Insight
How is environmental regulation reshaping D&O and W&I insurance?
As environmental laws evolve, insurers must carefully assess the risks associated with non-compliance and breaches of warranties
The Business of Risk Part Three: The Future of Insurance
Real-time insurance might sound like something out of a science fiction film. It isn’t. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and big data analytics are revolutionising the insurance industry,
The Business of Risk Part Two: The Social Value of D&O Insurance
New products are inherently risky, especially in biotech where companies are required to invest vast sums of capital into research and development before knowing whether their new products will pass clinical trials.
The Business of Risk Part One: The History of Risk Management
In seventeenth-century England, thousands of ships carrying cargo from London created demand for information on weather patterns and risks in unfamiliar seas. But the idea of risk and how it works is much, much older than that.
Expected consolidation of underwriters failed to materialise
Despite difficult market conditions with falling prices and strong competition, the expected consolidation among underwriters failed to materialise.
Steel and the State
Emergency legislation compelling British Steel to continue operations at its Scunthorpe plant shows that Directors in critical industries may now face sharper scrutiny.
MIPIM 2025: real estate trends and the role of Warranties and Indemnities insurance
At MIPIM 2025, W&I insurance took centre stage as a key tool for managing risks in complex property deals.
The Rising Edge 2025 Forecast
Whatever unfolds in 2025, one thing is certain: D&O exposure will continue to be closely tied to global events so here at Rising Edge we’ve forecasted the hot topics of 2025.
The Rising Edge 2024 Review
With the end of the year on the horizon, we look back on what happened in 2024, how our predictions measured up to reality, and review other trends we observed across the world of management liability.
Attitudes and approaches to organisational ESG and sustainability
Rising Edge’s friends at Browne Jacobson and the University of Nottingham are researching attitudes and approaches to organisational ESG and sustainability.
New Government, New Directions- Employment Law
Raymond Silverstein Employment Partner at Browne Jacobsen and Hamza King, Underwriting Team Member at Rising Edge shine a light on what the Labour Government’s Employment Rights Bill means for EPLI policies.
Revisiting the BHS Pensions Scandal: Lessons for Pension Trustees
One aspect of the court’s damning indictment of the BHS scandal was the mismanagement of the pension fund. But Pension Trusts can being devalued when Director Trustees do the right things. Here’s how PTL works.
New Government, new Employment laws?
The general election later this week is widely predicted to return a Labour Government so we looked at the Labour manifesto and what it means for the UK’s employment landscape and EPLI policies.
Insight and Evolution
Market Insights into changing Building regulations in the UK and big Pharma court cases in the US, as well as news and thoughts on Rising Edge’s evolution. PS. It was the Chicken.