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The Next Wave of Climate Change Litigation: Industrial Meat
Many insurers think they have climate casualty risk managed by virtue of avoiding writing the oil and gas industry or with limitations on their policies. Climate casualty risk is broader than this ...
Emerging Risks: Gun Liability, Subpar Building Codes and More
In this edition of Risk Alerts: the shifting gun liability landscape, outdated building codes, the possibility of a Cat 6 hurricane, and how copycat packaging is leading to accidental THC ...
From Pandemic to Cyber War, Clear Policy Wording Is Key for Insurers
Insurers and insureds alike agree that clear policy wording will be the path forward in dealing with concerns about cyber war in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This isn't the first time in ...
8 Emerging Risks to Watch: Gas Stoves, Underground Fires, Trackers
In this edition of Risk Alerts, we highlight underground coal fires, trackers being used as stalking tools, BadUSB drives and methane leaks, among other threats. A hidden risk: underground coal ...
Casualty Underwriting: The Original ESG
Promoting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance has become a top priority of corporate executives and boards everywhere, including in property and casualty insurance. However, ...
8 Emerging Risks to Watch: Climate Change, Tainted Products, Deepfakes
Even the most vigilant insurers and reinsurers scanning the risk landscape for potential future liability problems are likely to fall into landmines. What insurance risks of the immediate or distant ...
What Do You Do With Emerging Interest Risks?
Every emerging risk strategy must begin with a horizon scan. At Praedicat, our strategy is to scan the scientific literature for indications that scientists are investigating a new hypothesis that ...
More Entry Points, More Risk: The Tech Industry’s Underwriting Challenge
The challenges faced by underwriters have grown immensely in recent years. For underwriters working specifically within the technology sector on errors and omissions (Tech E&O) coverage, the ...