Aspen Opinion

June 12, 2018

Pat Hickey, Head of U.S. Marine, Aspen Insurance, points out that, in the transportation business, increases in productivity are not just about preserving profit mar...

April 19, 2018

The perceived risk of cyber terrorism has increased following a number of recent cyber attacks. Clive Edwards, Head of UK Corporate Property & Casualty at Aspen Insu...

March 27, 2018

Nicky Alexandru, U.S. Head of Crisis Management at Aspen Insurance, reflects on the shifting food safety environment from reaction to prevention.

February 20, 2018

Henry MacHale, Global Head of Crisis Management reflects on the growing incidence of active shooter and “lone wolf” terrorist attacks. The perpetrator of such crimes...

October 31, 2017

Faith Logsdon believes that changes in U.S. healthcare provision offer significant opportunities. The rapidly shifting landscape has been fueled by legislative chang...

August 3, 2017

Jon Steer highlights the billion dollar industry that is reshaping jurisdictions across the world - namely litigation funding. In a low interest rate environment, it...

June 14, 2017

Guy Wilson, International Head of Accident & Health at Aspen Insurance, points out that, despite uncertainty created by BREXIT, UK business travel forecasts for the ...

May 30, 2017

William McElroy, Global Head of Environmental at Aspen Insurance, observes that the withdrawal of significant underwriting capacity usually marks an inflexion point ...

March 29, 2017

David Adamczyk argues that while the Trump Administration’s pledge of infrastructure investment and support for fossil energy may bode well for the rail freight indu...

March 13, 2017

Amaryllis Mouyiannou PhD, Vulnerability Specialist in Aspen Re’s Research & Development team, considers the flexibility accorded to more recent natural catastrophe m...

January 25, 2017

Kirsty Styles PhD, Aspen Re's Earthquake Risk Scientist, considers the recent earthquake sequence in Italy and the predictive capabilities of seismic and satellite d...

November 29, 2016

Christina Tom, Inland Marine Underwriter, Aspen Insurance, takes a closer look at the growth of solar power in California which has been spurred by regulatory change...

October 24, 2016

Chris O’Kane, Group Chief Executive Officer of Aspen and a Board director of Blue Marble Microinsurance (Blue Marble), highlights the importance of innovation and cu...

August 17, 2016

Richard Thornton reflects on the intrinsic feature of man-made catastrophes – namely that they are affected by people and behaviour.

August 9, 2016

Loss prevention and loss control are the crucial factors for success in this line of business where the intrinsic value of the cargo is likely to be considerable, ye...

June 9, 2016

As supply chains become more complex, what defenses are available to protect against new cyber risks?