http://www.lloyds.com/Latest news from Lloyd's of Londonen-gbLloyd's of London 2010http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/Innovative-bedbug-insurance-offered-by-Lloyds-and-AonThe growing bedbug problem affecting even some of the world’s top tourist destinations is likely to put the dampeners on many a summer vacation this year.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:02:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/Data-loss-businesses-under-siegeThe audacious hack attack on Sony has heightened fears among risk managers over the huge potential cost of data lossThu, 09 Jun 2011 11:34:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/Cutting-down-on-obesity-costsEmployers will suffer as a result of obesity epidemic and so should act to help treat itThu, 02 Jun 2011 12:45:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/Population-pressureThe global population is set to reach seven billion in late 2011. What does this mean for the planet and its resources?Tue, 31 May 2011 08:30:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/A-new-wave-of-hacker-attacksHackers are switching from stealing credit card and social security numbers to sell on the black market to the much more lucrative business of selling company’s secrets to their rivals and foreign governments, and are mounting increasingly sophisticated attacks on corporate networks to rob them.Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:29:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/Insurers-scan-the-horizon-for-contentious-diseasesSometimes doctors and legal experts can’t agree on the cause of a disease, its diagnosis, or even whether it exists or not. This creates huge uncertainty for underwriters that insure health risks associated with the products we use, the way we work and the protection we buy.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:21:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/The-battle-of-the-bedbugsThey smell of almonds and suck your blood while you sleep: bedbugs are making a comeback Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:16:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/The-emerging-risks-of-social-networkingHugely popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter allow hundreds of millions of people to share information at the click of a button. However, this latest evolutionary twist in the development of the web presents risks for companies that are now looking to embrace this new way of communicating.Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:48:00 Zhttp://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2011/Shale-gas-energy-saviour-or-environmental-disasterWith the world’s rapid consumption of its finite fossil fuels – and the environmental effect this is having – causing growing alarm, the discovery of vast deposits of cleaner natural gas has been hailed as a potential “energy saviour”. Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:39:00 Zhttp://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2010/Experts-in-the-Field-190810A new book, co-written by Nigel Ralph, a property specialist with Lloyd’s Underwriting Performance Team, aims to highlight the risks and special characteristics of world crop reinsurance.Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:23:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Digital_data_protection New product offers cover against privacy and confidentiality risksDumpster diving, hacking and laptop theft are just three of the activities that Aegis and Lloyd’s insurance group Hiscox are offering protection against in a new product...Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Pandemic_report_stresses_need_to_be_prepared_17102008 The Emerging Risks Team has issued a new report on pandemics. The Emerging Risks Team at Lloyd’s has issued a new report on the threat posed by a global pandemic. Its report “Pandemic - Potential Insurance Impacts” focuses on the...Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Cyber_liabilty_110608 Cyber liability is a major issue for 21st century businesses Privacy risks and security breaches have become a major liability for 21st century businesses. More companies are collecting personal data than ever before and are increasingly...Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Scanning_the_risk_horizon_for_emerging_threats090408 Nanotechnologies was identified as a top risk by UK environmental scientists and policymakers. The invasive potential of artificial life and so-called biomimetic robots are among 25 alarming threats to the ecosystem identified by UK...Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Nanotech_phone_pushing_the_right_buttons080407 Pictures from Nokia's website demonstrate the functionality that nanotechnology might be capable of delivering: flexible materials, transparent electronics, self-cleaning surfaces, ability to observe local environment and harvest...Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Assessing_the_risks_020408 Pandemics are one of the risks that will be on a new register of risks. The UK government has published its first national security strategy, which highlights today’s challenges facing Britain and how the country should respond to them. The...Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Cyber_crime_provokes_new_security_concerns_130308 Cyber crime is on the increase Companies must think outside the box and prepare for an emerging risk that may well be outside their comfort zone, a leading Lloyd’s broker has warned. Tom Sheffield, Technical Director at Aon, says...Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Emerging-Risk/Emerging-Risk-2008/Lloyds_underwriters_on_emerging_risk_190208 Corporate liability is a key risk facing the insurance industry. The instability of global financial markets is the single factor which will most impact the insurance industry during 2008: this is one of the key findings of the Lloyd’s...Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 Z