Insurance Analysis & Opinion
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Mapfre steps up game with brokers
Chris Smith was appointed to the newly created role of chief global brokers officer at Mapfre Group at the end…
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Don’t give up the fight on global programmes!
There was plenty of interesting news coming out of the RIMS conference at the start of this month, as the…
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Partnership remains key
We spoke to Frank Harting, a member of the executive board at Risk Frontiers Europe sponsor HDI Global, about the…
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HDI Global prepares for new era
In mid-March, Talanx, the parent company of Hannover-based HDI Global, announced that Christian Hinsch, member of the board of management…
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Focus, focus, focus on specialty risks
HDI Global Specialty SE launched in January with an expected gross annual premium level of €1.2bn at year-end 2019, after…
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Glyphosate: a new toxic tort timebomb?
The global spotlight on glyphosate continues, following a third successive US court case finding that the world's most popular pesticide…
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BIBA’s new head of general insurance on state of market, terrorism and Brexit
Last month, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) appointed Alastair Blundell, formerly head of distribution at Tokio Marine Kiln, to…
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Time for strong leadership as insurance sector transforms
Amanda Blanc was recently appointed CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Zurich Insurance Group. She is also…
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Rising to the global challenge
Zurich is one of the world’s leading providers of international programmes and has invested heavily in this critical and high-value…
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Confronting the ethical risks of new technology
The relationship between business and business ethics has always been a contentious one. Notable economists have suggested that ethics are…
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Mass tort claims and jurisdiction: UK Supreme Court rules on Vedanta
The UK Supreme Court has found that the English courts are free to exercise jurisdiction over claims against parent companies…
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Political risk continues to climb the agenda, but where are the risk managers?
Whenever we carry out discussions with risk managers as part of our annual European Risk Frontiers survey, the inevitable first…
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Ransomware: To pay or not to pay remains an open question
Ransomware has become big international business and a major headache for companies of all shapes and sizes. Risk and insurance…
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Partnership with HR key to including benefits in global programme
It makes sense to include employee benefits within a global programme and ideally via a captive. This concept is catching…
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Selection, innovation and scrutiny are key
We caught up with Paolo Ribotta, CEO of Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), to find how his company got…
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Sulphur Cap Series: Part 3 – options available to shipping companies and associated funding
With less than 18 months before Regulation 14.1.3 of Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution…
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Carbon nanotubes and disease risks
Understanding the potential for new risks, and particularly those that may ultimately lead to disease claims, is increasingly important for…
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Open your mind to a brave new world of risk
Commercial Risk Europe editorial director Adrian Ladbury helped host HDI Global’s bi-annual customer conference towards the end of last year…
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Auto sector faces up to supply chain risk
The automotive industry was the most disrupted sector in 2017, as the number of disruption events leapt by 30% from…
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CNIL imposes financial penalty of €50m against Google LLC: What can we learn?
On Monday 21 January 2019, French regulator the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) imposed a fine of €50m against Google…