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CRE Insurance
Cyber insurance undervalued by the majority of international insurers suggests survey
According to a survey by the Dublin International Insurance & Management Association (DIMA), conducted by PwC, only a quarter (24%) of its member re/insurers view cyber insurance as an opportunity.
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Captives
Captives and insurers can do more to boost investment returns, says Aon
Captives and commercial insurers can significantly boost their investment results by altering their mix of investments, according to Aon.
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CRE Insurance
Buyers lay demands on the table in ACE survey
Insurance buyers prioritise price, breadth of cover and claims service while their brokers demand easy access to decision makers, speedy policy issuance and better information on risk appetite from insurers,…
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CRE Insurance
UK exporters buying less trade credit cover despite economic upturn
UK companies are buying less trade credit insurance despite the fact that they strongly fear non-payment for goods and the majority expect to develop the export side of their business…
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Africa
Corporate round-up
ACE unveils improved D&O cover for continental Europe businesses, Marsh names new head of placement in UK and Ireland, Clyde & Co to open South African practice and Novae makes…
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Aviation
Improved safety and capacity pushes airline insurance rates down again
Unprecedented improvements in safety and overcapacity are likely to see aviation insurance rates fall further this year, despite the tragic loss of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MAS 370).
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CRE Risk Management
Multinationals face growing intellectual property risks
Risk managers need to help their organisations to better protect intellectual property (IP) that is increasingly exposed in a globalised world where extended supply chains and an increased number of…
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CRE Insurance
Consolidate to innovate–comment
Failure to innovate is one of the biggest risks faced by all companies in the modern global economy and this applies to the insurance market as much as the corporate…
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Europe
ADB warns on lack of Asia nat cat coverage
A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says that while Asia is more vulnerable to natural disasters than any other part of the world, the region is behind in…
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Europe
Need for global EIL programmes as regulatory burden grows
Risk and insurance managers of multinational businesses need to assess how they insure cross-border environmental impairment liability risks in the face of changing exposures, according to a new report from…
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Europe
S&P insurance industry and country risk assessments updates
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has released insurance industry and country risk assessments covering the insurance sectors in Australia, South Africa, Nigeria, Belarus, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates…
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Europe
Captive domicile report: Malta–Ready for take-off
Malta’s captive market does not, on the surface, appear to be a large sector. But as a member of the EU, and with certainty over Solvency II implementation, together with…
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Europe
Captive domicile report: Malta–Ready to reap the benefits of Solvency II
After years of preparation, the deadline for Solvency II has finally been set for January 1, 2016. For Malta, a member of the EU since 2004, it could not come…
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Europe
Marsh report explores captive evolution in 2013
Single parent captives continue to be the preferred structure of captive owners, representing two thirds of the total captive count, according to Marsh's annual captive benchmarking report. The Evolution Of…
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Europe
News in brief
P&I sector has intermediate risk says S&P, New global financial risks head for Liberty in Asia, Strong growth in Turkish non-life insurance market, ACE forms Global Property Risk Engineering unit,…
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Europe
Tax and regulatory news
Airmic to launch global compliance database in June, Guide to 2014 indirect taxation in Europe, US and EU in regulatory meetings, IAIS to streamline organisation, EIOPA launches insurance sector stress…
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Europe
Captive news
One third of US captives used for tax–Marsh survey, Guernsey signs 99 new insurers, Bermuda premiums grew 12% in 2012, Japan still cool on captives, Temporary Cayman supervisor named and…
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Europe
Editor’s comment–Good news for buyers
With the global economy recovering from the economic crisis and developed countries starting to see growth again, businesses should begin broadening their horizons once again. Bigger companies are looking for…
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Europe
Malaysia market report–A market on the move
The Malaysian insurance market has seen solid growth in recent years, but changes are on the horizon. New regulations came in last year affecting the insurance and takaful sectors, which…
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Europe
Claims in global programmes: ignorance is risk–Graeme Condie and Winfried Rommel, AGCS
Graeme Condie, international insurance solutions sales & marketing manager at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and Winfried Rommel, head of global practice group & partner coordination at AGCS, examine…