Emerging Risk

Risk: Ransomware Attacks Likely to Increase Says Databarracks

The latest from Databarracks, who see an increase in ransomware attacks on the horizon; US-Russia collaboration led to breakup of REvil ransomware group at start of year, but reappearance of gang and Ukraine conflict suggest […]

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Atradius Identifies Growth Markets

A new report from leading trade-credit insurer, Atradius UK, outlines the most promising emerging markets for international trade this year. Uruguay, Côte d’Ivoire, Israel, Qatar, and Taiwan have been named by Atradius as bright spots for trade in […]

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L&G Publishes Pension Risks Market Trends Monitor

The Legal & General Group’s global Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) businesses – Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), the UK’s longest-serving active pension risk transfer provider and Legal & General Retirement America (LGRA), a leading […]

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MAPFRE Looks At Economic Indicators for 2022

MAPFRE Economics, MAPFRE’s Economic Research department, warns in its latest report, ‘Economic and Sectoral Outlook 2022’, that the second half of 2021 saw less intense growth rates that will continue during the current fiscal year, […]

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Munich Re Looks Back at 2021’s Worst Weather Events

Latest 2021 stats on weather related losses around the world are in focus with Munich Re; In 2021, natural disasters caused overall losses of US$ 280bn, of which roughly US$ 120bn were insured Alongside 2005 […]

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WTW Says 2021 Was a Positive Year For M&A Activity

Global dealmakers achieved their first positive M&A performance for a full year in 2021 since 2016, according to latest research on completed deals from Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM). Based on share-price […]