Economic growth in the Gulfstates such as the UAE and Bahrain haveworldwide attracted attention in recent yearswith a burgeoning service sector tocomplement their considerable oil revenues.However many ask whether the currentrecession will stem this, or whether they are ina position to establish...

The current economicrecession that has gripped the world hasarrived with considerable ferocity, and thereseems little debate that the banking liquiditycrisis has demanded prompt and decisiveaction from states and internationalinstitutions alike. The question confrontingmany policy makers and...

With only weeks to go untilthe United Nations climate change conferencein Copenhagen, the world is looking for itsleaders to strike a deal that will be farreachingenough to curb catastrophic climatechange from occurring. For the insuranceindustry this agreement is about more thanpreparing for a...

Back in the eighteenth century, the insurance industry in London incentivised widespread behaviour to mitigate fire risk by introducing the world’s first building fire codes in the form of fire marks, and then creating the world’s first organised fire services. Now 350 years later, the...

In the midst of global recession it is tempting for stakeholders especially policymakers to diminish the importance of climate change. Indeed this is a challenge confronting many insurers, and the importance of staying the course cannot be overestimated. ClimateWise is an insurance industry...

This thinkpiece is the first in a series of several articles on the subject of climate change to be published in 2009. This summarises a detailed report published on 23 February by the CII edited by shared Nobel Prize winner Andrew Dlugolecki, entitled Coping with Climate Change: Risks and...

The economic downturn has affected people in many ways. One such example is the impact on perceptions towards risk, both in terms of businesses and individuals. In the final paper of the ‘Risky Business’ series Clare Sheikh, Group Director of Strategy, Marketing & Customer for RSA, explores...

Despite the economic downturn the issue of skills has remained at the top of the political agenda – highlighting its importance to the prosperity of the nation. We at the CII are committed to promoting the development of skills to ensure a more professional and competitive workforce. UKplc is...

Why are British bank branches run so differently—and often much less efficiently—than their international counterparts? Why is it that it has been nearly ten years since the last major innovation in that area? Banking expert David Cavell takes a hard look at the present situation, and argues...

Financial Secretary Stephen Timms considers Labour’s response to the financial crisis and looks forward to what his party is doing to secure the recovery.[...]