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Benelux
Emerging risk takes centre stage at Rotterdam meeting
Further light will be shed on the leading issues facing risk and insurance managers when Commercial Risk Europe hosts its forthcoming Risk Frontiers - Emerging Risk in a Fast-Changing World…
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CRE Insurance
Liabilities set to increase for UK exporters warns ACE
ACE has warned UK exporters to anticipate growing liability risk as they look to expand their activities following a steady rise in British exports over the last six months.
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Association News
Insurance law has enterprise-wide repercussions
Insurance law is important to all risk managers whether they deal with insurance or not. If a big claim goes wrong, it can affect the company cash flow, balance sheet…
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CRE Risk Management
New Aon guide sheds light on Risk Management Information Systems
Aon has published a new guide on Risk Management Information Systems (RMIS) to help risk managers identify and address key issues when deciding whether to invest in such a tool.…
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Africa
IRMSA ponders expansion into Angola, Botswana and Zambia through new Namibian chapter
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), based in Johannesburg, is considering opening a chapter of the organisation in Namibia, which may be expanded further afield to include the…
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Africa
Warning on east African security
Risk managers have been warned to keep a close watch on any east African investments as a number of factors look set to collide with potential for disruption to businesses.
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Africa
Europeans look for close African ties
Politicians across Europe are calling for closer ties with Africa after a series of recent summits.
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Africa
Risk management needs to be more than entertainment
Risk managers have been told to make sure they take action and not just keep busy without achieving concrete results. The warning comes from Dave Ingram, an executive vice president…
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Africa
South Africans must push on with new solvency regime
South Africa has postponed the introduction of its new Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) regime for insurers, although it is imperative that the new risk-based framework is rolled out in…
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Africa
Get out the soapbox! – comment
Welcome to the fifth issue of Commercial Risk Africa, which marks a significant milestone in the development of this exciting new publication. This is because this issue is edited by…
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Africa
Africa’s terrorism and political threat still high
Aon’s 2013 Terrorism and Political Violence Map has pointed to a continued threat of a terrorist attack or political violence as 44% of countries across the world measured have an…
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Africa
Namibia, vast space, concentrated risk
A large, sparsely populated country of around 2.2m people, Namibia is mainly a resource and agriculture-based economy. Mining accounts for 8% of its Gross Domestic Product yet provides more than…
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Africa
Protecting the borders – Namibia
With white collar crime proving a headache for Namibian business, the country finds it is also challenged with fraud risk originating from neighbouring territories. The automotive industry has been no…
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Africa
Sector Focus: Tourism – A pleasurable risk
Tourism continues to boom worldwide despite economic difficulties and Africa is enjoying a boom currently. But recent high profile accidents and catastrophic events have highlighted the need for careful personal…
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Africa
Sector Focus: Agriculture – Time for growth?
Earlier this year the World Bank said Africa’s agricultural business could create a trillion-dollar food market by 2030. Commercial Risk Africa Editor Liz Booth talked to Christina Ulardic, from Swiss…
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CRE Insurance
Growing reinsurance capital is welcome news for buyers
New capital flowing into the reinsurance market is increasing competition for peak zone catastrophe cover, which should mean more affordable insurance capacity is made available to corporate buyers.
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Association News
Opinion divided on new UK regulatory regime—Airmic gives cautious welcome
On 1 April the UK ushered in a new regulatory regime with two new bodies, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), replacing the Financial Services Authority…
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Association News
The time is right–comment
Last month saw an excellent RIMS conference and easily the best that this observer has attended in over 20 years of reporting on this market.
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Association News
Cooperation and innovation needed to boost risk industries, says Narim
Greater risk industry cooperation and innovative thinking from key players are needed to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world, according to risk managers attending the Dutch risk management…
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Benelux
The view from Europe – Europe
The interviews with leading European risk managers for the Global Risk Frontiers survey have been carried out since the start of the year and published in various guises within Commercial…