Mosaic environmental liability specialist Max Horn speaks to Jeff Hanneman, Managing Director at Aon Risk Services, about a pioneering climate solution for abandoned oil wells across North America. They discuss a hybrid pollution product developed by Mosaic to cover complex challenges faced by the growing number of US and Canadian companies galvanized by government incentives to cap and clean up disused wells. Without remediation, the sites pose significant environmental and health threats by leaking toxic chemicals and releasing potent greenhouse gases. Well-capping—and the insurance to pave the way for it—is among several energy-transition initiatives emerging in the world of environmental liability.

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Mosaic political risk specialist Tamar Katamadze speaks to New York colleague Viren Mascarenhas, a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Department at Milbank LLP and a Columbia Law School lecturer. They discuss the increasing demand for a type of political risk coverage called Arbitration Award Default Insurance, or AADI, which protects businesses, investors, shareholders, family offices, and award creditors who may win legal proceedings against sovereign entities that impede foreign investments—but then struggle to claim the actual monetary award. In recent years, AADI has become a go-to solution to cover enforcement risk and ensure arbitration awards are ultimately worth more than the piece of paper they’re written on.

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Mosaic political violence underwriter Heather Blaser speaks to Yoni Sherizen, Co-Founder of Gabriel, an emergency-response platform that tackles active shooter, workplace violence, and other emergencies. As the number of mass shooting incidents rises across the US and globally, they discuss how a new smart tech solution combines threat detection with live video and omni-channel communication to keep bystanders safe, responders in the loop, and bad actors at bay.

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Mosaic political risk underwriter Natalya Tyson speaks to Slav Gatchev, Managing Director, Sustainable Debt, The Nature Conservancy, about the growth of green finance and blue bonds in emerging economies—and whether recent blended-finance deals are blueprints for future conservation efforts.

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Mosaic’s Head of Claims Natalie Graham speaks to Tom Filby, a partner in the insurance disputes team at Mills & Reeve LLP. They discuss tools available to insurers and insureds to recover sums paid away to criminals—and how the industry might collectively act to deter wrongdoers and reduce losses.

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Mosaic’s Head of Financial Institutions Tom Dilley speaks with Russell Büsst, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer for the European operations of global investment management firm Conning. They discuss the new landscape of rising inflation and interest rates, plunging asset prices, and how the see-saw of market “fear and greed” affects fund decisions and insurance risks.

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Mosaic’s Head of Political Risk Finn McGuirk and Martin Blum, Head of Desk Strategy and Capital Markets Development for Vienna-based Raiffeissen Bank International, discuss the macroeconomic impact of Ukraine’s conflict and how best to facilitate private-sector participation in the war-wracked nation’s eventual reconstruction.

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Mosaic’s Global Head of Transactional Liability Bill Monat talks with Aaron Slavens, a leading M&A and private-equity attorney and partner at Holland & Knight in Miami. They discuss dynamic market forces at play, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, hot-button issues in the use of M&A insurance, and how dealmakers are shaping the industry landscape in 2022.

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