Insurance Analysis & Opinion
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European Court of Justice moves on insurance status of immobilised vehicles
The recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision in Fundo de Garantia Automovel v Juliana has confirmed that a vehicle…
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Focus on specialty, claims and technology will support German growth: Berger
AGCS is back on the front foot in Germany and sees good growth prospects in its core market, despite continued…
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New technology offers exciting potential for commercial insurance market: Nagler
Adrian Ladbury discussed the state of the commercial and corporate insurance market, potential impact of M&A on capacity, claims and…
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HDI Global forging ahead with strict action plan to tackle German combined ratio
HDI Global has made it clear to the German risk and insurance management community in recent times that it will…
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Leading specialty players commit to German market despite tough conditions and some exits
Despite tough market conditions, leading international specialty insurers such as Newline, Liberty, Markel and QBE have plans to expand in…
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Defect or damage: Pragmatism needed in construction claims
Zurich recently hosted a webinar on the tricky and uncertain field of damage or defect claims in the construction sector.…
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Construction market growth solid but risks rapidly evolving
The massive european and global construction market continues to grow and offer corporates and their insurers a rich vein of…
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Glyphosate: Science on trial
The world's most popular weed killer, Glyphosate, is being placed under the microscope by scientists, regulators and plaintiff lawyers. Despite…
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UK Civil Liability Bill debate moves to House of Commons
Many UK risk managers and their insurers are closely following the process of reform of the UK's whiplash laws. Fresh…
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Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill: business interruption and the supply chain
The introduction of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill to the UK’s House of Commons on 6 June will, if…
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How far do EC collective redress plans go?
In its New Deal for Consumers package announced last month, the EC put forward plans to introduce pan-European Union collective…
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Gig-economy update – Supreme Court confirms Pimlico plumber was a ‘worker’
In the latest in a growing line of cases, the UK's highest court has ruled that despite being VAT-registered and…
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The insurer’s perspective
Richard Taylor is managing director of European Risk Frontiers sponsor HDI Global’s UK branch. He tackled the big questions posed…
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Credibility and predictability are everything in global programmes
Helene Westerlind, a Swedish citizen, joined Zurich as liability claims adjuster in 2003 before becoming a liability underwriter. Between 2008…
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Pension Protection Fund compensation cap: unlawful?
Since 2005, the UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has paid compensation to members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes where…
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The JCPOA: The new US position is now clear…sort of
As noted in our previous article on 4 May, US President Donald Trump threatened last January to withdraw from the…
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The year of the underwriter
European risk managers need to start warning bosses about a more challenging year ahead in negotiations with insurers, and would…
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The insurer’s perspective
HDI Global is once again sponsor of our annual European Risk Frontiers survey of Europe’s leading risk managers. Alongside each…
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Supply chain: a critical risk undergoing rapid evolution
Kenneth Travers, technical hazards team and global business impact specialist at AIG, took part in the panel discussion on risk…
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Bridging the protection gap with novel forms of risk transfer
Parametric insurance is insurance in which the payment is triggered by reference to a pre-determined parameter or ‘index’ that stands…