Maritime piracy: the special cases of the Gulf of Guinea and the Gulf of Aden

Long confined to the shores of the Horn of Africa, with instability in Yemen and Somalia in particular, maritime piracy now seems…

List of the largest earthquakes of the history

The global marine transport insurance market

The global marine transport insurance market generated premiums of 33 billion USD in 2021, compared with 31 billion USD in 2020,…

AXA group: history and growth

The group AXA has been established by way of merging several insurance companies the oldest of which dates back to 1816. Yet, it…

Munich Re, the history of the group

143 years ago, inspired by the markets of London and Switzerland, German entrepreneurs have founded a company that was…

Covid-19: assessment of human losses

On 5 May 2023, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Covid-19: countries with the highest vaccination rates

Impact of Covid-19 on the global economy

The Covid-19 pandemic, which had a considerable impact on the global economy, resulted in...