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Insurers must embrace AI tools
Oped, Pierre du Rostu, Published on 09/04/2025
» Over the past year and a half, insurers have been pulling out of high-risk areas at an alarming rate. Nowhere has this been more obvious than in California, where wildfires have become more frequent and intense -- the Los Angeles conflagration in January being only the latest in a series of devastating blazes. And it's not just wildfires: the Golden State is also prone to large, damaging floods.
Three things to look for in workplace 2023
Business, Pierre-Jean Chalon, Published on 13/01/2023
» Work has undergone great change over the past few years. From the rise of the digital nomad in the pre-pandemic years to the emergence of remote and hybrid work as a mainstay for employers everywhere, what will 2023 look like, not just from the perception of the workforce, but also for the workplace itself? Here are some trends that we think are worth paying greater attention to:
Ambitious steps to go carbon neutral
Oped, Peter du Pont, Published on 25/11/2021
» To the surprise of many, Thailand announced at the recent COP26 climate summit in Glasgow that it would increase its long-term ambition on climate action -- pledging to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and to achieve an economy with net-zero GHG emissions by or before 2065.
Watershed moment for Asean conglomerates
Asia focus, Till Vestring and Jean-Pierre Felenbok, Published on 16/11/2020
» We have been tracking Southeast Asia's conglomerates for 16 years, and what we long predicted has finally happened. After years of enjoying a competitive advantage over their pure-play counterparts, the tables have turned, and pure plays have overtaken conglomerates in multiyear shareholder performance.
In challenging waters, Vietnam to steer Asean
News, Du Nhat Dang, Published on 16/01/2020
» Mention "Asean" these days and public opinion in Vietnam tends to think of the South China Sea disputes. But the country sees its role as Asean Chair in 2020 as one that entails a much wider responsibility -- that of being a bridge among Asean's members, as well as between with Asean and external powers, in uncertain times.
The miracle of Mahler
Life, Jean-Pierre Kirkland, Published on 06/09/2018
» When Maestro Somtow conducts, the sparks are sure to fly.