A Changing D&O Environment in EMEA: More Volatility Ahead?

whitePaper | March 17, 2022

The challenges facing the insurance industry have accelerated a shift in customer expectations for digital-first, streamlined and personalised relationships. This content highlights how creating a strong data culture can enable insurers to improve decision making and enhance the customer experience.

whitePaper | August 25, 2022

From climate change to Covid-19, shifting customer demand to ever-evolving regulatory compliance, the challenges are ongoing and today present some of the biggest barriers to success faced by the insurance industry. The sheer amount of upheaval has been unprecedented, and its pace is only accelerating. It comes as no surprise that as a result, 64% of global insurance CEOs plan to significantly increase their digital transformation investment over the next three years.

whitePaper | June 29, 2022

The world economy is undergoing paradigm shifts that will have profound long-term policy implications. Global economic growth is set to slow sharply and inflation rates are at multi-decade highs. The latter result from a confluence of factors, including the high levels of fiscal stimulus pumped into the economy at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, disruptions to global supply chains and soaring energy and commodity prices due to the war in Ukraine. We believe several major economies face inflationary recessions in the coming 12–18 months.

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

This paper sets out the views and concerns of risk managers regarding the approach taken so far by the private insurance market to underwriting the transition. As the representative body for the risk profession at European level, FERMA takes an active interest in the various implications of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.

whitePaper | February 2, 2020

The outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019- nCoV), in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China, has prompted questions of how insurance policies might respond to claims stemming from business losses attributed to this infection prompting this White Paper. The primary virus infection, which can result in pneumonia and even death, originated from a Wuhan city seafood market. Subsequently, person-to-person transmission has occurred, primarily to health workers who had contact with those initially infected. The concern is that this may lead to widespread infections, worldwide.

whitePaper | May 15, 2022

Sophos’ annual study of the real-world experience of IT professionals at the frontline has revealed how their experience of obtaining cyber insurance coverage has changed over the last year. It also shows the impact cyber insurance has had on their cyber defenses. With ransomware a major driver of both cyber insurance purchase and claims, the study also shines light onto how often cyber insurance policies pay out in the event of an attack and the types of costs that are addressed, including how often insurers pay the ransom.