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Emerging risks

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  • August 2010

    FEATURE: Coping with shocks to the system 31 August 2010

    Globalisation has opened up a dazzling amount of opportunity for the business world. But it has also produced an unprecedented level of risk for the insurance industry to deal with.

  • Nat cats could cost Caribbean 9% of GDP 19 August 2010

    Climate change could increase the risk of hurricanes and storms in the Caribbean and threaten future development in the region, according to a new study released by the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

  • COMMENT: A revolutionary holiday reveals lessons for insurers 12 August 2010

    Even when he is on vacation, Reactions’ contributing editor Garry Booth cannot help but think about the implications for the insurance industry.

  • July 2010

    Insurance “no panacea” to systemic risk 14 July 2010

    Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s of London, has warned against protectionist measures being used to slow the pace of globalisation as a result of the financial crisis.

  • Lloyd’s finding opportunities in emerging risks 13 July 2010

    Lloyd’s remains the “go to” market for unusual, hard to place risks. Lloyd’s is famous for insuring the unusual all over the world. But these headline-grabbing policies mask the real value of the market – its ability to insure difficult or emerging risks.

Poll

How big would insured catastrophe losses this hurricane season have to be to move reinsurance pricing up?

$0-15bn
7%
$15bn-$30bn
12%
$30bn-$50bn
37%
$50bn-$75bn
32%
$75bn-$100bn
7%
>$100bn
5%