Ben Norris
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Barbican Insurance expands energy team
Barbican Insurance Group has appointed Marc Sullivan to its energy underwriting team. Mr Sullivan, who joins Barbican from Starr Underwriting…
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CRE Insurance
Insurers face $1bn-plus bill for February cat losses
Five severe US weather events during February are set to land insurers with a bill of more than $1bn for…
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CRE Insurance
Peter Hancock resigns from AIG
Peter Hancock, president and CEO of AIG, has resigned after reporting a series of big losses and dealing with intense…
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CRE Insurance
London market issues Brexit recommendations to government as £8bn of EU premium at risk
European risk managers are already seeking to reduce their exposure to the London insurance market because of uncertainty over how…
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CRE Insurance
Ogden rate cut costs Aviva £475m, but investors shrug it off
The UK government’s decision to significantly reduce the assumed rate of return on investments for personal injury claimants and thus…
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Africa
Human rights risks mount with supply chain due diligence not fit for purpose: Maplecroft
Human rights risks are surfacing closer to home for western companies at the very time that legislation to clamp down…
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CRE Insurance
Buffett claims BHSI ‘destined’ to be leading global P&C player
Warren Buffett has told investors that Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) increased its premium income by an impressive 40% last…
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CRE Insurance
AIG to set up European subsidiary in Luxembourg to serve clients post Brexit
AIG plans to set up an insurance company in Luxembourg to access the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland post…
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CRE Risk Management
Women play growing role in risk management says IRM
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2017, the UK-based Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has highlighted the growing role women play in…
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CRE Insurance
Cost of P&I insurance to fall as competition mounts say rating agencies
Rating agencies predict that the cost of protection and indemnity (P&I) cover will come down as clubs face pressure from…
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CRE Insurance
London market’s electronic systems begin accepting claims and marine covers
The London Market Group’s (LMG) online XIS Bureau is now accepting claims from brokers, and its electronic placing platform PPL…
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CRE Insurance
Commercial Risk launches new web platform
As many readers of Commercial Risk Europe struggle to protect their companies from cyber risk, it is worth remembering that…
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Captives
Aon explains thinking behind new cyber captive solution
Commercial Risk Europe spoke to Aon about its new cyber risk captive solution that offers capacity of up to $400m…
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CRE Insurance
D&O exposures increasing in Europe
The trend towards increased exposures for directors and officers in Europe is continuing, with corporates seeing large regulatory fines and…
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CRE Insurance
French and Spanish firms face new D&O risks
While D&O exposures are particularly acute in the UK and Germany, they are also up in Spain and France, according…
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CRE Insurance
Cyber set to become number one purchase for corporates
Cyber insurance is likely to become the single most important insurance purchase for most large corporates, according to Lucien Mounier,…
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CRE Insurance
Spreading the risk management word
QBE has a focus on the middle market in France and the rest of Europe. Commercial Risk Europe editor Adrian…
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Asia
Allied World fast-tracks towards truly global player status
Commercial Risk Europe editor Adrian Ladbury discussed the state of the insurance market with Enrico Bertagna, senior vice-president of business…
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CRE Insurance
Watch those accumulations or profits will be damaged: Puls
The vast majority of international insurers have done surprisingly well to deliver reasonable profits to investors during the stubbornly soft…
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CRE Insurance
Chubb strengthens UK & Ireland team
Chubb has created two new senior management roles for its UK and Ireland operations. Sara Mitchell is named head of…