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Asbestos in Old Buildings - A Costly Addition to Fire Risk
By Sue Stein and Gerry Hopkins June 27, 2018English
How many of the risks in your property portfolio were constructed before 1982? Chances are that many, perhaps most, risks in your book qualify for this list. That was the year that asbestos was banned from new construction, meaning that all those pre-1982...
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Money to Burn? Recycling Risks Reconsidered
By Leo Ronken April 24, 2018English
The waste sector plays an important role in the global economy. Overall, the recycling industry supplies around 40% of the world’s raw material needs. The sector’s annual turnover is estimated at more than $200 billion. But recycling sites...
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Hurricane Harvey - Six Issues That May Impact Your Policy Wording
By Tedra Skelton November 19, 2017English
Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hailstorms and tornadoes have wreaked havoc across the U.S. this year, leaving billions of dollars in damage in their wake. As an underwriter in Gen Re’s Dallas office, I am seeing the devastation from...
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IoT: Threat or Opportunity for Homeowners Carriers?
By James Kenworthy June 14, 2017English
Until recently, the idea of being able to control the heating in your home from afar, or check on your phone to see who is at the front door when you’re away, seemed like something out of a sci-fi flick. But the Internet of Things (IoT) is fast...
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WannaCry Global Cyberattack - How Is It Affecting Insurers?
By Renate KerpenJune 02, 2017English Deutsch
Since it began wreaking havoc on 12 May, global cyberattack WannaCry has been making the world sit up and take note. With seemingly little regard for geography, industry or user, estimates suggest over 300,000 businesses across 150 countries have been...
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Get Ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
By Charlie Kingdollar May 24, 2017English
The fourth industrial revolution - or Industry 4.0 as it’s also referred to - has begun, and it’s going to create enormous socio-economic change around the world. Advances in automation, artificial intelligence and robotics will bring job...
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