Insurance Business brings you a weekly news roundup from across the global insurance industry including:

Munich Re on the scale of insurance market challenges

Cyber incidents – new report delves into the extent of the threat

Crypto insurer expands reach to Asia Pacific

US commercial insurance prices up in Q2 – WTW report

AXA's reforestation programme takes root

Are your DE&I programs worth recognizing?

These stories and more on the Insurance Business website.

In this episode, IBC chats with Ruth Stewart and Michael Brennan of CNA Canada about the current state of the life science market, what the future looks like for clinical trials across Canada, and how risk control can help reduce the risk of claims in this sector. Learn how insurance brokers can help with documentation, approval processes, and risk mitigation.

E-commerce accounts for trillions of dollars in consumer spending, meaning more packages than ever are traveling via containership, air, or land. However, the effects of the pandemic have disrupted the global supply chain that supports the e-commerce and traditional trade markets. IBA chats with Falvey Insurance Group COO Jack Falvey on how e-commerce deliveries and processes factor into insurance. Learn the different coverages that can help mitigate present and future supply chain risks.

In this episode, we chat with Jason Conkin, Executive Vice President, E&S Casualty at Arch Insurance, on the current state of the wholesale insurance marketplace, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted this very relationship-driven part of the market, and what’s next for Arch Insurance in the E&S marketplace.

Gain insight into:

Attracting, building, and retaining strong market relationships

Navigating pandemic challenges through digital and technical innovation

In this #IBTalk episode, executive chairman of the Clear Group, Howard Lickens, shares insights from his life in insurance broking and his perspective on what's next for the profession.

In this episode, IB Talk chats with Martyn Mathews, senior director, personal and commercial lines, of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, on the SME and e-trade market, zooming in on the current pressures the SME market faces and the high costs of running a business, and how this leads to fraud – particularly opportunistic fraud. Learn how Commercial PreQuote from LexisNexis® Risk Solutions helps solve the data enrichment problem in the market, protecting it from potential fraud risk. More than ever, due diligence is a requirement for all commercial insurance brokers and having the right tools to access accurate data in real-time to deliver a stronger customer experience.

In this #IBTalk episode, CCIB's MD Debbie Airey shares some of the incredible stories she has amassed as a broker serving the agricultural community.

In this #IBTalk episode, Broadway Insurance Broker's director of private clients Eleanor Moore digs deep into what's happening in the private clients space - and why professionalism forms an essential string to a broker's bow.

Insurance Business brings you a weekly news roundup from across the global insurance industry including:

Global reinsurance capital down, says Gallagher Re report

Reinsurance market coming close to a "tipping point"

Aon introduces strategy and technology group

ACORD Solutions Group introduces new user portal for ADEPT platform

Lloyd's publishes H1 2022 results

These stories and more on the Insurance Business website.