Insurance Analysis & Opinion
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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…
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Automatic enrolment – a pensions success, backed by increasing enforcement
In the UK, automatic enrolment into pension schemes started in October 2012. Phased in for five years, all employers must…
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Gatwick meltdown: drones in a no-go zone
The serious and extended closure of Gatwick Airport in the run-up to Christmas, because of the suspected deliberate use of…
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The rise of technology within the insurance industry
Melissa Boyars, claims operations manager UK at Generali GC&C, reflects on the latest practices to improve processes at insurers, the…
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Relentless extension of risk frontiers continues as 2019 beckons
This year’s European Risk Frontiers Survey, sponsored again by HDI Global, is published with this issue of Commercial Risk Europe…
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Risk managers taking centre stage with employee benefits
The world of employee benefits is becoming both increasingly important and complex in the global economy, and risk managers find…
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The insurer’s view–HDI Spain
Juan Aznar Gáldiz, managing director of HDI Global, Spain, shared his thoughts on this year’s European Risk Frontiers Survey with…
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The insurer’s perspective–HDI Belgium
Chris Staes, managing director of HDI Global in Belgium, discusses the key topics covered in this year’s European Risk Frontiers…
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Insurance market remains healthy with tech revolution on the horizon
Commercial Risk Europe editor Adrian Ladbury interviews José Ramon Morales, country manager Iberia, insurance at XL Catlin, AXA XL, a…
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Clarity, consistency and certainty key to claims success
Claims is a hot topic in Spain following IGREA’s publication of its claims charter. Adrian Ladbury asked José Ramon Morales…
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The new European Regulation on drones and its implementation into the Spanish legal system
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, are a growth area within the aviation sector, poised to generate significant economic growth…
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Pensions Regulator forces pension scheme back to the UK
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in the UK announced in September its new, tougher regulatory approach. But a TPR intervention report…
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Supply chain rising to top of risk management agenda as Brexit looms
European risk managers seem to agree on one basic point: Brexit poses a major threat to an already challenging risk…
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From property surveying to claims assessments: the innovative ways insurers are using drones
Discussion of the use of drones has predominantly focused on insuring them and the regulations (or lack thereof) relating to…
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Pensions regulation: a tougher approach
Globally, the regulatory burden on corporates is on the increase. This is particularly true in relation to workplace pensions, and…
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Risk managers need to ask big questions as Marsh snaps up JLT
The news of Marsh & McLennan Companies’ (MMC) proposed acquisition of JLT was unsurprisingly met with shock and disappointment among…
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Long-term service-based strategy needed as market offers little respite
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the commercial and corporate insurance arm of Allianz Group, posted a decent set of…
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Big change underway at HDI as new specialty carrier takes shape and property book tackled
The planned arrival of a leading new global specialty insurer – HDI Global Specialty – through the combination of HDI…
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Insurer results and specialty focus good news for corporate risk managers, for now…
The latest set of half-year insurer results strongly support the notion that the market believes the cycle is dead and…
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The insurer’s perspective: HDI Denmark
Adrian Ladbury covers the questions in this year’s European Risk Frontiers survey with Michael Klitvad, managing director for HDI Denmark,…