Aspen Opinion

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?

April 21, 2016

Clive Edwards reflects on some fundamentals of insurance given the upcoming implementation of the Insurance Act in 2016.

March 15, 2016

Taking a closer look at the capital markets' return requirements for catastrophic risk.

February 5, 2016

Advances in technology are disrupting many industries. We look at the growth of telematics and the challenges and opportunities for (re)insurers.

January 11, 2016

Significant uncertainties in cat risk assessment are caused by limited data but what are the dangers of a "one size fits all" mind-set?

December 7, 2015

Renewable energy is bringing challenges to the aging UK grid network, but also to the (re)insurance industry.