Today, aviation as an industry contributes a relatively small percentage of global carbon emissions, thanks in large part to 50 years of efforts by aerospace and aviation to increase aircraft energy efficiency. Since the 1960s, aerospace manufacturers have pushed the envelope to reduce aircrafts’ fuel consumption, and those efforts continue today with unprecedented turnover to m ... Continue Reading »
Regulation
Motor Insurance in EMEA: Evolving at Speed
Motor insurance is the most widely purchased property and casualty product in Europe and represents an important platform in the region for both traditional and non-traditional products, managing general agents, captives and other affinity and distribution platforms, according to Federico Camera, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter and Pawel Koszorek, Senior Vice President, Guy ... Continue Reading »
A Changing Climate
Climate change has long been a topic of considerable debate. Its profile has been raised further recently by two key developments: first, the occurrence of several high profile losses where climate change may have played a contributory role (for example, the California wildfires) and second, regulatory initiatives, particularly in Europe, to stimulate the industry’s focus on t ... Continue Reading »
Global Climate Regulation Looms on the Horizon. Are Banks and Insurers Ready?
Many of the world’s leading banks and insurers are busy finalizing their response plans to the Bank of England’s innocuous-sounding supervisory statement number SS3/19. It sets out the regulator’s expectations for how banks and insurers should manage the financial risks of climate change, including modification of governance and risk management frameworks, development of scena ... Continue Reading »
One-Year Anniversary of the GDPR: A Look Back and Ahead
When the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in May 2018, it signaled the start of more aggressive privacy oversight and enforcement in an era of rapidly advancing technology. The diversity and scope of enforcement actions, and the intersection of data privacy regulation with technology, are likely to pose increasing challenges for regulators a ... Continue Reading »
U.S. Terrorism Risk Backstop Up for Renewal in 2020
The federal backstop created by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) and reauthorized as TRIPRA - along with similar public-private mechanisms that exist in other countries - remains crucial to the continued stability and health of the property terrorism insurance market. As TRIPRA's expiration on December 31, 2020 approaches, Marsh & McLennan Companies colleagues ... Continue Reading »
Advancing Cyber Risk Management – From Security to Resilience
In an increasingly digital economy, cyber threats and vulnerabilities evolve fast. But despite growing anxieties around cyber, traditional security strategies and investments continue to lag. For organizations focused on balancing their growth plans and cyber security priorities both challenges and opportunities remain. The new report from Marsh & McLennan Insights, ... Continue Reading »
One-Year Anniversary of the GDPR: A Look Back and Ahead
When the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in May 2018, it signaled the start of more aggressive privacy oversight and enforcement in an era of rapidly advancing technology. The diversity and scope of enforcement actions, and the intersection of data privacy regulation with technology, are likely to pose increasing challenges for regulators ... Continue Reading »
Avoiding the cliff edge of no-deal Brexit; MMC Young Professionals’ Global Forum 2019
The United Kingdom's Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has "done as much as it can do to de-risk a no-deal [Brexit] cliff edge," according to Mr. Sam Woods, deputy governor for prudential regulation and chief executive officer of the PRA, Bank of England. ... Continue Reading »
Evolving Regulatory Pressures Signal Potential Turning Point in Cyber Risk Management Strategies
Siobhan O'Brien, Head of the Cyber Center of Excellence for International and Global Specialties Contact Cyber risk presents an exciting opportunity for re/insurers, but as one of the most dynamic perils in the industry, regulators are formalizing capital requirements and quantitative and qualitative measurements of risk appetite. In the United Kingdom, the Prudential ... Continue Reading »
