Stuart Collins
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CRE Insurance
Costs down at P&I reinsurance renewal
The International Group of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs has reduced the cost of reinsurance protection at its annual renewal.
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CRE Insurance
Challenges mount for European insurers in 2017
Western European insurers are well-placed to withstand the significant challenges that will make 2017 a “pivotal” year for the industry,…
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CRE Insurance
Corporate roundup
XL Catlin adds to cyber cover in Europe and Chubb names new life science manager.
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Europe
Captives and Solvency II reporting: a market unprepared
A white paper prepared by Noria AS* explains how the Solvency II Pillar III reporting regime represents a challenging new…
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Analysis & Opinion
Claims: Preparation is all
When a risk manager buys an insurance policy, he or she is buying a promise to pay valid claims but…
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CRE Insurance
Legal perspective: Increasing awareness of parametric insurance
By Nigel Brook, partner at Clyde & Co According to McKinsey (Global Insurance Insights 2015) insurance penetration in emerging markets…
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CRE Insurance
Yahoo suffers largest ever cyber data breach
Yahoo has been hit by the biggest cyber data breach in history with the details of over 1 billion account…
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CRE Insurance
France forecast to win Brexit business in 2017
France could emerge as a strong insurance centre in 2017 following efforts to attract new subsidiaries looking for a European…
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CRE Insurance
IRM appoints new chair and board
Nicola Crawford has been appointed chair of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), taking over the reins from Jose Morago…
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CRE Insurance
Insurers want transitional deal to avoid worst Brexit risks
Insurers and others in the wider business community are calling for transitional measures to avoid some of the biggest Brexit…
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CRE Insurance
Corporate roundup
Marsh boosts communications, media and technology unit, HDI Global and Thomas Miller partner for offshore risks, XL Catlin expands fine…
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Africa
SSA growth to hit 20-year low
Growth in Sub Saharan Africa is set to slow to its lowest level in more than two decades, the International…
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Africa
Nigerian oil sector suffers from security issues, regulation and weak infrastructure
Risk managers need to keep their eye on oil prices as the Nigerian oil and gas sector continues to suffer…
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Africa
Nigerian insurers need to win consumer trust to counter difficult market
Declining premiums but rising claims costs are hitting the Nigerian insurance sector hard, delegates heard at the Business Journal Insurance…
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Africa
Malawi government awaits ARC payout
The African Risk Capacity Insurance Company (ARC) is processing an insurance payout of approximately $8.1m to the government of Malawi…
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Africa
Global shift on disaster risk management underway
A global shift towards improved disaster risk management is underway, as a growing number of countries create national agencies to…
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Africa
Funds to boost African entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a €50m package of investments in various angel, venture, seed, accelerator and incubator…
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Africa
Executives at risk from new liability scenarios and anti-corporate litigation culture
New risks such as cyber incidents or data privacy, rising regulatory and shareholder activism, and the influence of third-party litigation…
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Africa
South Africa escapes junk status – for now
As many in South Africa waited in fearful anticipation of rating agency downgrades to effective junk status, the news that…
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Africa
East Africa risk managers start networking
The Institute of Risk Management UK has recently visited Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa, holding seminars for risk managers in…