In 1915, Cuthbert Heath – pioneer of catastrophe insurance at Lloyds of London, decided to offer insurance policies to cover the impacts of war, far from the...
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A decade ago, an RMS colleague traveling to Bali for a climate change conference sought my advice on where to stay to minimize...
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A surge in right wing populism, rooted by the effects of globalization has energized a series of extreme right political movements across the world...
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Since 9/11, there have been sporadic attacks on Muslims in Western countries, perpetrated by right-wing terrorists, but none has been more horrific and shocking...
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Terrorism Risk for California Workers’ Compensation
The terrorism landscape has changed significantly since 9/11. There is a visible shift from large-scale attacks to a growing number of lone wolf attacks...
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Australia, along with New Zealand, is part of the formidable Five Eyes Alliance with the intelligence forces of the U.K., U.S. and Canada...
- RMS / Article / 5 months ago
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Terrorism insurance - Business Mirror
With two existing insurgencies, the Philippines is very much exposed to terrorism risks. Between 2007 and 2017, no less than 200 attacks...
- RMS / Article / 8 months ago
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The Intangibles Protection Gap
In 1975, 83 percent of the value of the S&P 500 companies was invested in physical assets: factories, refineries, ships and offices...
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The Worst-Case Scenario Is the Insurer’s Best Tool - Brink News
Psychologists observe that the vast majority of thoughts people have about the past are that things might have been better; only rarely do people ponder how much worse events could have been...
- RMS / Article / 8 months ago
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Downward Counterfactual of the Seattle Suicide Pilot Crash
When hazard events occur, substantial resources are often committed to find out what happened, and investigate the factors that led up to them. Rarely is there a systematic investigation of downward...
- RMS / Article / 9 months ago
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