Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
HDI names new head of underwriting for UK corporate risk
HDI Global has appointed Paul Williams as head of underwriting UK for corporate risk. Mr Williams was previously head of…
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CRE Insurance
Willis joins programme to boost resilience to geopolitical risks
Willis Towers Watson has joined the Royal United Services Institute’s (RUSI) Modern Deterrence Programme, which aims to increase resilience to…
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CRE Insurance
BIBA names former insurer as head of general insurance
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has appointed Alastair Blundell, formerly head of distribution at Tokio Marine Kiln, to the…
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Africa
Corruption index highlights risks in construction and energy sectors
Companies in the construction and development, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors face the biggest challenge when it comes to…
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Reinsurance capital remains storm-proof
Reinsurers will still offer adequate coverage and terms to ceding insurers, despite a reduction of 3% in total global reinsurance…
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CRE Insurance
Conflicts of interests in commercial insurance creating ‘unhealthy’ market: Mactavish
Too many conflicts of interest in the commercial insurance market are leading to a lack of scrutiny, hampering progress and…
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CRE Insurance
DAC Beachcroft to establish Northern Ireland office
DAC Beachcroft has struck a deal for Northern Irish firm McKinty and Wright that will see the international law firm…
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CRE Insurance
Debate continues over use of war exclusions for cyber claims
A number of coverage disputes, including the recent revelation that Merck is suing its property insurers over NotPetya losses, have…
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Benelux
Chubb rolls out environmental risk management service to Europe
Chubb has launched a new service in continental Europe, the UK and Ireland to help clients deal with environmental incidents...
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CRE Insurance
Pool Re moves into terrorism risk management
The dynamic nature of terrorism risk will see Pool Re work closer with UK companies and provide more risk management…
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Analysis & Opinion
Political risk continues to climb the agenda, but where are the risk managers?
Whenever we carry out discussions with risk managers as part of our annual European Risk Frontiers survey, the inevitable first…
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CRE Insurance
Mactavish to publish detailed evidence on cyber flaws in bid to spark market
Mactavish has told CRE it will publish detailed evidence of its research that identified common problems in cyber policies, reiterated…
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CRE Insurance
Net income surges to €147m at France’s CCR
French state-backed reinsurer CCR has reported net income of €147m for 2018, up from €33m in 2017. The group’s open…
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Africa
Business feels impact of terrorism, with far-right on the rise
New research from Aon finds that 16% of terrorist attacks last year targeted or directly impacted business, with far-right extremism…
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Africa
Political risk set to deteriorate in 2019 as populism marches on, warns Aon
Political risks are “tilted to the downside” for the remainder of this year with populism no longer a fringe issue…
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CRE Insurance
Brokers and insurers provide further evidence of market hardening
Numbers put forward by brokers and insurers provide further evidence that the insurance market is hardening. For some regions and…
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CRE Insurance
Eberhard ends European season as costliest storm: Aon
Last month saw global flooding losses total $8bn, while Eberhard was the costliest of the European windstorm season, according to…
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CRE Insurance
Bermuda will be removed from EU blacklist
Bermuda will be removed from the European Union’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes at the “earliest opportunity”, according…
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Benelux
E-Mobility and autonomous vehicle risk and opportunity
The future is obviously bright for electric vehicles in Europe, but what are the risks? And how is the insurance…
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Analysis & Opinion
Ransomware: To pay or not to pay remains an open question
Ransomware has become big international business and a major headache for companies of all shapes and sizes. Risk and insurance…