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Asia Pacific Security

Trump wades into the South China Sea

Donald Trump appears disinclined to keep trade and security issues separate. The territorial dispute could send ripples through global markets.

Finance International

A primer on political risk insurance

The political risk insurance industry is a $2 trillion industry. What does it do, who are the major players, and how is the industry responding to a looming global economic

Asia Pacific Economics

Meet the companies cashing in on China’s pollution crisis

From pollution tracking apps, ‘escape the smog’ travel deals, and even premium bottled air, discover the companies behind China’s anti-pollution business boom. Much has been written about China’s pollution crisis.

Economics Europe

Is London’s insurance market losing its competitive edge?

“It is not that London is terrible in infrastructure and service, it is that the whole industry is terrible.” – European Risk Manager on the insurance industry in London, from

Economics Europe

Big Data analytics will transform London insurance market

Evolutionary and revolutionary changes are aligned to restructure the global insurance industry, including the London Market Group. Can LMG and the industry “read the writing on the wall”? In his

Finance International

Financial firms still overexposed to climate risk

A report released earlier in March stressed the need to address high carbon risk in financial firms’ assets. Large institutional investors continue have continued to divest from fossil fuel stocks. A

Finance

Companies fail to see risk management as competitive advantage

Risk management is an important strategic function of management, yet most companies fail to see its benefits and focus on short-term costs. The financial crisis provides an opportunity to integrate