Tony Dowding
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CRE Insurance
Juventus stadium to be rebranded as ‘Allianz Stadium’
Juventus’s football stadium is to be rebranded as ‘Allianz Stadium’ from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2023, spanning six…
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Captives
Vermont’s new captive law aims to attract and retain captives – AM Best
Vermont’s updated captive law, which includes a provision that allows for the inclusion of agency captives as well as expanding…
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CRE Legal Regulation
Most complex jurisdictions for accounting and tax compliance named by TMF Group
Turkey, Brazil, Italy, and Greece are the most complex jurisdictions in the world for accounting and tax compliance, according to…
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CRE Legal Regulation
Introduction of VAT in GCC states to impact insurers
There is considerable uncertainty over the introduction of value added tax (VAT) in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation…
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CRE Insurance
Uncertainty to continue for insurers exposed to UK liability business
Insurers exposed to UK liability business continue to face uncertainties over claims levels, as a result of the change to…
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CRE Insurance
Complex losses driving innovation in loss adjusting, says Cunningham Lindsey
Increasingly complex losses are leading to increasing innovation in loss adjusting, according to Cunningham Lindsey’s 2017 Major and Complex Loss…
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Analysis & Opinion
Structuring a global D&O programme
Brian Botkin, head of multinational, global financial lines at AIG, examines how directors and officers insurance (D&O) differs from other…
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CRE Legal Regulation
IAIS consults on revised Insurance Core Principle on reinsurance
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has issued a consultation on Insurance Core Principle (ICP) 13 relating to reinsurance…
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CRE Insurance
UK insurance premium tax rises to 12%
The latest rise in insurance premium tax (IPT) in the UK has come into force, from 1 June 2017, with…
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Africa
Structural and technological changes head list of insurance sector ‘banana skins’
Change management is the greatest risk faced by the global insurance industry, according to a survey by the Centre for…
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Asia
Hong Kong insurers report solid growth in first quarter 2017
The Hong Kong insurance industry has recorded solid growth in premium income for the first quarter of 2017, according to…
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CRE Insurance
EU Council approves EU-US covered agreement on re/insurance
The Council of the European Union has approved the EU-US covered agreement on insurance and reinsurance. At a meeting last…
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CRE Insurance
Insurance Europe sets out concerns over IAIS’s insurance capital standard
The European insurance industry has significant concerns over the IAIS’s insurance capital standard (ICS) project, both in terms of content…
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CRE Insurance
EC treatment of insurance sector criticised by Insurance Europe
Insurance Europe has criticised the European Commission over its treatment of the insurance sector in the past few years, in…
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Analysis & Opinion
Ten reasons to have a global programme
Does your company have a multinational presence? We’re not talking McDonald’s or Starbucks here. It might be that you have…
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Asia
Fairfax reduces stake in Indian insurer ICICI Lombard
FAL Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings, is to sell 12.18% of the fully diluted shares of…
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CRE Insurance
EIOPA to issue guidelines to prevent “race to bottom” on regulation
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is to publish guidelines for national regulators in the EU, to prevent…
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Captives
Marsh survey: captives at the core of risk management strategies
The use of captives is expanding as companies’ risk management strategies are becoming more sophisticated, tackling a range of new…
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Asia
New independent insurance regulator for Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the Insurance Authority will replace the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) in regulating insurance companies,…
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Asia
Survey shows Chinese insurers are well capitalised
The vast majority of Chinese insurers are well capitalised, according to a survey carried out by the Chinese insurance regulator,…