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Climate Change
Corporate round-up
Newly launched Marsh Delta D&O to mitigate 'rising' management liability risks, ACE appoints new UK & Ireland environmental risk manager, PI Protect names Denise Mercer as Underwriting Manager and Lockton…
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CRE Insurance
Global water supply under threat warns Marsh
Ageing infrastructure and budget constraints threaten the global supply of water services, according to a report from insurance broker Marsh.
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CRE Risk Management
Back standards and stop squabbling: Antonucci
Risk managers and their associations should stop squabbling and get behind the industry risk management standard, ISO 31000, according to risk manager Domenic Antonucci, speaking at Commercial Risk Europe's inaugural…
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CRE Risk Management
Ex Ferma President urges corporate responsibility for developing world workforce
Ex Ferma President Peter den Dekker has criticised western companies for failing to address workplace safety in Bangladesh or contribute to better standards by fleeing the country and called on…
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CRE Insurance
Multinationals must improve supply chain and disaster resilience finds UN report
Large multinationals' increasing dependency on international supply chains, infrastructure and markets poses a systemic risk to 'business as usual' and is leaving the private sector more exposed to disaster risk,…
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CRE Risk Management
Risk industry lacking leadership warns business guru
Risk and reputation was the theme of this year's Institute of Risk Management (IRM) Forum, and keynote speaker, business guru René Carayol, focused on two issues that impact most on…
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CRE Insurance
Managing cyber risk requires change of mindset says expert
Managing cyber risk is about moving from basic reactive measures that attempt to block attacks to a more proactive, intuitive approach encompassing 'security intelligence', according to Cliff Wilson, Business Development…
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CRE Insurance
Fight against psychosocial risks in France proving ineffective says report
Measures taken in France to tackle psychosocial risks have produced little effect and remain insufficient to deal with the full extent of the problem, according to a government think tank.
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CRE Risk Management
Risk managers urged to dig deep and up game at World Risk Day
Risk managers should keep on top of the latest risk management thinking and drive consistent risk management throughout the supply chain, according to speakers at this year's World Risk Day…
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CRE Insurance
Cyber cover going on the cheap say underwriters
There has never been a better time to buy cyber insurance products and risk managers would be well-advised to take advantage of what is currently an under-priced product, according to…
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CRE Insurance
Supply chain risk quantification helps reduce exposure
The quantification of risk in the supply chain can help reduce exposures and make better use of insurance, according to speakers at the Global Risk Frontiers 2013 event in London…
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CRE Insurance
Insuring reputational harm
What do you do if the celebrity endorsing your product is revealed to be a cheat, or a love rat, or is imprisoned, or spectacularly falls from grace one way…
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CRE Risk Management
Risk managing the brand
The catchline of this year's Institute of Risk Management (IRM) Forum was 'Mind the Brand' so it was no surprise that one of the keynote speakers was Rita Clifton, the…
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CRE Insurance
Marsh to buy Aon representative Peruvian firm Rehder
Marsh has reached an agreement to buy leading Peruvian and previously Aon representative broking group Rehder v Asociados.
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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.