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Time To End The Taboo On “Worst-Case” Climate Scenarios

August 31, 2022

A post in the online publication Inside Climate News suggests it’s time for scientists and others, including politicians and risk […]

Lawyers, Journalists Sue CIA & Pompeo, Claim Their Phones Were Stripped

August 20, 2022

The CIA and its former director Mike Pompeo are being sued by journalists and attorneys who claim data was exfiltrated […]

UPO To Be Up and Running Early 2023

July 28, 2022

After its July 8 meeting the Unified Patent Court in Luxembourg issued a report saying “the timing of the start […]

Lithium-Ion Cargo Fire Liability May Extend Farther Than You Think

July 1, 2022

The quantity of lithium-ion batteries currently being shipped at sea is staggering. It includes the raw batteries themselves, more than […]

Global Insurer: Looming Civil Unrest Is Bigger Threat Than Terrorism

June 29, 2022

Businesses worldwide should prepare for a rise in civil unrest, according to a post from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty […]

DOJ Announces $1B Penalty In FCPA Bribery & Market Manipulation Case

June 8, 2022

The Swiss multi-national mining and commodity trading firm Glencore has pled guilty to charges of bribery and commodity price manipulation, […]

Looking Climate Change In The Eye

May 9, 2022

A thought-provoking interview with an iconoclast, in the New York Times magazine, comes with no real concrete prescription except possibly […]

Éminence Grise Of PR Opines On “Political Risk”

April 19, 2022

Child abuse within the Catholic church, problems with pet food, Nigeria’s response to Boco Haram’s kidnapping of school girls, and […]

Ukraine War Puts Spotlight On Political Risk Insurance

April 4, 2022

PRI coverage typically comes without the exclusions in traditional property insurance policies – e.g., nationalization, expropriation, seizure, and, notably, war. […]

Reps & Warranty Insurance Market Feeling Heat From The Ukraine War

March 29, 2022

Companies that have a deal at the underwriting stage, or expect to soon, are likely to face extensive questioning from […]

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