Ben Norris
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CRE Risk Management
Bribery Act will stifle UK firms abroad: IRM
Experts gathered at the Institute of Risk Management’s Risk Leaders’ Conference last month warned that the UK’s new Bribery Act…
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CRE Insurance
Defaults may rise again in 2012 as insurance industry remains in ‘nervous state’
European corporate default rates are expected to fall modestly during 2011, but may rise again from 2012 in the face…
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CRE Insurance
Reinsurers dodge bullet during very active hurricane season
Despite the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season being one of the most active on record no hurricanes made US landfall as…
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CRE Insurance
US P&C insurer outlook stable for 2011 despite difficult market conditions-Fitch
Prospects for the US P&C market are unlikely to improve in 2011 as competitive fundamentals continue to promote inadequate pricing,…
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CRE Insurance
Time to simplify Solvency II say regulators and insurers
Top European insurance officials have said that the time has come to simplify the Solvency II directive, in a quest…
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Climate Change
CEA claims open market not ready for mandatory ELD cover
The CEA has responded to criticism of a 'negative' approach to mandatory financial security for the Environmental Liability Directive, and…
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German buyers say Solvency II may reduce reinsurance spend
Risk managers of leading German companies believe Solvency II may cause problems for reinsurers, as consolidation amongst primary companies will…
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CRE Insurance
Pressure on rates set to rise as insurer margins tighten predicts Swiss Re
Swiss Re's economists have warned that insurers’ profits will be under pressure, amidst weak investment returns, and that a correction…
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CRE Insurance
QIS 5 nat cat scenarios within range of current industry models-Guy Carp
QIS5 natural catastrophe scenarios are, on an aggregate level, roughly within range of current industry models, according to Guy Carpenter’s…
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CRE Insurance
Cost of Solvency II compliance higher than expected, survey says
More than half, 57%, of European insurers expect the total cost of Solvency II compliance to be higher than they…
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CRE Insurance
Piracy shifts to Indian Ocean and east coast of Africa
The last three months has seen pirate activity shift from the Gulf of Aden to the Indian Ocean and along…
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Climate Change
Constructive criticism needed from CEA on ELD risks
The CEA has been criticised for its 'negative' approach to mandatory financial security for ELD liabilities and challenged to come…
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CRE Insurance
Security chiefs focus on risks posed by emerging markets
Multinational companies will have to deal with an increasing volume of security risks as they look for growth in emerging…
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CRE Insurance
New role for security chiefs as risks multiply
The job role of corporate security chiefs is changing fast and gaining more importance within international companies, as they increasingly…
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CRE Insurance
Leading insurers call for climate change action at UN convention
As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gets underway in Cancun ClimateWise, the collaboration of leading insurers,…
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Association News
FERMA and BIPAR announce historic transparency protocol
FERMA and the European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries (BIPAR) have announced the agreement of a groundbreaking transparency protocol that they…
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CRE Insurance
German market in uproar over Solvency II
Germany's insurers are in uproar over Solvency II. After years of more or less ignoring the EU's efforts to unify…
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CRE Insurance
German insurance market growing again but brokers still feel the pinch
The German primary insurance market is growing again, driven by life, but also helped by the first signs of a…
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Association News
Spanish risk managers told soft market is coming to an end
Spanish risk managers have been warned that the soft insurance market is coming to an end, although it is unlikely…
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CRE Risk Management
UK bribery act will create unfair playing field warns IRM panel
Experts gathered at the Institute of Risk Management's Risk Leaders' Conference warned that the UK's new Bribery Act will cause…