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CRE Insurance
Reinsurance market shows further signs of stabilising
There were further signs of reinsurance price stabilisation at the 1 June renewals, with low single-digit rate reductions typical, according to JLT Re.
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Association News
SIRM reveals new board and fixes November date for annual forum
The Swiss Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (SIRM) has elected Caroline Mott, insurance controller with international packaging firm Tetra Laval International, and Matthias Huber, risk and insurance manager with…
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Association News
Cyber risks climb to dominate Airmic members’ top concerns
Cyber risks have moved to the top of UK risk managers' concerns, according to the preliminary findings of Airmic's annual member survey released ahead of its conference next week.
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CRE Insurance
UK government to act on fraudulent claims
The UK government has announced that it will implement insurance industry recommendations to curb fraudulent insurance claims. This is the latest in a series of moves to tackle fraud and…
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CRE Insurance
P&I club results aided by exceptionally low claims
A number of marine mutual insurers have reported good results on the back of benign claims, with some experiencing their lowest incidence of large claims ever.
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CRE Insurance
Corporate round-up
Travelers and Novae join Lloyd's Construction Consortium to expand cover, Marsh's George Davies to move to executive search firm Eliot Partnership and Barbican names Brendan McCarthy as marine cargo underwriter.
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CRE Insurance
ABI calls for UK cyber database to develop risk transfer solutions
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) this week called for a national, anonymised database of cyber incidents at UK companies to help plug the data gap and deliver better insurance…
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Africa
EgyptAir to have little impact on soft aviation market
The loss of EgyptAir flight MS804 last week is unlikely to have any significant effect on the soft aviation insurance market.
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Association News
AMRAE elects new board members
France's risk management association, AMRAE, has announced the appointment of three new board members.
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CRE Insurance
EU data laws should prompt insurance coverage review: Marsh
Companies should review their insurance arrangements in light of incoming EU data protection law, which will bring about big fines and new liabilities, according to Marsh.
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Africa
Lloyd’s considers application for Casablanca operation to accelerate African growth
Lloyd's continues its ongoing campaign to move closer to risk managers and brokers in key growth regions as it revealed it is considering an application to set up shop in…
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Association News
Igrea renews board
Spanish risk management association Igrea elected new board members at its general assembly meeting in mid-May.
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CRE Insurance
Chubb accelerates assault on European SME market
Chubb continued its ongoing effort to expand further into the European small to medium enterprise (SME) market this week as it unveiled Chubb Easy Solutions, its proposition for brokers and…
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Aon revamps Polish flood model to meet growing insurance demand
Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, Impact Forecasting, has launched a new version of its Polish flood model to help better understand the financial impact of floods in Poland. The…
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CRE Insurance
Swiss Re flags emerging economic and tech risks
Swiss Re has identified 21 emerging risks for the insurance industry, its risk managers and customers to watch, including technological global financial threats.
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Benelux
Corporate round-up
WBN elects Meijers Assurantiën's Daniel de Swaan as chairman, AIG launches crowdfunding solution to protect investors, XL Catlin promotes Michael Rüsch to Swiss country manager, Chubb appoints Joe Fernandez as…
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Europe
Class report: Cyber insurance
Big ticket cyber insurance programmes emphasise prevention and mitigation.
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Europe
African businesses think global
The Risk Frontiers Africa 2016 survey sees African risk managers preparing for a new era of self-insurance and global coverage.
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Europe
Call for better regulation across African markets
Regulatory harmony will boost growing African insurance markets.
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Europe
Insurers exploring the frontier markets
Frontier markets are set to provide the next wave of insurance growth, according to Swiss Re's latest sigma study, which identifies 21 markets in Sub Saharan Africa, Latin America, the…