Ben Norris
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Association News
Ferma appoints first dedicated adviser to defend interests in EU
Ferma has appointed its first full time European affairs adviser to promote and defend the risk management fraternity's interests in…
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CRE Risk Management
Risk falls back on private sector as cash strapped governments weaken – WEF
Cash strapped governments are increasingly less able to absorb major risks such as natural disasters, pushing more risk back onto…
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Association News
Casualty rates flat but expected to rise finds Airmic
Casualty insurance rates are flat but expected to rise over the next two years according to new research by Airmic.
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CRE Insurance
AIG board rapidly rejects Starr demand to sue government over bailout terms
AIG yesterday announced that it would not pursue lawsuits filed by Starr International Company, the group run by former AIG…
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CRE Insurance
Spanish broker Artai targets overseas markets
Spanish broker Artai is following its client base and expanding overseas in an attempt to service corporate clients searching for…
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CRE Insurance
Change in public private partnerships increases risk for UK infrastructure sector
Draft proposals to change the structure of public private partnerships announced by the UK government in December will create new…
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CRE Insurance
Ship safety continues upward trend but potential troubles ahead
The 106 ships lost at sea last year continued the long-term upward trend in ship safety with the figure 27%…
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CRE Insurance
Corporate round-up
AIG appoints Winslow as head of UK distribution, Lockton expands UK benefits practice, ACE names new head of marketing and…
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CRE Insurance
AIG advises UK risk managers to focus on casualty as rate rises expected
With almost two-thirds of UK risk managers expecting casualty rates to rise over the next two years, according to a…
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CRE Insurance
AM Best holds stable outlook for reinsurers despite recent cat hits
Credit rating agency AM Best announced this week that it would hold the rating outlook on the global reinsurance segment…
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CRE Insurance
Europe’s insurers call for clarity on Solvency II
Uncertainty surrounding the implementation of Solvency II, Europe’s planned capital adequacy and reporting regime for the insurance sector, was identified…
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CRE Insurance
French security chiefs agree united effort needed to meet cyber threat
French companies are poorly prepared to face the threats created by a growing reliance on information technology, according to a…
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Association News
Ferma says no to shared EU environmental liability fund
Ferma has come out strongly against the creation of a European fund to cover environmental liability losses that is currently…
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CRE Insurance
Willis UK CEO departs as broker announces key changes to European operations
Willis International has split its continental European operations into two distinct regions-western Europe and central and eastern Europe-and appointed Alberto…
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Association News
Regulation creating ‘dramatic uncertainty’ – AMRAE
Regulatory changes are creating a dramatic state of uncertainty for companies, according to a leading risk manager at an event…
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CRE Insurance
Mega Monday offers risk and reward for online retailers
As consumers began their Christmas shopping in earnest this week internet sales burst into life as the UK's Mega Monday…
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CRE Insurance
Munich Re steps further into brave new world of offshore wind
Munich Re is getting braver when it comes to insuring offshore wind parks. It claims that via its specialist primary…
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CRE Insurance
Corporate round-up
Willis and Hay Group team up to bolster global employee benefits and HR offerings, Crown Dependencies meet with UK officials…
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Asia
Big changes at Marsh’s international division as Piccolomini named CEO of extended European region
Marsh today announced the appointment of Flavio Piccolomini as leader of a new Continental Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)…
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Association News
Greimel to stand down at DVS
There will be wide-ranging changes to the leadership and management of the German Risk Managers' Association Deutscher Versicherungs-Schutzverband (DVS) next…