Ben Norris
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CRE Insurance
Commission tells Spain to comply with Court ruling on industrial accidents
The European Commission has asked Spain to comply with a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on emergency…
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CRE Insurance
PCI: Rates stable but concerns over reserves, regulation and profitability
US Property and Casualty insurers are heading for trouble as concerns mount over how long reserve releases can continue to…
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CRE Insurance
German buyers relaxed about terror threat and Extremus renewal
A waves of resentment was felt in German political and business circles at the beginning of October, when the US…
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Climate Change
Commission looks to beef up ELD as Hungary counts cost of toxic disaster
A recent report from the European Commission suggests that it is looking to beef up the Environmental Liability Directive [ELD]…
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CRE Insurance
Algerian ruling sparks renewed Spanish energy security fears
A controversy over the price of gas imported from Algeria has revived fears in Spain about the security of energy…
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CRE Insurance
Somali pirates extend scope of attacks
Somali pirates have continued to expand the scope of their attacks in the first nine months of 2010 and for…
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CRE Risk Management
Risk management on the rise
Risk managers are becoming more visible and active across their organisations and are wielding greater influence on strategic decisions, according…
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CRE Insurance
Insurers must not ignore the competitive advantages of Solvency II-PwC
Insurers must not waste the opportunity afforded to them by Solvency II to show their value to customers and investors…
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Climate Change
UK flood spend set to increase despite budget cut for DEFRA
Despite an 8% budget cut for the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, announced in its governments spending…
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Association News
FERMA seminar & Presidents meeting-Let the people talk
FERMA held a very well attended seminar and President’s meeting in London at the end of September where most of…
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Climate Change
ELD to ‘bare its teeth’ in Hungarian toxic spillage
The disaster in Hungary, which has seen toxic sludge escape from a reservoir in the city of Ajka, should serve…
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CRE Risk Management
German risk managers fear computer worm Stuxnet
German risk managers are alarmed over the emergence of a fresh IT threat in the form of the computer worm…
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Captives
No hard market on the horizon–Bowring Marsh
Global property and casualty rates show no sign of hardening and, barring a major loss, are expected to remain soft…
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Captives
Captives use questioned by European companies
European companies are increasingly questioning the value of running a captive as they anticipate greater capital and time costs as…
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CRE Risk Management
Risk spend poured into multi-billion dollar black hole?
In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, spending on risk is set to continue to rise as investors and…
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CRE Insurance
P&I clubs weather stormy conditions
Barring any external factors of 'seismic proportions', market conditions are likely to restrict any general premium increase at the February…
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Risk Frontiers
Welcome to the full listings of the roundtables that form part of CRE’s annual Risk Frontiers survey of Europe’s leading…
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Benelux
Insurance-based incentives reduce workplace accidents
The implementation of economic incentives for companies, and especially the prospect of paying lower insurance premiums, provides an efficient way…
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CRE Insurance
Mounting scrutiny on Italian motor insurers reveals concerns
The preliminary findings of the Italian antitrust authority's probe into motor-liability insurance in Italy suggest that the body may act…
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Captives
Long-term risk planning key to success says top broker
European companies should take the longer view on risk and prepare now for a hard market, warns Gilbert Van den…
