Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
Hiscox and Control Risks launch security risk insurance
Hiscox has teamed up with risk management consultancy Control Risks to unveil a new insurance policy for security risks including…
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CRE Insurance
AIG ratings under review ahead of reserve announcement
Rating agencies AM Best and Fitch have placed AIG’s financial strength ratings under review ahead of the company’s 2016 fourth…
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CRE Insurance
Ransomware attacks forecast to double in 2017: Beazley
Data breaches handled by Beazley’s specialist response team increased by 56% last year to almost 2,000 and ransomware attacks were…
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CRE Insurance
Aon group president Steve McGill steps down
Steve McGill has left his post as group president of Aon after 10 years at the broker to “pursue new…
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Captives
Aon launches captive model for cyber risks
Aon has launched a new captive solution for firms looking to transfer cyber risks with capacity of up to $400m.…
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Analysis & Opinion
What lies in store for 2017?
Risk managers, insurance buyers and insurers are continually grappling with the changing landscape of ongoing legislative and regulatory reform. Europe…
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Asia
Coface upbeat despite political uncertainties weighing on trade
The rise of populism in Europe, uncertainties around Brexit and US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies are some of the…
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CRE Risk Management
UK fraud cases up 55% as ‘super frauds’ take hold
Cybercrime and ‘super frauds’ have caused a surge in the value of fraud prosecutions in UK courts to total £1.14bn…
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Africa
Chubb appoints Dmitriev to drive emerging market growth
Nikolay Dmitriev, Chubb’s regional managing director for Russia, CIS and Turkey, is to take on the additional role of regional…
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CRE Insurance
Beazley appoints data breach underwriter
Beazley has appointed Monica Tigleanu as underwriter of data breach and information security risks for US firms. Based in London,…
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CRE Risk Management
CETA deal set to boost EU-Canada trade from April
European risk managers concerned by protectionism and potential loss of access to markets in the changing political climate will welcome…
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CRE Insurance
Knowles takes on Charles Taylor branding
Knowles Loss Adjusters is to rebrand as Charles Taylor General Adjusting Services following its acquisition by Charles Taylor over two…
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CRE Insurance
Barbican Insurance appoints terrorism underwriter
Barbican Insurance Group has boosted its terrorism team with the appointment of Charlotte Pritchard as terrorism underwriter. Ms Pritchard joins…
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CRE Insurance
AIG pays $9.8bn in Berkshire deal as reserve additions to mount
AIG will pay Berkshire Hathaway’s National Indemnity $9.8bn to reinsure its US commercial liabilities and protect its reserves from further…
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CRE Insurance
UK insurers’ ratings likely to survive Brexit: AM Best
The financial strength ratings of UK insurers are unlikely to be downgraded by their government’s plans to exit the EU,…
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CRE Insurance
Underwriting results fall further into the red for US non-life insurers
US property/casualty insurers recorded an underwriting loss of $1.7bn during the first nine months of last year, falling into the…
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CRE Risk Management
Firms unprepared for operational risk finds FM Global survey
Some 54% of US companies do not have loss recovery plans in place for operational risk including cyber attacks, natural…
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CRE Insurance
MGAs expect more competition in 2017
The number of managing general agents (MGA) in the UK insurance market is expected to increase during 2017, according to…
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CRE Insurance
QBE boosts UK trade credit team
QBE has prepared the ground for further expansion of its trade credit business in the UK, with the appointment of…
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CRE Insurance
UK P&I Club’s Nichol joins Greece team
The UK P&I Club has promoted David Nichol as regional loss prevention executive for Greece, from his current role as…