Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
German non-life insurers not blown off course by tough 2013: AM Best
German non-life insurers have remained resilient despite a tough 2013 when they suffered heavy nat cat losses, according to a…
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CRE Insurance
Brokers launch BI cover for Ebola/pandemics predominantly aimed at hospitals
Miller Insurance Services and William Gallagher Associates (WGA), a US retail insurance broker, have this week launched a pandemic business…
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CRE Insurance
Corporate round-up
MAPFRE ASISTENCIA opens new offices in France, JLT Specialty appoints new head of Cyber, Technology & Media E&O team in…
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CRE Insurance
Global capital standards and protectionism a threat to business and cost of insurance: ABIR
Brad Kading, President of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), has warned that international insurance regulatory standards and…
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CRE Insurance
Tick box compliance no solution to supply chain management says IRM report
Increased compliance and a tick box approach to supply chain risk management will not prevent supply chain scandals and can…
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CRE Insurance
Chris Fischer Hirs appointed new CEO of AGCS
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named Chris Fischer Hirs as its new CEO. He replaces Axel Theis who…
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Association News
Airmic urges action from IAIS to ease compliance woes
CEO of Airmic, John Hurrell, has called on international regulators to help end the confusion over compliance on multinational insurance…
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CRE Insurance
UK non-life insurers increasingly pessimistic about future
Business volumes for non-life UK insurers fell for the second consecutive quarter but profitability remained broadly stable, according to the…
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CRE Insurance
Number and cost of information security breaches rise but mitigation spend falls
According to PwC's annual Global State Of Information Security Survey the number of worldwide information security breaches and their costs…
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CRE Insurance
Employee error biggest cause of data breaches but hacker attacks most costly: Beazley
Analysis by insurer Beazley shows that employee error causes most data breaches but malware and spyware cases are more costly…
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CRE Insurance
Average 5% 2015 premium increase from P&I Clubs predicts Tysers
Lloyd's broker Tysers has estimated that P&I Clubs will raise premium by an average of 5% in 2015 on the…
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CRE Insurance
Brokers falling short as client demands grow
Brokers need to up their game and take on a wider risk advisory role in order to meet the growing…
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CRE Risk Management
IRM revamps Diploma
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has revamped its International Diploma in Risk Management to ensure students are better placed…
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Asia
New kid on the block aiming to develop risk management in Asia
The Pan-Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association (Parima) is the youngest of the major organisations around the world that aim…
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CRE Insurance
Guy Carp launches probabilistic European hail model as losses mount
Guy Carpenter has launched a probabilistic European hail model to help the risk transfer industry better manage a peril that…
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CRE Insurance
EC consults on future of Insurance Block Exemption Regulation
The European Commission (EC) has launched a consultation on the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (IBER) that aims to facilitate co-insurance…
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CRE Insurance
Loss estimates for Napa Valley quake fall
The most recent estimate of insured loss from the recent earthquake in California's Napa Valley suggests that the figure is…
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CRE Insurance
JLT makes leadership changes as it plans for US expansion and in-house merger
In a big shake up JLT has appointed Mark Drummond Brady as Deputy Group CEO, Mike Reynolds as Global CEO…
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CRE Insurance
Total European premiums up 2.7% but non-life flat: Insurance Europe
Total European insurance premiums were up 2.7% last year to €1.119tn but fell marginally by 0.1% to €334bn for non-life…
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Association News
Airmic begins work with Reputation Institute to tackle reputational risk
Airmic is teaming up with the Reputation Institute to develop a framework for dealing with reputational risk.