Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
QBE creates integrated Risk Management Services practice
QBE has created an integrated Risk Management Services (RMS) practice to help ensure a consistent service for clients and allow…
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CRE Insurance
Capital weakness in overcrowded Russian market warns AM Best
AM Best believes that half of Russian insurers need to increase their capital bases in a developing market that remains…
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CRE Risk Management
ERM holds key to unlocking bottom line potential of risk management
Risk managers and their organisations must change the way they look at risk from a governance, risk and compliance (GRC)…
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CRE Risk Management
Integration of crisis and risk management tops agenda at Amrae conference
The importance of efficient communication during crises was highlighted by leading French risk managers during a conference on the integration…
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CRE Insurance
Increased transparency and net quote system backed by leading industry execs
Leading broker and insurance executives have backed full disclosure and transparency for broker pay and even stated their desire for…
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CRE Insurance
Munich Re rolls out big-ticket reputation coverage
A groundbreaking insurance product that covers big companies against the financial loss caused by a hit to their reputation is…
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CRE Insurance
Allianz buys new business in Belgium and France
German insurer Allianz is in shopping mode. After months of no acquisitions at all, the Munich-based insurer has swallowed two…
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CRE Insurance
Big capital increase for cat exposures at UK insurers under RMS 11 and SII
UK mono-line property insurers may have to deal with up to 97% increases in capital requirements for catastrophe exposures because…
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CRE Insurance
Fitch says orderly Greek euro exit no calamity for insurers
With the threat of a Greek exit from the euro still hanging in the aid despite the results of the…
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CRE Insurance
Portuguese insurers warn Spanish peers of hard times ahead after EU aid
Spanish insurers have been warned to brace themselves for a difficult time ahead after their country became the fourth recipient…
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CRE Insurance
Supply chain risk key concern of European manufacturing executives–survey
Supply chain risk management is a key concern of top executives at European manufacturers, according to a recent survey by…
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CRE Insurance
Corporate round-up
Florian Karle elected President of the Worldwide Broker Network, Willis appoints Mitchell to newly created Asia Pacific leader for FINEX…
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Association News
Reputation, claims and supply chain risks biggest concerns for Airmic members
Damage to reputation, claims payment and supply chain are the key concerns of risk managers, according to Airmic’s annual survey…
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Association News
Thorough risk management delivers strategic advantages in M&A’s says report
A new risk guide by Airmic and Marsh has highlighted the importance of thorough risk management in mergers and acquisitions…
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Association News
Education is everything–Nicholas Bailey
Airmic is turning its attention to learning and development as the role of risk management broadens, according to the association’s…
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Association News
UK public sector market shows signs of hardening as budget cuts take hold
The public sector insurance market is in the midst of challenging times, with the rising cost of liability claims and…
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Association News
Progress in cyber cover is poorly communicated, claims Airmic
A new Airmic report into cyber insurance has welcomed a ‘rapid development’ in cyber cover at ‘significantly’ more competitive prices.…
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Association News
Eurozone ‘fundamentally flawed’ and breakup threat very real warns Portillo
The risk of a eurozone breakup is very real, according to Michael Portillo, the keynote speaker at the Airmic conference…
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Association News
Risk managers must analyse BI ‘chains’
Risk managers need to be able to identify the potential sources of business interruption claims and their financial impact, said…
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Association News
International BCM standard boost for risk management
The first international standard for business continuity management (BCM) released by ISO last month is good news for the business…