Robots Haven’t Eliminated Many Jobs – So Far: World Bank January 3, 2019 By Natalia Drozdiak The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank...
AXA’s Duverne Named Chairman of Insurance Development Forum, Replacing Catlin September 13, 2018 The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) announced the appointment of Denis Duverne as chair of its Steering Committee, succeeding Stephen Catlin,...
Almost Half of South Asia Vulnerable to Climate ‘Hotspots’: World Bank July 3, 2018 By Malini Menon Changes in temperature and rainfall will impact almost half of South Asia in the coming decades, reducing economic growth in...
Green Cat Bonds Aren’t a Thing – Yet September 14, 2017 By Don Jergler Green cat bonds. That slinky phrase is one that Greg Lowe, global head of resilience and sustainability for Aon, would...
World Bank Catastrophe Bonds to Provide Mexico with Disaster Cover of $360M August 7, 2017 By Mathew Carr The World Bank Group issued its largest catastrophe bond, providing Mexico with financial protection of as much as $360 million...
AIR Worldwide Expands Global Pandemic Model to Include 6 Additional Diseases July 26, 2016 Boston-based catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced it has expanded its Global Pandemic Model to include outbreaks of...
Pandemics and Climate Change Present Opportunity for Insurers June 9, 2016 By Don Jergler The shoe may eventually be placed on the other foot for the U.S. This nation has a long-standing tradition of...
Re/Insurance CEOs Join Insurance Development Forum, UN & World Bank Initiative May 17, 2016 A group of re/insurance and global broking CEOs are assisting the work of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), which was...
XL Catlin Exec Heads Public-Private Forum to Close ‘Protection Gap’ for Disasters April 19, 2016 The insurance industry, the United Nations and the World Bank have formed a public-private partnership designed to help bridge the...
EU Contributes $15.8M to Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility April 18, 2016 The European Commission has agreed to contribute €14 million ($15.8 million) so the governments of Central American countries and the...