Rod Bolivar

Rod Bolivar

Rod Bolivar joined KM International as freelance writer in 2024. He is a media professional with experience in multimedia journalism and public relations. He finished a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree at Silliman University. In 2017, he was recognized with the Gandingan Awards from UP Los Banos for Best Development-Oriented News Story, and won the Investigative Story of the Year for Digital at the 2022 Globe Media Excellence Awards. He was also chosen as the Reporter of the Year at the Iligan City Youth Choice Awards in 2018.

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Six West Midlands fires expose UK's wildfire modelling gap

Six West Midlands fires expose UK's wildfire modelling gap

Insurers are pricing a peril they still can't properly measure - and brokers need to know what that means for their clients' cover

Lewes derailment puts rail liability cover under fresh scrutiny

Lewes derailment puts rail liability cover under fresh scrutiny

One number applies no matter what investigators eventually find

Why employers struggle to prove benefits are working

Why employers struggle to prove benefits are working

Costs are rising and most employers can't show the return - which creates a specific advisory opening for benefits brokers

AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on

AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on

S-RM served AXA XL's rivals too - brokers running multi-carrier programs need to find out fast whether that continues

Central Bank review uncovers unit pricing concerns at insurers

Central Bank review uncovers unit pricing concerns at insurers

A parallel UK probe suggests Ireland isn't acting alone here

Insurers could get a green light to acquire banks under proposed EU capital fix

Insurers could get a green light to acquire banks under proposed EU capital fix

An 80% cut to the capital charge on bank stakes would remove one of the last barriers keeping insurers out of bank ownership, Fitch says

Insurers eye data centre climate threats - First Street

Insurers eye data centre climate threats - First Street

AI infrastructure demand is accelerating worldwide - and so is the climate exposure underneath it

Insurance moves: AXA XL, Augment Risk, Howden

Insurance moves: AXA XL, Augment Risk, Howden

They include a new global chief underwriting officer and a commercial account executive

IB TALK

How commercial property risks are changing in the UK

AXA's Matt Briggs discusses the emerging risks reshaping commercial property insurance, from lithium-ion batteries and net zero retrofits to climate change and what underwriters look for in a well-managed risk

Has construction insurance moved from paying claims to preventing them?

Prevention, collaboration and changing expectations are reshaping construction insurance. AXA's Andrew Hogg shares where the market is heading

Inside the rise of drone insurance

Coverdrone's Phil Heath and Richard Webb discuss the growth of drone insurance and what it reveals about insuring emerging technologies.

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