All pandemic articles – Page 13
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Analysis
GVNW and German brokers call for state-backed pandemic solution
German risk and insurance association teams with brokers to call for a government-backed pandemic solution
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COVID-19 litigation tracker identifies vulnerable industries
217 complaints have been filed in the US with 55% involving cruise ship passengers and nursing home residents and staff
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Why firms must focus on staff well-being
Why risk managers and HR need to collaborate to ensure employees are supported in a post-pandemic world - Mercer
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Airmic welcomes Lloyd’s recovery proposals
Proposals include solutions for non-damage business interruption and systemic catastrophe events
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Risk managers enjoying increased board attention - Airmic
Covid-19 is an opportunity for risk professionals to demonstrate the strategic value of their work
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StrategicRISK Q2 2020: Our time to shine
New risk realities arising in the post-COVID world will demand very new risk solutions. This is our moment.
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Pandemic risk act enters US Congress
Like the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), federal government would serve as a backstop to maintain marketplace stability
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Refinitiv survey exposes lack of supply chain transparency
COVID-19 is set to have a substantial impact on the risk landscape, particularly in terms of supply chain and third-party risk
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FM Global launches 2020 update to Resilience Index
“When recovering after a crisis like COVID-19, resilience should be a key consideration for people, countries and businesses”
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WEF launches COVID-19 Risks Outlook
Economic distress and social discontent will rise unless world leaders, businesses and policymakers work together to manage pandemic fallout, warns WEF
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Lloyd’s pegs COVID losses at $4.3 billion
Estimates total industry losses of $203 billion; claims on a par with 9/11 and the combined impact of hurricanes in 2005 and 2017
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Opinion
Beyond crisis management - planning for the future
It is time to stop reacting to the pandemic crisis and start managing operations in a new way, argues Vince Shiers
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Analysis
Boards urged to keep climate change on the agenda
As companies reel from the effects of COVID-19, there a danger that climate change will slip off the boardroom agenda
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Pandemic heightens terror risk - Pool Re
States weakened by the serious economic consequences of the pandemic will be more vulnerable to the emergence/resurgence of terrorist groups
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FERMA launches non-damage BI taskforce
Aim is to find a solution that provides cover for non-damage BI for all types of catastrophe risks, not just pandemic
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Insurers on the hook for up to $80 billion in COVID claims
Total claims could exceed those of 9/11, underscoring the need for a government backstop - Willis Towers Watson
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COVID-19 will change risk management - IRM
The future will see a sharper focus on resilience and strategic risk management, predicts survey
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RIMS calls for pandemic risk insurance program
91% of RIMS members are supportive of a TRIA-type program for insurance claims relating to losses resulting from a pandemic
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Airmic welcomes pandemic steering group
“It’s really important we learn the insurance lessons of the current pandemic” - John Ludlow
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Features
Spotlight on business interruption insurance
The COVID-19 outbreak has laid bare the limitations of business interruption insurance, with companies across the globe discovering gaps in coverage