Supply Chain

Offshore wind projects wouldn’t get off the ground without insurance in place. But stretched supply lines for developers has brought risk quality into focus for specialist underwriters, according to Markel’s Matt Rowland

Companies around the world are accelerating their commitments to net-zero emissions by 2050. While the construction sector is playing its part by switching to sustainable energy and adopting modern building methods, the move towards carbon neutrality will likely see a significant shift in the risk landscape, and the need for greater collaboration within the insurance industry to help underwrite new risks.

Lee Farrow talks about product exposure since the pandemic in the life sciences industry, and continuing supply chain issues.

Brian Grabek talks globalization and its impact on the insurance industry.

The 2023 Allianz Risk Barometer gives insight into the risks organizations are facing in the year ahead and what action companies are taking as they face increased levels of disruption as a result of various factors including digitalization, the war in Ukraine and inflation.

Insurers need to go beyond traditional ESG concerns like climate change and consider other macrosocial and environmental challenges such as global supply chain crises and geopolitical conflicts to act on their ESG-related risks and responsibilities.

2022's Airmic ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) Forum held in London, provided risk professionals a networking platform to explore trends that are reshaping the enterprise risk management landscape, such as the impact of geopolitical tensions on supply chains as well as the increasing threat of cyber attacks as our world becomes more interconnected.

Using technology to make insurance fairer for underserved farmers

Anne Lohbeck discusses how supply chain issues are affecting the engineering, marine and transportation markets.

New modelling tools will enable insurers to capitalise on growing demand for supply chain insurance solutions, according to Guidewire’s Michael Dobrovolsky and Lewis Guignard

As inflation, the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the lingering effects of the pandemic continue to cause problems for global supply chains, insurers and their clients are likely to come under increasing pressure to reconsider long-established methods of procurement and delivery.

As the world faces an onslaught of perils – from potential food and energy crises to inflation and political instability – much of the blame is being traced back to Ukraine.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict ploughs on, corporations are seeking insurance-backedvsolutions to manage geopolitical risk across the rest of the world

Increased frequency and severity of secondary perils, complicated by supply chain disruptions and inflation, are putting pressure on property insurers.