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Association News
Risk managers must analyse BI ‘chains’
Risk managers need to be able to identify the potential sources of business interruption claims and their financial impact, said Volker Münch, Chief Underwriting Officer for Property Insurance at Allianz.
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CRE Insurance
Cyber: opportunity not threat–comment
John Hurrell stressed in his interview with Commercial Risk Europe for yesterday’s daily paper that demand for risk management has never been greater as companies face a seemingly ever increasing…
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Association News
Reputation, claims and supply chain risks biggest concerns for Airmic members
Damage to reputation, claims payment and supply chain are the key concerns of risk managers, according to Airmic’s annual survey of its members.
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Association News
Thorough risk management delivers strategic advantages in M&A’s says report
A new risk guide by Airmic and Marsh has highlighted the importance of thorough risk management in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), stating that companies can gain a ‘considerable’ strategic advantage…
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Association News
Education is everything–Nicholas Bailey
Airmic is turning its attention to learning and development as the role of risk management broadens, according to the association’s incoming chairman, Nicholas Bailey. Stuart Collins reports.
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Association News
UK public sector market shows signs of hardening as budget cuts take hold
The public sector insurance market is in the midst of challenging times, with the rising cost of liability claims and soft market conditions causing one of the largest insurers in…
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CRE Insurance
Spitzer’s ghost on prowl in Brussels
The prospect of mandatory disclosure of all commissions and fees paid to brokers, or even the introduction of a net quote system, resurfaced in recent weeks. The head of financial…
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Association News
International BCM standard boost for risk management
The first international standard for business continuity management (BCM) released by ISO last month is good news for the business community as it will provide a best practice global kite…
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CRE Insurance
Directors must be cautious of inadequate cover under global programmes, warn ACE
Directors are increasingly asking more questions about their insurance arrangements under their company’s global insurance programmes, according to Ace Group.
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Association News
Airmic and IoD report paves way for risk oversight at highest level
Following on from its highly acclaimed Roads to Ruin report, Airmic and the Institute of Directors (IoD) have teamed up to produce a guide to risk for company boards. The…
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Association News
A merry dance
‘What mankind can dream, technology can achieve’ is the corporate slogan of Japanese technology services company Fujitsu. A minor tweak, changing ‘dream’ to ‘picture in their worst nightmare’, would perhaps…
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Association News
EU data protection law will need risk and insurance responses
A key part of current cyber insurance policies has been the provision of coverage for the costs incurred by a data breach, especially one that involves the loss of private…
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Association News
Failure is not an option
Commercial Risk Europe’s cyber risk correspondent Nik Pratt reports on the huge risk and insurance management challenges presented by cyber risk from a speech given by Enrique Flores, Insurance and…
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Association News
A grand vision–Paul Taylor
Airmic’s outgoing chairman Paul Taylor has given Airmic a 10-year strategic vision that sets the association on the path to gaining professional status for risk managers. Stuart Collins reports.
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Association News
Spreading the word–John Hurrell
The current climate of uncertainty and volatility is proving to be a critical time for risk managers, and a busy time for Airmic as it tries to raise the profile…
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CRE Risk Management
The time is now–St Gallen Symposium
Debate among world leaders at the recent 42nd St Gallen Symposium suggested that risk managers and insurers finally have a chance to make their mark.
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CRE Risk Management
Onwards and upwards–comment
The annual series of roundtables carried out across Europe as part of our Risk Frontiers survey of risk managers has shown clearly that the globalisation of business in recent times…
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CRE Risk Management
ISO 31000 set to spread risk management culture
The ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management—Principles and guidelines standard is a powerful tool for risk managers that can help spread the culture of risk throughout an organisation and convince top executives…
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CRE Risk Management
‘Plan for the worst…’ says UN business continuity boss
Catastrophic events in recent years have lifted business continuity plans to the top of the corporate agenda. So what can risk managers learn from the experience of the United Nations…
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CRE Risk Management
Social media spreads risk management gospel
Social media technologies have become a concern for risk managers but they also help to boost the risk management profession in ways that few people imagined a few years ago.…
