The cost of inaction far outweighs the cost of building resilience to risk according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Risks Report 2021.
By the year 2050 most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of large dams built in the 20th century, many of them already operating at or beyond their design life, according to a new analysis by UN University (UNU) analysis.
Spending on cyber security will increase by 10% worldwide in the best-case scenario in 2021 according to the latest Canalys cyber security forecast.
Life insurance underwriting process is simple and straightforward for healthy customers but it can be long and complicated for those with pre-existing conditions as underwriters have to examine cases with pre-existing conditions in depth, applying higher, sometimes excessive rates and even refusing cover.
The rate at which ice is disappearing across the Earth is speeding up according to a new study by a team of researchers led by the University of Leeds, UK.
More than 81% of respondents surveyed say that technology has improved their access to health services, while 60% believe that it has led to better affordability. These were some of the findings from Prudential Corporation Asia's 'The Health of Asia Barometer' report written by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which polled 5,000 adults across 13 markets in Asia.
In his welcome address, GIC Re chairman-cum-managing director Devesh Srivastava said that the COVID-19 pandemic was a huge challenge to the insurance sector in India and the basic definition of the protection gap was questioned.
A panel discussion chaired by Moody's Investors Service senior vice president, financial institutions group Benjamin Serra looked at insurance/reinsurance credit trends and rating outlooks for the industry.
SMEs in the UK are disappointed with the way insurers handled claims relating to COVID-19.
SCOR in partnership with CyberCube has adapted its CAT platform to serve its cyber risk assessment needs. The CAT platform is SCOR's internally developed platform designed to manage natural catastrophe risk accumulations.