All war risk articles
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NewsMiddle East PV continues to soften amid new London market entrants – IGI’s Abulqasim
Zuhair Abulqasim, senior underwriter for political violence at IGI, based in the DIFC, will be joining the PV roundtable taking place during DWIC 2025.
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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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NewsMS Amlin binds landmark Ukraine reinsurance facility
Re/insurer to underwrite first risks on innovative scheme that could provide up to €5bn in coverage over five years for Ukraine SMEs.
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NewsAegis London launches $100m political violence consortium
New Lloyd’s consortium to pool focus on political violence and terrorism business, including war risk and civil unrest.
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NewsAon and EBRD launch €110m Ukraine war risk facility
The broker has partnered with MS Amlin and several Ukrainian insurers, along with several governments and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to put together the war risk scheme for Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.
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NewsWTW report warns of marine & offshore energy hybrid warfare targets
‘Gray zone’ attacks against ships, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations are a major risk in 2025, the broker has warned in a new political risk report.
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NewsArch names Ouwehand as new head of terrorism, political violence and war
Jelle Ouwehand promoted to lead London-based team after several years as a senior underwriter and before that as a broker at Marsh.
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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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NewsUnderwriting Ukraine: market efforts continue amid wheat harvest countdown – McGill and Partners
As Russia’s war continues in its third year, what role can the re/insurance industry play in rebuilding Ukraine?
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NewsAon announces $350m Ukraine war risk programme
The US International Development Finance Corporation and Aon have announced a $50m war risk reinsurance facility, plus an additional $300m in war risk insurance for Ukraine’s health care and agriculture industries.
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NewsWhen war risk becomes war reality – Association of Average Adjusters warning
War risk’s growing insurance complexities and unresolved challenges have been spelled out in a speech by the association’s chair, Burkhard Fischer.
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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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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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NewsReinsurers cautious about return to aviation war market
Some aviation all-risks reinsurers have been coaxed back into the aviation hull war market, demanding much greater data and awareness of exposures, but a capacity shortfall remains, despite high prices on offer.
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NewsRising political risk for emerging market manufacturing hubs - Verisk Maplecroft
Heightened political risks are overshadowing a ‘friendshoring’ shift, according to report data from Verisk Maplecroft.
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NewsUkraine war risk database in test phase, war risk pool efforts continue – Guy Carpenter
A Ukrainian war risk loss event database, developed by Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman with the Ukrainian government, is in its testing phase, Julian Enoizi revealed to GR.
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NewsChina is post peak but a Taiwan war would be “uniquely crazy” - Lord Patten speech
Spooks might rate the risk of conflict at 50:50, but Hong Kong’s last British governor used an insurance example to illustrate why Beijing is unlikely to launch a war with Taiwan.
