Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
AXA Corporate Solutions names Caillat as France CEO
AXA Corporate Solutions has appointed Matthieu Caillat to the newly created position of CEO, France.
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CRE Insurance
Populist surge signals big change in political risk
The rise in populist politics and nationalism is adding a new and worrying dimension to already heightened political risk, with…
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Annual renewal hinders wider solutions, say risk managers
Risk managers have urged insurers to deliver multiyear insurance contracts, so that they can stop wasting time on annual renewals…
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CRE Insurance
Buyers warned to expect exclusions for cyber as regulatory pressure grows
Last month’s move by the UK’s regulator to force insurers to get a grip on their cyber exposures is likely…
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Association News
Laukkala named European Risk Manager of the Year by CRE and Ferma
Heljo Laukkala, vice-president, corporate risk management at Metso Corporation, the Finland-based international industrial services company, was named European Risk Manager…
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CRE Insurance
K&R emerges as broader crisis solution
With changes in the geo-political landscape, kidnap and ransom (K&R) insurance is morphing into a much broader crisis management solution…
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CRE Insurance
‘Most challenging’ market conditions unlikely to ease for insurers: Kendrick
There is little prospect of a change in commercial insurance market dynamics anytime soon, despite the fact the rating environment…
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CRE Insurance
BHSI offering stability to risk managers in volatile market
As many international corporate and commercial insurers struggle to find a way to make a decent return and deliver growth,…
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Analysis & Opinion
German insurance regulator takes hard line on third country reinsurers
The German regulator has clarified how it will interpret and implement Solvency II guidance on the use of non-EU reinsurance.…
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CRE Insurance
Drilling down into the detail: Repsol
How do you manage a $110m insurance programme that requires six months of renewal negotiations and encompasses 30 different countries?…
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Analysis & Opinion
Time to stop dancing around the big issues
It’s time to stop dancing around these issues and do something about them,” commented Kerry Mckay, client relationship manager at…
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CRE Insurance
Aon considers sale of $5bn employee benefits business
Aon is weighing up options for the sale of its $5bn employee benefits unit as the firm looks to refocus…
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CRE Risk Management
Private firms could fall under UK Corporate Governance Code as consultation launched
The UK government is seeking views on how to improve corporate governance and is considering extending its current standards and…
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Association News
UK risk and insurance managers’ pay falls, finds Airmic survey
The average pay of UK risk and insurance managers has fallen over the last two years across nearly all age…
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CRE Insurance
London takes major step towards becoming ILS centre
The UK government has announced draft regulations and a tax framework for its Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) proposals that aim to…
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Association News
Buyers and sellers bemoan 2% UK IPT rise amid fears of more to come
Insurance buyers and their risk transfer partners have criticised the UK government's decision to raise Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) to…
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CRE Insurance
Zurich confirms commitment to multinational business
Zurich Insurance is fully committed to large risk business and plans to build its multinational programme offering, but it will…
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Asia
Baden-Baden: cedants ask for more pain killer
Meeting in the spa town of Baden-Baden for their renewal discussions, insurers and reinsurers are exercised by the persisting soft…
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Association News
Risk managers face open door and chance to shine: Airmic
The door is now wide open for risk managers to play a greater role in protecting their organisation with the…
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Association News
UK Corp Gov Code guidance making difference to boards and risk managers
The Financial Reporting Council's (FRC's) latest guidance on the UK's Corporate Governance Code is helping boards better manage risk and…