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Global Risks focus

30 January 2025

Our Risk Matters Podcast series continues with two further episodes from our Global Risks team on the US opioid crisis, and the complex world of marine insurance amid escalating geopolitical tensions.  

Risk Matters Podcasts:

The North America opioid crisis and its impact on insurers - In this episode we chart the history of the burgeoning opioid litigation in the US and the role of the Sackler family in the growth of Purdue Pharmaceutical and their recent attempts to circumvent US bankruptcy laws and explain how the London and International insurance market is implicated and what it might expect in the future. John Groome and Antony Woodhouse both Partners in the Global Risks team at DWF are the hosts for this episode. They are joined by two guests, Swiss Re Corporate Services Limited's Nathan Barnett who is the Casualty Wholesale Claims Lead and Kent Wilson, US Attorney at Wilson and Ryan (affiliated to Bates Carey in Chicago). Both Nathan and Kent share a wealth of experience in handling large, complex international liability coverage disputes and have been involved with the opioid crisis from its very beginnings. You can listen to this episode here

The Impact of Global Conflicts on Marine Insurance -  In this episode of Risk Matters, the DWF insurance podcast, host Jonathan Moss, a partner in the Global Risks team at DWF is joined by experts Rob Hawes from Liberty Specialty Markets and Eric Noe from Havrico.  The discussion focuses on the impact of conflicts on marine insurance, such as the conflict in the Middle East, particularly the Red Sea, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.  In this episode insights are shared on the rise in claims, the challenges of investigating incidents in conflict zones, and the evolving nature of war risks. The podcast also explores the broader implications of geopolitical tensions on global trade, commodity prices, and the marine insurance market's response to these emerging risks. You can listen to this episode here.

 

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