All geopolitical risk articles
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NewsDWIC speaker preview: Crisis management lessons with WTW’s Thomson-Hall
At next month’s Dubai World Insurance Congress (DWIC) 2025 event in Dubai, speaker Pamela Thomson-Hall, CEO, international, WTW, will share insights on managing geopolitical risk crises.
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NewsCPRI broker BPL secures Preservation PE backing
Credit and political risk insurance broker BPL gets new private equity minority stake backer, citing a maturing CPRI market and projected market growth trajectory.
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NewsMENA re/insurers’ ratings trending ‘positive’ despite regional challenges – AM Best
Despite country risk and the Middle East and North Africa region’s challenging regional geopolitical conditions, the rating agency says re/insurers’ creditworthiness is net positive.
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NewsPolitical risk capacity rises to record $3.5bn – Gallagher report
Gallagher Specialty released the Q1 iteration of its structured credit and political risk study, highlighting shifts in economic and foreign policy since Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
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NewsThe re/insurance implications of geoeconomic fragmentation – Geneva Association webinar
The industry faces unprecedented challenges, but also opportunities, as global trade tensions rise and economies shift towards protectionism, according to an online discussion hosted by the Swiss think-tank for global re/insurance CEOs.
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NewsWEF: ‘Escalating’ environmental, geopolitical, social, technology challenges
War risk is the biggest immediate fear, imperilling stability and progress, while technology and the environment loom large and dominate medium long term concerns, according to the 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2025.
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NewsClimate, technology and geopolitics lead 2025 risks – Beazley CEO
Three overarching key risk areas emerged from Beazley’s ‘Risk & Resilience Predictions for 2025’, the re/insurer’s CEO, Adrian Cox revealed.
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NewsEditor’s opinion-analysis: PV’s soft market has dodged a bullet; what will 2025 bring?
A $41m High Court case points to PV’s soft market traits despite the volatile geopolitical landscape, writes David Benyon, editor of GR.
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NewsPolitical Risk in 2024: tensions rise as US election looms – HIVE
David Langran, class underwriter, HIVE Underwriters, highlights how the 2024 US Presidential election and rising global conflicts are intensifying political risk, requiring underwriters to navigate growing uncertainties and manage exposures with care.
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NewsWPVT Rising: Q&A with Guy Carpenter’s Powell
War, political violence and terrorism questions answered by Jonathan Powell, managing director, non-marine specialty, Guy Carpenter.
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NewsInternational order ‘in decline’ – WTW political risk report
A political risk insurance report from the broker highlights the decline of consensus on the liberal international order, summarising it as at best, ‘lukewarm’.
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NewsGeopolitical tensions highlight supply chain exposures – Marsh McLennan forum
Current tensions stress the importance of understanding supply chain exposures, Lord Sedwill, a cross-bench peer from the UK’s upper house of Parliament, told the Marsh McLennan Rising Professionals’ Global Forum 2024.
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NewsSwiss Re Sonar report: ‘Beyond broken infrastructure’
A new paper from Swiss Re explores cascading effects of natural disasters and other emerging risks.
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News“Grey zone” losses prompt action – WTW geopolitics report
Some 47% of firms have experienced a political risk loss in excess of $50m, broker WTW warned, and 96% said they have invested in political risk management capabilities.
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NewsThe new PV reinsurance market hub in Dubai
There are at least ten active carriers or MGAs of political violence re/insurance operating from the Dubai International Financial Centre, one senior Dubai-based underwriter says.
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NewsHowden launches Red Sea cargo war risk facility
First of its kind insurance facility within an active conflict zone to protect ships and strengthen global supply chains.
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NewsAntares syndicate launches credit and political risks Lloyd’s consortium
The maximum line for the consortium will initially be $40m. Antares will lead with a 75% line with the remaining 25% provided by other Lloyd’s carriers.
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News‘Holiday from history’ is over – Howden geopolitical risk report
A record number of elections in 2024, amid escalating geopolitical risks, underscore the value of political violence and political risk insurance, Howden emphasised.
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NewsPolitical risk market “pivots” away from emerging markets – WTW
WTW grew its credit and political risk insurance portfolio by 25% last year, the broker has revealed in its CPRI Capacity Survey and Market Update 2024, but the market is increasingly turning to developed economies and multilaterals.
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NewsSocial and political change: The insurance industry at a crossroads
Beyond providing financial security, insurers are tasked with navigating a complex landscape of political, economic, and societal challenges, writes Antonio Serrapica, partner, Kearney.
