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Africa
Time to power up
With Africa’s 800 million people getting by on the same amount of power as Spain, the issue was high on the agenda at the recent Risk Frontiers West Africa seminar…
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BI
Terror attacks focus minds on non-damage BI solutions
A string of terror attacks, including those in Paris in November, are prompting companies to review their terrorism exposures and insurance, driving demand for non-damage business interruption cover.
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Africa
Corruption costs
The cost of corruption is not just in terms of the physical cost of a bribe but of the lost opportunity when a company is determined to stay legitimate, delegates…
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Africa
Learning to read could mark first step in growing the Nigerian economy
The link between poor literacy levels and economic development may hold the key if Nigeria’s insurance industry and its risk management profession are to successfully help drive up standards.
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Benelux
Sanctions risk complicated by US exposure and lack of guidance
European risk managers must beware of their companies fouling foul of US, as well as EU, sanctions and need to increase due diligence on sanction compliance because authorities will not…
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Africa
Talking shop—risk managers find plenty to voice their opinions on
Delegates at Commercial Risk Africa’s Risk Frontiers West Africa: Changing The Risk Landscape event in Lagos joined a series of roundtables to discuss the issues of the day. Here we…
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CRE Insurance
Marine risks increase in complexity: soft market endures
The soft marine insurance market faces some big challenges as commercial and environmental pressures lead to larger and more automated ships.
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CRE Insurance
Artificial intelligence could soon support risk managers and insurers
Machines armed with artificial intelligence [AI] could soon provide much needed support to risk managers and insurers, potentially boosting their understanding of complex risks and opening the door to new…
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CRE Risk Management
Become a better risk manager…and demand more from your brokers and insurers in 2016
The year-end is a good opportunity to take a step back from all the demands of daily life and take stock. It is time to think about the implications of…
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Climate Change
Stricter enforcement of environmental rules and mandatory covers on the horizon, predicts insurer
There will be more focus on enforcement of environmental legislation across the world, including the EU, going forward, and a move towards mandatory financial security to cover liabilities, predicts Sofia…
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CRE Insurance
Technology rapidly changing PI risk landscape
Technological developments have had the biggest impact on companies’ professional indemnity [pi] exposures over the past 20 years, demanding a risk-managed response from a wider range of firms, according to…
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Europe
Brazil-based international programmes ready for take-up
Brazilian companies are beginning to implement international insurance programmes, but there is still a long learning curve ahead of them.
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Europe
Class Report: Directors’ and Officers’ liability insurance
D&O supply and demand has gone global, which means that local issues now arise more frequently, according to experts in the field.
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Benelux
Tianjin event dominates the 2015 loss picture
Loss adjusting and claims management company Cunningham Lindsey has launched its 2015 Major and Complex Loss Review, which examines a number of high value cases, including the recent explosion in…
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Europe
Swiss Re predicts global insurance growth
The global economy is expected to strengthen moderately next year, supporting insurance premium growth in most regions, according to Swiss Re.
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Europe
Clyde & Co’s emerging markets crystal ball
Clyde & Co's insurance experts have made their global market predictions for 2016. Here's what they think is in store for China, India, Brazil, the ASEAN markets and the Middle…
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Europe
Shift in buying patterns for EIL insurance
The EU's Environmental Liability Directive (ELD), which was fully implemented in 2010 and introduced the polluter pays principle for environmental damage across Europe, is the focus of Marsh's latest Insight…
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Europe
Tax and regulatory news
UK IPT rise may be just the beginning, IPT error could hit underwriting profits, US/EU negotiations on covered agreement on (re)insurance to start, EIOPA concerned about financial instability, EU-US Insurance…
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Europe
News in brief
Commercial insurance rates falling everywhere, FDI in Indian insurance sector more than doubles, CEO of Zurich stands down, SII standard formula could include sovereign risk, Asbestos and environmental losses down…
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Europe
Captive news
Bermuda welcomes Solvency II equivalence decision, Guernsey Finance to open in Hong Kong and New head of Marsh Guernsey office.