Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
EC identifies key energy corridors to secure supply and increase competition
The European Commission has this week proposed European Union (EU) priority corridors for power grids and gas pipelines that require…
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CRE Insurance
Premium growth in Maltese insurance sector
On-going expansion and consolidation across the sector have delivered sustained levels of growth in the industry despite what proved to…
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CRE Insurance
Rising claims and falling profits will not turn French market yet
French insurance buyers have been told for some time that they face higher premiums as insurers come under pressure—but Rodrigo…
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CRE Risk Management
‘Sinnkrise’ hits German risk managers
The recent financial and economic crisis has hit the German economy as hard as others in Europe, but its impact…
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Association News
Insurers view of FERMA survey-Regis Demoulin
FERMA used its London seminar recently to launch its big survey of European risk managers that it carried out with…
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Association News
Time to raise the bar?
At FERMA’s 2010 Risk Management Seminar held in London last month Paul Taylor, Director of Risk Assurance at Morgan Crucible…
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Association News
Added value of risk must be sold
Board members will only appreciate the value added by investment in risk management if risk managers learn to sell it,…
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Association News
Industry wide solution to global programmes on FERMA agenda
The FERMA conference in London marked the beginning of a campaign for an industry-wide effort to provide more consistency and…
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Association News
CRO needs to sit at top table
The role of the risk manager is evolving and risk managers increasingly help to make strategic decisions and gain air…
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Association News
Risk managers must prepare for Pillar 2
Experts at FERMA’s London seminar agreed that Pillar 2 of Solvency II will mean that risk managers will have to…
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CRE Insurance
New electronic buying tool planned for German industrial risks
German industrial groups are making a fresh attempt to arrange a system that will allow them to buy cover via…
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CRE Insurance
Marsh signs agreement to help avoid overpricing of Iraqi risks
Marsh has signed a mutually exclusive agreement with Anglo Arab Insurance Brokers (AAIB) that aims to help clients with operations…
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CRE Risk Management
French strikes turn focus on business continuity plans
The latest holiday season in France has caused considerable losses to companies and highlighted the growing need for risk managers…
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CRE Insurance
BI insurers increasingly reluctant to pay claims and expand coverage
As demand for business interruption (BI) insurance grows insurers have shown a decreasing appetite to pay related claims and they…
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CRE Insurance
Solvency II nat cat calculations a ‘backward step’, says Aon Benfield
Solvency II natural catastrophe calculations, currently proposed under the Solvency II Standard Formula, are ignoring 15 years of critical evolution…
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CRE Risk Management
UK business must consider the risks of trading with the US, says ACE
ACE's Corporate Liability Team has urged UK business to carefully consider the risks, as well as the opportunities, of exporting…
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CRE Insurance
German insurance companies have fared well but face new test–S&P
German-based insurance companies and subsidiaries of international groups have shown stability over the past year but face a new test…
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CRE Insurance
UK’s CII calls for end to ‘Tick Box’ regulatory approach
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has called on the UK government to grasp the opportunity presented by the current review…
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CRE Risk Management
Actuary role will evolve to deliver ERM and scenario planning—Aon Benfield
The role of the actuary will evolve to deliver robust Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks and will increasingly involve the…
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Climate Change
Commission should leave cover for ELD risks to market forces-expert says
Following a recent report from the European Commission on the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) that suggests it is considering intervention…