Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
Lean times ahead for French insurance market says Accenture
The days of accelerated growth and sure profits are over for the French insurance industry, which should be prepared to…
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CRE Risk Management
RusRisk steps up effort to educate local market with ISO 31000
Russian corporations have expressed increased interest in implementing the newest international standard for risk management, prompting the Russian Risk Management…
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CRE Risk Management
Global governance systems lack capacity to deal with global risks-WEF report
The world is currently not in a position to face new and major shocks as the amplified frequency and severity…
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CRE Insurance
Leading risk managers believe German motor fleet prices have bottomed out
Leading risk managers believe the comfortable situation for German companies and smaller fleet operators that has seen premiums for motor…
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CRE Insurance
Geneva Association to tackle ‘key issues’ of regulation and financial stability
The Geneva Association’s Secretary General has highlighted regulation and financial stability as two key short-term issues facing the insurance industry…
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CRE Insurance
ETA’s ‘permanent’ ceasefire offer does not convince Spanish firms
The latest offer of a ‘permanent ceasefire’ from ETA, the Basque separatist group, has been greeted with scepticism by Spanish…
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CRE Insurance
2010 Haiti earthquake did not relieve danger and may not be the last
The 2010 Haiti earthquake may only be the first of several to afflict southern Haiti this century and the resultant…
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CRE Insurance
Reinsurance rates continue to decline as record capital grows
Global reinsurance rates continued to decline at the January 1, 2011 renewals, falling on average between 5% and 10%, according…
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Association News
AMRAE steps up focus on increased HR risks
The French risk management association is working to increase awareness of growing human resource risks and highlight the advantages of…
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CRE Insurance
Earthquakes main contributor to $36bn 2010 cat loss
Insured losses from global catastrophes totaled $36bn in 2010, up from $27bn in 2009, according to Guy Carpenter & Company.
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CRE Insurance
UK MPs urge action to secure flood defences as cuts fall
The UK’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has called for urgent action from its government to help protect over…
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CRE Insurance
Austerity drives to slow growth but upswing will prevail says Allianz
Austerity drives will weigh on growth momentum across the eurozone in 2011 but the upswing witnessed in recent quarters will…
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Tackling shipping emissions and its regulation on the agenda
The European Commission (EC) has published the first comprehensive overview of the problem of shipping emissions as debate around regulatory…
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Asia
2010 China floods will have limited impact on insurance industry, Guy Carp
China’s 2010 floods will have a limited impact on the insurance industry due to the low insurance penetration levels in…
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CRE Insurance
Proposed Spanish law may restrict D&O coverages
Spanish companies might have their option to buy civil liability protection for managers restricted as the new Insurance Contract Act,…
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Climate Change
US files suit against BP, QBE and seven others for Deepwater spill
The US Justice Department yesterday filed a suit against oil giant BP, and eight other companies, including Lloyd’s of London…
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CRE Insurance
French risk managers are unhappy with insurers
French risk managers are less happy with their insurers and brokers than their European peers. That was one of the…
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CRE Risk Management
Post crisis expansion poses new risks for German risk managers
After the financial crisis, German industry is booming, and enterprises are looking to expand beyond domestic borders. But insurance is…
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CRE Insurance
Beazley drops pursuit of Hardy
Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley has withdrawn a proposed £180m offer for fellow Lloyd’s insurer Hardy Underwriting.
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CRE Insurance
French workers more positive about employment following crisis, survey says
French workers are less stressed, but feel more tired in 2010 than in 2009, according the third annual study of…