With the infrastructure boom set to fuel global economic growth over the next decade, the construction industry must address the mounting pressures associated with climate change and the race to net zero greenhouse gas emissions (net zero), according to a report published today by Marsh and Guy Carpenter, both businesses of Marsh McLennan, the world’s leading professional ... Continue Reading »
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Pandemic Recovery Presents Issues Within Infrastructure
The global COVID-19 pandemic caused significant decline in demand for many infrastructure assets, as demand for air travel decreased, energy use declined and toll-road revenue diminished. As the economy emerges, owners and operators of infrastructure will need to position themselves effectively for a return to full capacity. This includes addressing trust issues, responding to ... Continue Reading »
Balancing Act: Reinsurance Market to Balance Abundant Capital, Pricing Discipline
In this interview with The Insurer, Charles Whitmore, President, Global Accounts, Guy Carpenter, discusses how buyers can look forward to a healthy reinsurance market while carriers will be focusing on pricing priorities, and terms and conditions. ... Continue Reading »
(Re)insurance Industry Continues To Demonstrate Resilience in Challenging Market
The convergence of tangible and intangible challenges facing the (re)insurance industry is creating one of the most dynamic and potentially volatile environments in recent market history, yet (re)insurers continue to demonstrate their resilience through their ability to adapt and respond. This is according to panelists at a recent virtual media briefing, Moving Forward, hosted ... Continue Reading »
Built to Last: Infrastructure and Trust in a Changing World
Marsh McLennan Advantage’s latest report, Built to Last: Infrastructure and Trust in a Changing World, examines the role of trust in the infrastructure ecosystem and elaborates on how private infrastructure owners and operators can build and maintain trust with stakeholders. The post-pandemic global economic recovery, the intensifying effects of climate change, and the ... Continue Reading »
The Future of InsurTech in DACH
What are the trends and developments in the InsurTech industry? Oliver Wyman’s report, The Future of InsurTech in DACH (DACH region), produced in partnership with Policen Direkt as part of their InsurTech Radar series, examines those changes and highlights the developments. Their analysis currently counts 149 active InsurTech start-ups in Germany, 16 in Austria, and 44 in ... Continue Reading »
Video: What Lessons Can We Take From the COVID-19 Experience to Globally Mobilize a Whole-of-Society Response?
In this video, Jessica Turner, Managing Director, Catastrophe Advisory, Guy Carpenter, and Josh Darr, Head of North America Peril Advisory, Guy Carpenter, relate how society mobilized and came together in the pursuit of the same goal in response to COVID, demonstrating that we can use the same focus towards the next group of challenges around climate change, biodiversity, ... Continue Reading »
Workers Compensation Insights for Remote Work
The health threat of COVID-19 is fading in the United States, but the pandemic will likely drive lasting change, including in how we work. Employers need to be ready to manage associated risks, including the prospect of compensable injuries occurring in employees’ homes. ... Continue Reading »
Future of Work: How Hybrid Should Your Workplace Be?
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing financial services executives to reimagine the workplace of tomorrow while simultaneously scrambling to ensure they can operate safely today. The moves they make in the next few months in shaping how colleagues return to the office could have ramifications for years to come. ... Continue Reading »
Get Ready For the Post-Pandemic Health Care Talent Revolution
The adoption of remote work in the health care industry had trailed other industries. Now, as some health care companies begin bouncing back after going fully remote in response to the pandemic, they’re becoming more employee-centric regarding work location and improving employee experience, according to Jim Fields, Partner of Health and Life Services at Oliver Wyman, and ... Continue Reading »
