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Nov 2021

Global Risk Review


UK: One third business properties at risk from flooding

One in three British businesses is being put at risk from extreme weather due to a lack of awareness and support according to new research by Aviva Insurance.
 


Expanding parametric tropical cyclone insurance

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions will collaborate with risk analytics firm Reask to expand the scope of its parametric windstorm solution STORM.
 


The challenge of insuring automated flights

To assist the airline industry to get automated flights (flights without pilots) off the ground could be a big challenge for the insurance underwriters.
 


Philippines: Crop insurer has poor risk management practices

Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation’s (PCIC) weak risk management practices put it at risk of suffering large losses from major CATs, which would eventually be shouldered by taxpayers, according to the Philippines department of finance (DoF).
 


Private capital to plug disaster relief funding gap

Howden, a specialist insurance broker, plans to promote the use of innovative financing models to help plug the $20bn disaster relief funding gap.
 


Space - the final frontier for cyber security

Satellites are the backbone of our daily lives and this makes them an increasingly attractive target for cyber hackers, according to Hiscox Global Insights.
 


UK nuclear risk pool capacity increased

The UK nuclear risk insurance pool has increased its capacity to EUR1.2bn ($1.39bn) to comply with new requirements for  the nuclear industry to compensate victims of an accident.
 


US: 18 weather events each with $1bn losses up to September 2021

US weathered 18 weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1bn each across the country till September during 2021.