Chris Morrish
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Pandemic
African Risk Capacity launches parametric cover for epidemic risks
African Risk Capacity (ARC), the mutual created by the African Union (AU) to help member states better prepare for and…
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DACH
German consumers demand easier, quicker and cheaper access to the law
German consumers want easier and quicker access to the law, according to a new survey carried out by opinion research…
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Climate Change
Staying ahead of the storm
Many risk managers feel they have been in firefighting mode for the last two years, struggling to stay ahead of…
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BI
Italian, French and German business groups call for regulatory truce
The Italian, French and German confederations of industry have sent a joint declaration to national governments and the EU, calling…
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Europe
Eiopa publishes dashboard to help tackle nat cat protection gap
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has released a dashboard that depicts the insurance protection gap for natural…
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Geopolitical
Top European insurance economists agree inflation will be the driver in 2023
The German insurance association (GDV) recently gathered a group of chief economists with leading insurance and reinsurance groups, and all…
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Cyber & Technology
Insurers criticise inclusion of sector in EU’s AI Act high-risk list
Insurance Europe, the representative body of the European insurance sector, has said it is disappointed by the decision by the…
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Climate Change
French insurers expect climate change cost to double by 2050
The French insurance association, France Assureurs, has published its Impact of climate change on insurance by 2050 study and concludes…
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Insurance
Lloyd’s expects record growth in 2023 on the back of double-digit rate increases
Lloyd’s expects to increase the volume of gross written premiums by 14%, up from £48.9bn this year to a record…
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Association News
Risk managers must innovate as models thrown into doubt by current crises
Risk managers must challenge some of the models and assumptions they rely upon to help mitigate the raft of current…
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ESG
Airmic launches AXA Climate School to help members manage transition
UK risk management association Airmic is launching a climate change learning programme in collaboration with AXA Climate to help members…
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Insurance
Talanx lifts profit targets and prepares for further growth in specialty and captives
Talanx, the parent group of HDI Global, has said its industrial lines business is on the way to achieving its…
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Insurance
Two in five UK commercial properties underinsured as inflation hits
A worrying 40% of commercial properties in the UK are currently underinsured, with the number rising as inflation and Brexit…
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Cyber & Technology
Risk management and insurer groups urge US cyber backstop
A potential federal backstop for commercial cyber insurance markets in the wake of a catastrophic cyber event has drawn support…
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Pandemic
AXA wins Covid-19 exclusion case in Court of Cassation
The French Court of Cassation has confirmed its refusal to compensate the operating losses suffered by restaurateurs during lockdown in…
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ESG
German insurers report progress on ESG goals
German insurance companies have become the first in Europe to publish the carbon footprint for part of the entire industry’s…
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ESG
EIOPA opens debate on prudential treatment of sustainability risks
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has today published a discussion paper on the prudential treatment of sustainability…
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People Moves
DUAL Europe appoints Pastarini to head up marketing
Howden’s specialist managing general agent DUAL Europe has appointed Diana Pastarini as head of marketing. Based in Milan, Pastarini will…
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Association News
ESG is worth it… despite the global meltdown
The Commercial Risk team arrived in Antwerp this week to host our latest annual conference, with Belgian risk and insurance…
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Benelux
Belgian and Dutch risk managers warned to prepare for delayed whistleblower laws
Belgian risk and insurance managers have been advised to take action to prepare for the country’s delayed transposition of the…