The COVID-19 situation is changing on a daily basis, and while the total impact to the insurance and reinsurance markets remains unknown, Guy Carpenter is advising clients in the space on how to best adapt to the circumstances. As COVID-19 continues to upend how businesses interact with technology and workers around the country continue to operate from home offices, the ... Continue Reading »
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COVID-19: Considerations for Agency Staffing in the Healthcare Sector
As the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns surrounding a second wave of infections continue through autumn, public health concerns remain a top priority for people both in and outside the healthcare industry and Guy Carpenter is actively working with healthcare executives on how to mitigate the impacts of the virus on the sector. ... Continue Reading »
The Care Sector: How are Insurance Markets Responding to COVID-19?
As the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns surrounding a second wave of infections continue through autumn, public health concerns remain a top priority for people both in and outside the healthcare industry and Guy Carpenter is actively working with healthcare executives on how to mitigate the impacts of the virus on the sector. ... Continue Reading »
Can Employers Require Their Employees to be Vaccinated?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues through the fall, public health concerns remain of the utmost importance. The reinsurance industry is well-positioned to advise clients on how to respond to the ongoing effects of COVID-19, and Guy Carpenter is actively developing a view of how COVID-19 may impact businesses as employees begin returning to their offices. ... Continue Reading »
Managing Renewals in a Challenging Market
The reinsurance sector has shown itself to be well versed at navigating market-changing events, and the overriding message following recent renewals is that the market remains well positioned to support insurers through the current period of uncertainty and volatility. ... Continue Reading »
COVID-19 and Political Risk: Fuel to the Fire
Political violence and other malicious acts differ from other insurable perils in that they are dynamic and adaptive; there is human intent driving the probability and willing the impacts to change. Historic incidents show past trends, but those are only partial drivers of future trends as tactics change in response to past effectiveness and current circumstances. ... Continue Reading »
Webcast: Emerging Management Liability Hurdles in Health Care
As the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns surrounding a second wave continue through autumn, public health concerns remain a top priority for people both in and outside the healthcare industry and Guy Carpenter is actively working with healthcare executives on how to mitigate the impacts of the virus on the sector. Pricing and capacity are radically changing for management ... Continue Reading »
Cyber Decoder September 2020
Despite historical profitability and forecasts of hypersonic product growth, the reinsurance industry’s cyber growth trajectory has tapered off over the last two years and is evidencing some growing pains. This flattening market trend is directly at odds with a heightened threat environment and the increased valuation of intangible assets. Looking toward the remainder of 2020, a ... Continue Reading »
How Overlooking Climate Change Could Become a Personal Liability
Reinsurers are well-placed to advise clients on responding to climate change risk. As climate change and the associated increase in natural catastrophe events alters the contemporary risk landscape, there is now an opportunity for companies to partner with the (re)insurance market and put its expertise to work. Climate change is complicating two of the most important board ... Continue Reading »
The 2020 Captive Landscape Report: Captives Offer Value in Uncertain Times
Medical systems have historically been the quickest to adopt captives to control their employee healthcare costs. From regional hospitals with a single plan, to large hospital systems with multiple plans, the systems have found that a captive-based structure used at the parent level enables a more efficient purchase with uniform protection across plans. Instead of numerous ... Continue Reading »