Representations and warranties insurance (“R&W Insurance”) has been increasingly used in corporate transactions to facilitate successful negotiations. R&W Insurance is an insurance policy purchased by ...

In Litigation and Contingent Risk Insurance, a Shift Toward Portfolio-Based Coverage Stephen Kyriacou, who recently took on the role of head of litigation and contingent risk insurance at Willis ...

Deal-contingent hedging (linking the settlement of a vanilla hedging instrument to the success or failure of the underlying transaction) has evolved from an efficient way of mitigating ...

The activities of public corporations can pose significant fiscal risks to governments. These risks can arise not only from explicit and implicit contingent liabilities (such as guaranteed and ...

Financial derivatives have greatly enhanced the range of tools available for managing financial risks. Currently, derivatives are widely used to mitigate and reallocate the financial risk related to ...

A growing number of hedge funds are helping banks recycle the risks stemming from deal contingent trades, a risky type of derivative that banks sell to corporates and private equity firms looking to ...