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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