Chris Morrish
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Europe
European court erases years of progress in battle against dirty money, claims Transparency International
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has set back the fight against cross-border corruption by years, according…
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Climate Change
Preparing for the storms ahead
Many risk managers feel they have been in firefighting mode for the last two years, struggling to stay ahead of…
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DACH
Swiss risk managers focus on sustainability
The Swiss Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (SIRM) finally addressed the topic of sustainability at its recent forum in…
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DACH
Wegener calls for stronger effort on climate change
Dirk Wegener, president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma), used his speech at the Swiss Association of…
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DACH
Climate risk measurement and management a work in progress: Stampa
Marco Stampa, sustainability governance manager at Italian oil and gas services giant Saipem, gave a talk during the recent SIRM…
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Association News
Climate change: No time to lose
Gaudenz Flury, a prominent Swiss meteorologist and presenter of the nation’s daily weather forecast, painted a bleak picture of climate…
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DACH
Corporate citizenship is ‘paradigm shift’ for business leaders
Elena Rittstieg, executive search consultant at Egon Zehnder, told the recent SIRM Forum: “Long gone are the days when shareholder…
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DACH
Progress made by Swiss insurers on climate compatibility
The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) have carried out…
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DACH
Swiss businesses call for nation to rise to the energy challenge
Switzerland faces a huge challenge in its efforts to shift away from fossil fuels to a more reliable and greener…
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Employee Benefits
The future is here. The future is now.
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? And what a plan – and a monumental journey –…
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DACH
German minister says resilience must be collective effort
The German government is stepping up its efforts to make the nation more resilient in the face of rising natural…
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Europe
European corporate resilience will be tested by energy prices and borrowing costs: ECB
Following the sharp recovery and high profits seen during the past year, euro area corporates now face stagnating activity and…
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Europe
AMICE reveals two new European board members
The Brussels-based Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe (AMICE), the voice of the continent's mutual and cooperative…
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Insurance
N2G revisited: Two years on and Generali joint venture is growing in strength
Q: What was the rationale for the formation of N2G, from Generali’s perspective? Filippo Cinelli (FC): The US market represents…
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DACH
GVNW welcomes Extremus extension but calls for broader solution for systemic risks
The German risk and insurance management association, the GVNW, has welcomed the news that the government will extend the state-backed…
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ESG
French insurers significantly increase green investments
French insurers are following up promises to support the green transition with a significant increase in the level of green…
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DACH
German insurers told to ‘storm-proof’ their business
Dr Frank Grund, executive director of the German financial supervisor BaFin, has told the German insurance industry to steel itself…
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Cyber & Technology
Closing the cyber protection gap
Q: Who is affected by cyber risk? Laetitia Fouquet (LF): Cyber risk is, of course, linked with our increasing digitalisation.…
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Brokers
Sound data strategy vital for complex multinational programmes, says Marsh
Robust data is critical both to securing coverage and to identifying potential gaps or overlaps for insurance programmes that span…
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Insurance
AXIS latest carrier to warn of Q3 profit hit from cat claims
Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital is the latest carrier to announce that it expects big catastrophe losses including…
