Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
Insurance industry must take client-focused approach to emerge from current storm-Michel Liès
The risk transfer industry is in the 'eye of a storm' and must change the way it does business towards…
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CRE Insurance
Reinsurance market has more capacity than at start of 2011 with $6bn of new funds—Moody’s
Despite the second worse year on record for insured disaster losses in 2011 reinsurers now have more capital that at…
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CRE Insurance
Lloyd’s reveals new man to lead International Markets operation
Lloyd’s this week announced that Vincent Vandendael will take up the role of Head of International Markets to replace Jose…
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Association News
Eurozone crisis and globalisation are the big risks say leading German risk managers
Like many of their colleagues across Europe, German risk managers that took part in the survey were quite clear that…
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Association News
Buyers still worried about effects of Solvency II on industrial insurance, captives
Germanrisk managers that spoke to Commercial Risk Europe ahead of the DVS Symposium remain concerned about the effects that Solvency…
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Association News
Supply chain risk mitigation needs work on both sides of the divide
With last year’s catalogue of natural disasters in different parts of the world we asked leading German risk managers about…
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CRE Insurance
Fitch says reinsurance price increases will slow in 2013 as capacity rises
Rating agency Fitch expects reinsurance price increases to slow in 2013 with supply forecast to exceed demand across most classes…
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CRE Insurance
Only modest reinsurance rate increases as capital remains strong says S&P
As a result of reinsurers’ excess capital Standard & Poor’s (S&P) expects only modest rate rises in 2013. In its…
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Association News
Still looking good for buyers–comment
DVS members will no doubt grin knowingly and in a satisfied manner as they read the latest news from brokers,…
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Association News
Ferma-backed study attempts to shed light on security and privacy risk
Zurich, in association with The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma), has launched a comprehensive study into security and…
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CRE Insurance
Isaac continues to wreak havoc with initial loss estimates up to $7.5bn
Hurricane Isaac yesterday made landfall in Louisiana for the second time as a Category 1 hurricane, according to leading modelling…
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CRE Risk Management
Risk managers feel pressure to perform with role not fully defined finds survey
A recent survey by RIMS and Marsh & McLennan companies suggests that there are rising expectations on risk managers to…
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CRE Insurance
Large firms face favourable solicitors’ PI market with abolition of ARP likely to further reduce rates
With the English and Welsh solicitors’ Professional Indemnity (PI) renewal looming, Marsh has said the market remains soft for the…
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Benelux
Corporate round-up
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints new Benelux head and open Dutch office, Willis to open office in Harbin, China, Marsh…
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CRE Insurance
Capital markets are viable and sustainable alternative to reinsurance says Fitch
A new report by Fitch finds that capital markets represent an increasingly viable and sustainable alternative to traditional reinsurance.
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CRE Insurance
IT association paper warns of hidden cost when migrating to the cloud
Migration to cloud computing is high on the agenda of many organisations, but according to a new paper by the…
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CRE Insurance
Indian power failures leave supply chains in the dark
The power failures that hit northern India earlier this summer have highlighted yet another supply chain exposure for European business…
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CRE Insurance
Insurers failing to grasp full benefits of economic capital modelling
Research by KPMG suggests insurers are failing to make full use of economic capital (EC) modelling when deciding upon certain…
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CRE Insurance
Eurozone crisis adds to pension scheme woes
The ongoing eurozone crisis has thrown up four key risks with direct implications for defined contribution (DC) pension plans that…
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Aviation
Buyers in control of aviation market—Willis
With buoyant capacity for aviation risks and excellent loss experience in 2012 market conditions are stable and the balance of…