GRM News & Analysis
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Global confiscation insurance programmes on the rise
As a result of the rise of resource nationalism and political unrest, as witnessed in the Arab Spring, there is…
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Global benefits programmes provide greater control finds study
Multinational companies are aiming to significantly increase the corporate control and oversight of their employee benefit programmes worldwide in an…
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Colombia opens up insurance market to tackle capacity constraints
Colombia is to allow buyers to purchase insurance directly from international markets from July 2013.
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EIOPA calls for greater supervisory co-operation
The Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has called for greater shared supervision and co-operation amongst…
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Editors comment – The world is changing – or is it?
The world is apparently shrinking (not literally, though with ice-caps melting, who knows?), as a result of globalisation, the Internet,…
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Tax and regulatory news
China to replace Business Tax with VAT, Regulators update principles for financial conglomerate supervision, More territories sign up to IAIS…
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Political and credit risk news
Latin American energy industry not insulated from global risks, Terrorism risks on the rise in Colombia, Cooper Gay offers global…
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Corporate round-up
Chartis' Multinational Broker Academy wins CII accreditation and ACE adds environmental liability cover to multinational product.
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China market report- Land of opportunity and challenge
The statistics are undoubtedly impressive. China is the world's most populous country, the second largest economy in the world, the…
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Carl Leeman – The customer view
Carl Leeman, is Chief Risk Officer of Belgium-based Katoen Natie, a global logistics service provider with over 9,000 employees in…
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Editor’s welcome
In recent years a far sharper focus has been placed upon how companies arrange their insurance and reinsurance coverage for…
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IFRIMA head takes insurers to task on global programmes
Carl Leeman, President of the International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations (IFRIMA), has criticised the insurance market for…
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Cross-border risks: Time for action
Adrian Ladbury reports a growing sense of frustration among multinational risk and insurance managers about the state of their international…
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Underwriters told to take no chances with sanctions-policyholders need to double check exposures and policies
Holders of marine insurance policies and insurers have been warned to take no chances with potential breaches of sanctions, that…
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Retrocession and captives help tackle Brazil’s challenges
Brazil has for a long time presented a nasty set of challenges for multinational companies that want to implement an…
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Reinsurers at Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous foresee flat January renewals
Early indications from the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous suggest that global reinsurance renewal pricing will be flat with only moderate increases…
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Emerging market insurers looking to expand overseas by acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the insurance sector has been trending down over the last three years, according to…
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Multinational CFO survey reveals reputation concerns over tax planning exposure
A global survey of multinational CFOs conducted by tax adviser Taxand has shown that multinational companies in Europe are increasingly…
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Getting there-Philippe Gouraud
Tony Dowding, Editor of IPN, interviewed Philippe Gouraud, Head of Client Management Group and Global Risk Solutions, Chartis Europe about…
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Tax and regulatory news
UK's HMRC issues draft CFC exemption regulations, Thailand introduces catastrophe insurance fund, New Zealand clarifies Goods and Services Tax and…