Vientiane, April 24 -- A workshop on insurance and risk management in the energy and mining sectors was held on April 24 in Vientiane, Laos.

The event brought together Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam and representatives from Lao ministries, the Laos - Vietnam Cooperation Committee, major insurers including DBV, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and QBE, and regional energy and mining firms.

Experts said the sectors face mounting risks from price volatility, geopolitical risks, climate change impacts, and rising cybersecurity threats, making risk management more complex. While the global insurance market continues to grow, they stressed that firms must go beyond compensation-based insurance by integrating proactive risk management...