Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
Ergo launches international corporate insurance business, EICS
Munich Re’s primary insurance subsidiary, Ergo, is to form a new industrial lines company called Ergo International Corporate Solutions (EICS).…
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Global Risk Manager
Allianz to increase its ownership in Euler Hermes
Allianz has launched a simplified cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares in trade credit insurer Euler Hermes not…
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Benelux
UK P&I Club to set up Netherlands subsidiary to cope with Brexit
The UK P&I Club has announced that it will set up a European subsidiary in the Netherlands to ensure it…
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CRE Insurance
Allianz plans to buy rest of Euler Hermes
Allianz has announced plans to buy the remaining shares of credit insurer Euler Hermes for about €1.85bn, after reaching an…
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CRE Insurance
Nat cat bill of $38bn drives up US P&C underwriting losses
US P&C insurers saw underwriting losses jump to $20bn for the first nine months of this year as catastrophes took…
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CRE Insurance
UK’s driverless vehicle insurance legislation needs more clarity, says Clyde & Co
UK legislation to extend compulsory motor insurance to driverless vehicles is crucial to the technology’s future but requires clearer definitions…
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CRE Insurance
Standard Club second P&I insurer to announce Dublin Brexit subsidiary
Standard Club has become the second UK protection and indemnity (P&I) insurer to announce this week that it will trigger…
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CRE Insurance
Global and European commercial insurance rates fall again, but rises on way for cat hit risks: Marsh
Global commercial insurance rates fell for the 18th consecutive quarter in Q3 2017, including yet again in Europe, according to…
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Benelux
European supply chain risk index finds UK lagging
The UK is near the bottom of QBE Business Insurance’s index that ranks European countries’ ability to manage supply chain…
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CRE Insurance
North P&I Club to establish Dublin base as a result of Brexit
North P&I Club and its subsidiary Sunderland Marine will establish a new insurance company in Ireland, to offset uncertainty over…
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CRE Insurance
Sompo to create European base in Luxembourg as expansion plans pick up pace
Sompo International (SI), the global insurer led by John Charman and formed through the acquisition of Endurance by Japan’s Sompo…
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CRE Insurance
Marine executives concerned over unmanned ship liability: survey
Uncertainty over liabilities of, and insurance for, unmanned ships is preventing the development of new technology in the marine sector,…
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CRE Insurance
XL Catlin appoints German manager
XL Catlin has appointed Dr Thomas Götting as country manager for Germany. Dr Götting will take up the role at…
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Analysis & Opinion
The ghost of Spitzer walks again?
News broke in recent weeks that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened an inquiry into the wholesale insurance…
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CRE Insurance
UK risk managers warned to comply with GDPR despite Brexit
Uk risk managers and their bosses need to forget the idea that Brexit will somehow let them off the hook…
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CRE Insurance
Buyers seek holistic ‘cashflow’ solutions
Large corporates are placing more emphasis on protecting cashflow than physical assets and this transition demands more innovative insurance solutions,…
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BI
FM Global sees growing concern over flood BI
Business interruption concerns are driving bigger investments in flood mitigation by large corporates, according to Thierry Masurel, manager, Paris operations…
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CRE Risk Management
Companies feel less prepared to face greater uncertainty
Corporate risk profiles are changing fast, but European companies are feeling less well prepared, according to Rory Moloney, chief executive…
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CRE Risk Management
Aon’s Brexit tool helping risk managers make informed decisions
Aon’s Brexit Navigator tool provides risk managers with an opportunity to better influence organisations’ response to Brexit, and arms them…
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CRE Insurance
Demand grows for multinational cyber insurance programmes
Increasing awareness of cyber risk and tougher data protection laws are driving demand for multinational cyber insurance programmes, according to…