Captives are getting a renewed boost in Europe and consolidating their role as a strategic risk financing tool. This growth, combined with regulatory changes and developments in the insurance market, is transforming how large risks are managed. These developments are...
Rare earth minerals have gone from being largely unknown to becoming strategic materials for energy transition and the digital revolution. Found in everything from cell phones to electric cars to wind turbines, extracting and processing them poses significant...
Following on from the article prepared by the Engineering area of Mapfre Global Risks in 2025, titled How to ensure business continuity in the event of a disruptive incident, this article aims to address, in a general manner, the establishment, implementation, and...
Military spending continues to rise. Geopolitical tensions are redefining the risks the defense industry faces. In this scenario, the sector is accelerating its transformation toward more technology-first models while strengthening its production capabilities,...
Reviewing the past is also a way to understand the present and anticipate the future. In his speech at the Mapfre Global Risks International Conference, José Luis Jiménez offers a brief history lesson to better face uncertainty. The geopolitical and international...
Electrification, technological innovation, and growing geopolitical uncertainty mark a turning point for the energy sector, which is facing a profound transformation and requires the support of the insurance industry to move forward. These were some of the main issues...
Severe storms aren't a secondary risk anymore: their rising frequency, increased exposure, and the high level of damage they cause mean they constitute an ever-larger part of climate-related insurance losses. These events, capable of completely altering an income...
On April 28, 2025, Spain was left without electricity from one moment to the next. The blackout, which paralyzed essential infrastructure and services for hours, shone a light on a key device, the electric generator – our last backup when the network fails. Strictly...
As AI, technological dependence, and the evolution of threats means that cybersecurity has become a strategic risk for companies and institutions, and a rethink of digital risk management and advancing towards continuous resilience models is called for. Every sector...