Ben Norris
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Aviation
Munich Re estimates Ethiopian Airlines crash and Boeing losses up to €120m
Munich Re has estimated it faces losses of between €100m and €120m from the Ethiopian Airlines crash and subsequent grounding…
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Africa
Diversity festival Dive In confirmed for 2019
Commercial Risk is again supporting this year’s Dive In festival promoting diversity and inclusion in insurance, as the event marks…
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Africa
Risk of resource nationalism rises significantly in 30 countries, finds Verisk Maplecroft index
Investors face “significantly” higher risk of resource nationalism in 30 countries compared to last year, according to Verisk Maplecroft’s latest…
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CRE Risk Management
Google’s third EC antitrust fine in two years takes total to €8.25bn
Google has been fined €1.49bn by the European Commission (EC) for blocking competition from other search engines to maintain its…
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CRE Insurance
Liberty’s new European operation in Luxembourg opens for business
Liberty Specialty Markets has opened its new European insurance company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe, in Luxembourg. The move will ensure…
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CRE Insurance
Skills shortage holding back cyber insurance market
A shortage of cyber expertise is curtailing growth in the cyber insurance market, experts warn...
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Africa
SCOR names leaders in new specialty insurance team
SCOR Global P&C has made several top-level internal appointments following changes to its organisational structure in September last year, which…
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CRE Insurance
Risk and insurance industry pins hopes on Ogden Rate change as review gets underway
A review of the UK’s personal injury discount rate, applied by courts to adjust for investment of large compensation awards,…
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CRE Insurance
Dark privacy risk lays ahead, warns cyber expert
Dark privacy is set to become one of the biggest cyber risks facing business as data is increasingly used to…
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Africa
AGCS names Hartmut Mai as Andreas Berger’s replacement
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Hartmut Mai as chief regions and markets officer for central and eastern…
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CRE Insurance
Beazley integrates cyber covers for UK buyers
Beazley has made changes to its UK cyber insurance policies, integrating cover for cyber extortion, data recovery costs, business interruption,…
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Association News
Frustrating Brexit deadlock highlights importance of risk management, says Ferma
The ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit highlights the importance of professional risk management to prepare organisations and ensure business continuity, Ferma…
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CRE Insurance
Many companies ‘not ready’ for most serious corporate risks: survey
A clear majority of board directors and general counsels (GCs) agree corporate risk has increased significantly in the past two…
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CRE Insurance
VW and former CEO hit with new US dieselgate lawsuit
The US regulator has launched a legal suit against VW, alleging the German car manufacturer defrauded US bond investors in…
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CRE Insurance
Edgar Puls to take over from Christian Hinsch at HDI Global
Edgar Puls to take over from Christian Hinsch at HDI Global...
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CRE Insurance
IRM plans to kick-start cyber risk management skills
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) wants to “kick-start” risk manager skills for the digital age with a relaunched cyber…
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Benelux
Storm Eberhard insured losses up to €1.5bn: AIR
Insured losses from winter Storm Eberhard will range between €900m and €1.5bn, with the majority coming in Germany, according to…
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CRE Insurance
Generali reports strong 2018 results but GC&C hit by big claims
Generali has delivered a strong set of 2018 results and group CEO Philippe Donnet was pleased to reveal that the…
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Africa
Willis taps Marsh for key appointments
Willis Towers Watson has tapped Marsh for its new head of marine broking, and power and utilities CEEMA region leader.…
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BI
Pool Re calls for proactive approach to terrorism risk
Pool Re has called on companies to take a “proactive” approach to terrorism risk management, as it releases its latest…