ANALYSIS

Blockchain: risk and reward
Last year, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched a public consultation on a “Discussion paper on blockchain and smart contracts in insurance” with the aim of providing a high-level overview of risks and benefits of blockchain and smart contracts in insurance from a supervisory perspective, as well as to gather feedback from stakeholders
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Microplastic risk
Recent research from the University of Hull in England indicated that microplastics were found in almost all people tested
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Pandemic health inequalities will hit economy
A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has warned the cost of long COVID to the UK economy may top £8 billion this year alone
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Boom and Bust Coal 2022
The global capacity of power plants fired by coal rose last year as the world recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a major new research report by respected US environmental group Global Energy Monitor
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Ukraine: counting the cost
In this wide-ranging analysis, PCS believes that aggregate industry-wide insured losses as a result of the conflict in Ukraine could exceed approximately $20 billion
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Stress tests: EIOPA calls for more disclosure
This week the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) set the cat among the pigeons with the publication of an opinion on the disclosure of individual results in the context of insurance stress tests
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The changing world of work
The risk management community expects stabilising of travel and working patterns by the end of 2022, according to The International SOS Risk Outlook 2022
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Urgent warning as air pollution death toll tops 7 million
On the day the IPCC warned the world needs to end fossil fuel use and remove CO2 from the atmosphere, a new report warns almost every person on the planet is now living in an area where air quality is unsafe
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Antarctic shelf fears as climate impact increases
A first-of-its-kind study looking at surface meltwater lakes around the East Antarctic Ice Sheet across a seven-year period has found there are growing concerns over the potential for catastrophic collapse of the sheets
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Insuring the gig economy
Want to find out more about insuring the new gig economy? A new report from the Geneva Association sheds new light
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Pool Re under the spotlight
This week saw the unveiling of the long-awaited review by HM Treasury of terrorism specialist Pool Re
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Operational risks: cultivating a healthy culture
New research from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) has revealed that boards are not taking culture seriously
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