Magazine

Cover Story Jan/Feb 2020

Businesses are being asked to measure their financial risk of climate-related change. But no one seems to know how.

Features

PFAS are chemicals widely used in consumer products. They’ve made their way into our bodies, and now they could be a triple-threat liability.

Private Market Flooding?

Not quite. But the growing availability of sophisticated flood mapping, modeling tools and reinsurance options has spurred a new interest in private flood insurance.

Climate Appetite

Increasing losses due to weather-related risks are changing the appetite for certain exposures.

To Function or Not to Function?

The Council's government affairs team has a full plate on Capitol Hill in 2020.

Thought Leaders

Vital Signs Telemedicine’s Triple Risk

Q&A with Jennifer Schoenthal, Miscellaneous Medical Underwriter, Beazley

There was a point in time when you would go to your office and that was the best computer you could get and the best internet you could get. Nowadays, someone comes in their office, they log in. It’s a Windows machine, and they’re like, “This thing takes 45 seconds to log in. What the hell is wrong with this computer?!"

Lifestyle Talking Tech Leadership

Tackling Climate Change: A View from The Hill

Q&A with Congressman Sean Casten of Illinois.

2020 ReVision

Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements may make the healthcare defined contribution model work.

A Cautionary Tale

Oscar Wilde said he could resist anything but temptation. Veteran Leader’s Edge foreign desk chief Adrian Leonard warns in his first monthly column that temptation must be resisted to maintain the market’s current optimism.

20 for 2020

These 20 steps can help you achieve a reasonable state of cyber-security maturity.

Keeping Pace

Technology can help close the protection gap. But regulation must keep up with innovation.

Ocean Risk and Resilience

Global collaboration is needed to build coastal resilience.

Aiming High in 2020

As the new chairman of The Council, I want to reinforce our commitment to our member firms and our industry and ensure we will do all we can to earn your confidence.