'There is no doubt that climate change increases volatility, frequency and also severity,' says senior di...
August 2002 Floods – Lessons learnt after 20 years
20 years on from the devastating floods which had a large impact on Germany’s and Austria’s economy and became the costliest natural disaster event...
20 years on from the devastating floods which had a large impact on Germany’s and Austria’s economy and became the costliest natural disaster event...
Article / 2 years ago
Businesses must look at climate transition more holistically
In this article Aon’s Anthony Brown and Rachel Phillips explain how business can adapt and...
In this article Aon’s Anthony Brown and Rachel Phillips explain how business can adapt and...
Article / 3 years ago
Crisis Preparation in a World of Overlapping Disasters
Gone are the days of preparing for a single risk at a time. In this article, we discuss...
Gone are the days of preparing for a single risk at a time. In this article, we discuss...
Article / 3 years ago
The Growing Impact of COVID-19
As widely reported, the dramatic outbreak of COVID-19 caused disruption on a scale not seen in more than a century. Despite unprecedented state-backed support...
As widely reported, the dramatic outbreak of COVID-19 caused disruption on a scale not seen in more than a century. Despite unprecedented state-backed support...
Article / 4 years ago
Uniting catastrophe and climate models to enhance risk management in a warming world
Climate change is no longer a distant threat. Businesses and investors are already experiencing increased financial losses from catastrophic weather events...
Climate change is no longer a distant threat. Businesses and investors are already experiencing increased financial losses from catastrophic weather events...
Article / 4 years ago
The seismic impact on the protection gap
Nepal has experienced several large magnitude earthquakes due to the active seismicity of the Himalayan region. In 2015, the M7.8 Gorkha earthquake...
Nepal has experienced several large magnitude earthquakes due to the active seismicity of the Himalayan region. In 2015, the M7.8 Gorkha earthquake...
Article / 4 years ago
Record typhoon losses create new learning opportunities for Japanese insurers
The 2018 and 2019 Northwest Pacific Typhoon seasons resulted in Japan experiencing some of the costliest typhoon-induced insured losses on record...
The 2018 and 2019 Northwest Pacific Typhoon seasons resulted in Japan experiencing some of the costliest typhoon-induced insured losses on record...
Article / 4 years ago
The Protection Gap and Large Volcanic Eruptions
The ‘protection gap’ refers to the difference between the economic loss from a catastrophe and the amount of loss covered by insurance...
The ‘protection gap’ refers to the difference between the economic loss from a catastrophe and the amount of loss covered by insurance...
Article / 5 years ago
Weather & Climate: A Risky Endeavor - Steve Bowen
Natural disasters are an increasingly important component to day-to-day workings and strategy sessions within the re/insurance industry...
Natural disasters are an increasingly important component to day-to-day workings and strategy sessions within the re/insurance industry...
Article / 5 years ago