Ben Norris
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Legal & Regulation
November 29, 2022
Irish data regulator fines Meta €265m for Facebook GDPR breaches
Meta-owned Facebook has been fined €265m by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation…
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ESG
November 29, 2022
Arch and AEGIS rule out cover for East African pipeline
Arch Insurance and AEGIS London have ruled themselves out of insuring the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) as Lloyd’s…
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Captives
November 29, 2022
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive gets green light for 2024
The EC has given the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) its final green light and more companies operating in the…
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Legal & Regulation
November 29, 2022
SEC awards $20m to whistleblower
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is awarding $20m to a whistleblower who provided “new and critical” information that…
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Cyber & Technology
November 29, 2022
Buyer concern switches from coverage litigation to cyberwar clauses
Buyers are growing more concerned about moves by insurers to exclude cyberwar protection than the recent spate of cyber coverage…
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Risk Management
November 28, 2022
Risk managers and internal auditors must work closer with boards on sustainability, says Ferma
Boards of directors need to work more closely with risk managers and internal auditors to meet sustainability challenges faced by…
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ESG
November 28, 2022
Diversity index records small improvements at UK financial services
UK financial services companies have improved their diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) scores by two points in an index published…
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Marine
November 28, 2022
North P&I joins Standard in 10% renewal rate hike
North P&I Club said it will increase premium rates by 10% for 2023/2024 renewals, which puts it in line with…
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People Moves
November 28, 2022
Tysers names Andrew Kendrick non-exec chair
Tysers Insurance Brokers has appointed former Chubb Europe president Andrew Kendrick as non-executive chair of its board. The appointment is…
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Employee Benefits
November 25, 2022
The future is here. The future is now.
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? And what a plan – and a monumental journey –…
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Energy
November 25, 2022
European companies call for emergency measures on energy and regulatory breathing space
The presidents of BusinessEurope’s 40 member federations have called for more support in the ongoing energy crisis as European companies…
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Captives
November 25, 2022
Marsh’s Lay urges new UK regs to boost captives
Regulation is holding back the UK captive market and needs to change, according to Marsh UK and Ireland CEO Chris…
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M&A
November 25, 2022
Liberty Mutual considers European sale for $1bn
US insurer Liberty Mutual Holdings is thinking of selling its European operations in Spain, Portugal and Ireland, according to a…
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Construction
November 25, 2022
GC&C names new head of engineering in Germany
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) has appointed Oliver Schmidt from Munich Re as its new head of engineering and…
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ESG
November 25, 2022
Risk managers face mounting ESG risks
The interconnectivity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks is creating new challenges that risk managers and their organisations cannot…
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ESG
November 25, 2022
Companies struggling to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion
Organisations are under pressure from customers, employees and investors to address inequalities, remove disparities and combat climate change, yet one…
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Geopolitical
November 24, 2022
Corporates face ESG risks as Verisk index finds democracy ‘under fire’
One third of countries across the world have seen risks to their democratic processes increase significantly during the past five…
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Construction
November 24, 2022
UK’s Building Safety Act to unleash new of wave of construction claims
Contractors and construction professionals face rising exposures and a new wave of cladding claims under post-Grenfell changes to UK building…
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Reinsurance
November 24, 2022
Cat claims to drive double-digit reinsurance renewal hikes: Fitch
Reinsurance rates for property catastrophe cover will increase by well over 10% at upcoming January 2023 renewals, according to Fitch…
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People Moves
November 24, 2022
Tokio Marine HCC International names new European CEO
Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI) has promoted Vanesa Herrero to CEO of Tokio Marine Europe (TME). Herrero was previously head…