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Europe
Spanish companies adapt to new challenges abroad – Spain
Spanish companies continue to look for new sources of growth abroad, and as a result they have to face the risks attached to a more global profile, according to leading…
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Europe
Spanish risk managers worried about ‘legalisation’ of claims – Spain
Participants of this year’s Risk Frontiers roundtable in Madrid expressed discontent about the way claims are serviced by their partners in the insurance market.
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Europe
Access to market information still a big issue – Spain
Spanish risk managers want more access to data gathered by insurers and brokers but they also believe that a vital step towards a good flow of information in the market…
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Europe
Risk Frontiers – Sweden
Ben Norris attended the Swerma conference in late March in Stockholm, Sweden and took the opportunity to meet and interview a number of Swedish risk managers for this year’s Risk…
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Europe
Cyber and supply chain top concerns for Swedes – Sweden
Cyber and supply chain risk are seen as the big and emerging risks by Swedish risk managers who took part in this year’s European Risk Frontiers survey.
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Europe
Claims services get thumbs up but risk managers demand more focus – Sweden
Swedish risk managers who took part in this year’s Risk Frontiers survey appear to be generally content with claims services provided currently. But they noted that the level of service…
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Europe
Risk standards roll-out proves major challenge – Sweden
The creation and implementation of appropriate risk management standards throughout worldwide operations remains a challenge, admitted Swedish risk managers who took part in this year’s Risk Frontiers survey. Ben Norris…
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Europe
Risk Frontiers – Portugal
As part of our annual Risk Frontiers survey of leading European risk managers, Commercial Risk Europe travelled to Lisbon to gather the views of the Portuguese. They and their bosses…
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Africa
AIO head calls for insurers to back key African infrastructure and development projects
Risk managers have a key role to play in bringing insurance to Africa and with it new jobs and a boost to the economy. This message came out of the…
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Africa
Rising standards and cooperation key to future African stability
Greater cooperation between African states and a drive to root out corruption topped the recent discussions at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Africa meeting in Cape Town recently.
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Africa
Insurance plays key part in reducing Africa’s exposure to external shocks
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has warned Africa needs to reduce its vulnerability to external shocks but has said insurance can play a key part in helping individual countries and businesses…
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Africa
Risk management technology proactively drives added value
Insurance broker Aon has launched a definitive guide for organisations considering using risk management information systems (RMIS). The educational guide helps clients identify areas for consideration when thinking of investing…
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Africa
Mali tops Alliant’s list as most dangerous place to do business
Mali has topped a new list as the most dangerous place to do business globally, just as the European Union, together with the French government, agreed a new aid package…
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Africa
Working together – comment
So often at the moment we hear how Africa is on the brink of greatness. Too often though these comments come from people who lump the continent together as one,…
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Africa
Emerging African economies have strong future of growth
Angola and Nigeria are in the top 10 countries with the strongest potential demand growth through 2015, according to a major new report from credit insurer Euler Hermes.
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Africa
Risk mitigation skills essential to develop Africa’s potential
The role of the African insurance industry in supporting the economic development of African countries was explored recently by more than 800 delegates at the 40th African Insurance Organisation Conference…
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Africa
Regulation – A new form of competitive disadvantage
Dr Elizabeth Stephens, Head of Credit and Political Risk Analysis at JLT and a Partner within the Political Risk, Credit & Terrorism Team at JLT Specialty Limited, explores why unilateral…
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Africa
Country focus:Nigeria – Glass half empty
A country fraught with political, operational and security risks, Nigeria has proven to be remarkably durable in the last decade or so since democracy was restored in 1999. Despite all…
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Africa
Engineering the risk – Brian Partridge
Brian Partridge, of Ace South Africa, talks to Commercial Risk Africa about the common problems his team encounters when visiting clients, which could easily be eradicated through some good risk…
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Europe
Weak economy and catastrophe concerns – Portugal
A sluggish economy, an increase in social pressures and the threat of catastrophes are among the risks of most concern to risk managers at Portuguese companies, according to participants in…