With half the UK’s workforce predicted to work remotely by 2020, employers will have to take greater care of their people working at home or face an increasing number of claims for muscular-skeletal disorders (MSDs), according to global law firm …
Global law firm Clyde & Co has launched an off-the-shelf connected parametric insurance contract for use by insurers through its smart contract consultancy, Clyde Code. “A connected contract is a digital agreement which links external software systems and data sources …
Parametric insurance can play a significant role in closing the insurance protection gap – a problem that plagues economies in both the developing and developed world, according to a report published by Clyde & Co. The protection gap is the …
Catastrophic losses this year due to extreme weather events have led to a growing interest in parametric insurance in the U.S., according to industry experts. Parametric coverage is also gaining traction as hazard modeling continues to improve, weather stations more …
The volume of completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry continued dropping during the first six months of 2017 to 170 deals, compared to 186 deals reported for the second half of 2016, according to Clyde & …
It was the battery, after all. In a presentation and news conference on Monday that lasted more than two hours, Samsung Electronics Co. detailed the results of its investigation into Note 7 smartphones that overheated and burst into flames last …
The twin forces of regulation and technology will see the emergence of new distribution models in 2017. This sounds like a commonly heard disrupter scenario for the U.S. and European markets, but it’s actually a prediction for the future of …
Insurers and reinsurers continue to look for organic growth where they can find it – sometimes from emerging risks and sometimes from emerging markets. As always, the keys to success are market knowledge and patience. Providing a heads-up for such …
Insurtech was an insurance buzzword in 2016 and that’s likely to continue next year when it will permeate almost every aspect of U.S. industry, according to a prediction from international law firm Clyde & Co. Clyde & Co.’s insurance team …
M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global re/insurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from the insurance team at the international law firm Clyde & Co. Andrew Holderness, a partner in Clyde & Co.’s London …
