All Political Risk articles – Page 5
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Analysis
The top risk management lessons from the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Corruption, hooliganism, terrorism, cyber attacks, and robbery were risk-managed so tightly that no such incidents occurred. So how did the authorities achieve this?
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Analysis
How can risk managers be confident that international claims will be paid should the worst happen?
Sean Welsch, head of captive management and business development, Zurich explores what happens to local retentions of local policies.
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Analysis
Insurers alerted after alleged terror attack outside Parliament
The demand for standalone terrorism insurance is increasing due to a spate of attacks across the capital and the UK
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Analysis
How to manage fake news risk
François de Hennin, independent risk advisor and consultant, and former global chief risk officer of GroupM tackles one of the biggest risks facing business today: managing and mitigating the risk of fake news
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Analysis
The terrorism risk landscape is changing
Loss of attraction and non-damage business interruption protections are increasingly in demand from insurers, while companies are dusting off response policies and evacuation procedures against evolving terror threats
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Headspace
Top risk priorities for a Philippine conglomerate
Ayala is one of the largest and most diversified Philippine conglomerates, with business interests in real estate, banking, telecommunications, water, industrial technologies, energy, infrastructure, health, education and other ventures
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Analysis
Q&A: The top evolving risk concerns and challenges
Ahead of this year’s Airmic annual conference, StrategicRISK spoke with Charlie Kitson, head of UK client engagement at AIG, on the evolving risk landscape, core challenges for risk managers and how the industry needs to respond
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Analysis
Political risk rising in 2018
Geopolitical and economic uncertainty is fuelling the growing uptake of political risk covers. By taking a more proactive, analytic approach, corporations can elevate this coverage from a risk transfer transaction into a strategic tool. By Antony Ireland
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Interviews
Three challenges for Malaysia Airlines’ risk manager
Badrul Hisham Yusoff, chief risk officer, Malaysia Airlines, spoke toStrategicRISK at the Risk Forum APAC 2018 conference
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Analysis
Contingency planning for Brexit
British firms are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best amid a quest for certainty
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Analysis
Three European countries lead resilience ranking
The Swiss top the Global Resilience Index 2018 compiled by mutual insurer FM Global
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Headspace
Trade War and Peace
Comment: As the US prolongs uncertainty by further delaying a decision on trade tariffs for the EU, Frank Masteling, head of trade credit specialist insurer Equinox Global Netherlands, part of Nexus Group, focuses on what buyers of insurance should consider amid the current zeitgeist of escalating global supply chain risk
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Analysis
Threat of conflict highest since Cold War, Aon warns
Heightened global tensions form the backdrop for Aon’s political risk analysis for 2018
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Analysis
China pursues lithium autarky
A political risk report from Verisk Maplecroft focuses on Chinese ambitions for self-sufficiency in lithium for the batteries to power electric vehicles, with far-reaching implications for suppliers and competitors
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Analysis
Climate risk – business as usual impossible
Climate scientist professor Sir Brian Hoskins led a Norton Rose Fulbright debate held at Lloyd’s
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Analysis
Political risk market booming, evidence suggests
The market for political risk and trade credit insurance buying has grown in capacity by 30% in three years
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Analysis
Terrorism risk self-assessment tool launched by Pool Re
Terrorism risk self-assessment tool could earn UK insureds a 5% premium discount
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Analysis
Infrastructure firms buying political risk covers
Contract frustration is the biggest source of demand among French buyers of political risk covers, particularly banks and exporters
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Analysis
Is France back in business under Macron?
The French president took the stage in Davos to rebrand his country’s investment profile
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Analysis
Unpredictable politics main risk for businesses in 2018
Populist and nationalist world leaders are ever more threatening to business performance, according to Control Risks forecast