benfield highlighted the critical role of actuaries in managing emerging risks for the re/insurance industry.“The...
Oct 20 2010 // “2011 will be another challenging year,” said Roger Sellek, the CEO of A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited, at the rating agency’s annual review of the state of Europe’s insurance...
Oct 18 2010 // Companies for the first time report they are losing more through electronic theft of data than physical stealing of assets, risk consultancy Kroll said on Monday in an annual report on international fraud trends.Fraud was...
Dec 1 2009 // Swiss Re’s Economic Forum, held today at the reinsurer’s iconic London headquarters, presented a far more encouraging picture of the world’s financial condition than a year ago. However, there may be...
Jul 8 2009 // Lloyd’s of London Chairman Lord Peter Levene addressed a major security conference in Brussels on Thursday. The meeting, held under the aegis of NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, aims to redefine...
Apr 3 2009 // World leaders clinched a $1.1 trillion deal on Thursday to combat the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and said financial rules would be tightened to stop it happening again.U.S. President Barack Obama...
Jan 25 2009 // Before the 1980s, employers bore all the risks associated with employment litigation. As this litigation and the financial costs associated with employee claims against employers increased, employers began investigating...
Jan 9 2009 // When it comes to corporate fraud scandals, nowhere is safe.Revelations of a $1 billion fraud at Indian IT firm Satyam Computer Services do not point to a higher systemic risk of accounting scandals in India, or even in...