Joining up the approach to weather in the Balkans

Flooded farm house

Weather related catastrophes are common in the Balkans but there is a perception there that the government will always be on hand to help. However, as Sam Barrett explains the only way forward is to create and develop a market to enable the transfer of risk for these natural disasters.

Flash floods last December hit the Balkan Peninsula hard. With heavy rain pushing the River Drina to its highest level in 100 years, more than 40 000 people were evacuated from their damaged or

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How maritime insurers are helping shipowners decarbonise

Following the European Union’s Emissions Trading System coming into force for the maritime transport industry on 1 January, Fiona Nicolson explores how shipowners, operators and insurers have come to terms with the implications and effects of the new regulations.

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