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There is always something exciting happening at Lockton. Here are just a few from our newsroom.
Faced with severe staff shortages, businesses across the UK are having to find creative solutions to continue servicing clients safely. While the issue has been exacerbated by Brexit, the same trend is occurring across many other jurisdictions as economies reopen. In order for businesses to tack …
Flash floods, storms and wildfires are likely to become more frequent and severe due to climate change. As a result, companies may need to include these risks in their crisis scenarios in order to protect staff, operations, reputation and revenues. The number of weather-related disasters has increas …
Falling battery prices and the growth of variable electricity generation are fuelling an interest in the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), but project developers need to manage the potential fire risk. Lithium-ion battery perkWh costs dropped 85% in the period 2010-2018 and ar …
The riots that broke out in Chile in 2019 have prompted insurers to change their underwriting approach to strikes, riots and civil commotion (SRCC) in the country, explicitly excluding the protection from property policies and creating a market for a standalone cover. The move reflects a broader mar …
Welcome to our second edition of the Lockton Companies LLP Insurance Market Update which includes a new territory spotlight featuring Australia. As we enter the last quarter of 2021, we have seen some amelioration in rating increases with new capacity entrants and remedial rate correction now starti …
Click on the video below to listen to the latest episode of our Emerging Risks Series podcast. We have invited Joe Hancock from law firm Mishcon de Reya to discuss potential solutions for companies to reduce the risk and cyber-attack costs with Vanessa Cathie from Lockton’s Global Cyber & Technolog …
