Benelux
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Managing ESG and corporate risk in a changed world
Our recent annual conference with Belgian risk management association Belrim came at a difficult time for its members and our…
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Boost for Belgian risk managers as state extends credit guarantee
Belgian risk managers will welcome news that its state-backed reinsurance programme created in April to maintain supply of credit insurance…
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Malan and Ritz win European Risk Manager of the Year awards
François Malan, chief risk and compliance officer at Eiffage, and Lene Ritz, chief risk officer (CRO) and team lead at…
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Moody’s has negative outlook for European insurers
Moody’s has assigned the European insurance sector a negative outlook, warning that the impact of Covid-19 and lower investment income…
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AGCS appoints new head of Mediterranean and Africa
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Patrick Thiels as regional managing director for its Mediterranean and Africa unit,…
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Belgian and Dutch insurers set to withstand pandemic shock, says Fitch
Insurance markets in the Netherlands and Belgium are well positioned to withstand the pandemic shock, according to Fitch. Fitch has…
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Multinational insurers face premium exodus as customers grapple with budgets
Insurers and brokers must understand that risk managers do not have bottomless budgetary pits as they continue to warn corporate…
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Lloyd’s passes final reg hurdle to transfer EEA policies to Brussels office
Lloyd’s has received final approval from the UK High Court to transfer its EEA polices to the market’s European company…
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Dutch law firm joins Global Insurance Law Connect network
The Dutch law firm WIJ advocaten BV has become the latest member of the Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC) legal…
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Ferma announces that past president Jo Willaert has died
Colleagues have paid tribute to Ferma’s immediate past president Jo Willaert, who sadly died last week. Mr Willaert was president…
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Dutch risk managers frustrated by insurers’ response to Covid-19 and hard market
Risk managers in the Netherlands are becoming increasingly frustrated by the attitude of insurers and warn that their behaviour may…
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Risk managers won’t forget brutal renewals as pandemic response threatens coinsurance, warns Den Dekker
The rush by insurers to exclude pandemic risk from policies is threatening the future of the coinsurance system as the…
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Pandemic was on the cards but speed and size a shock
Pandemic was a well-known risk largely ignored by companies and governments worldwide, but now it is firmly at the top…
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Facing up to a new normal
As countries across the world emerge from Covid-19 lockdowns, one question is: what will the new normal look like? And…
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Clear wordings essential
Clear wordings helped the Dutch market navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, suggests Sunny Léons, an executive board member of Brokerslink and…
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Risk managers urged to sell their risks as tough market intensifies
European risk managers must focus on selling their risks to insurers and delivering the best information possible as the market…
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P&C insurers deliver 2019 underwriting profit and 97.4% combined ratio
The global P&C insurance industry produced another underwriting profit last year and a combined ratio of 97.4%, according to Aon’s…
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Captives a key tool in hard market but need serious investment
Captives are currently a good option for European risk managers as they grapple to contain costs and maximise coverage during…
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Global programmes offer protection from tough market but smoothing now harder to come by
Global programmes offer risk managers the chance to spread risk and smooth some of the difficulties they face in the…
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Van der Waart warns Narim members to ‘prepare for battle’ with insurers
Adri van der Waart, president of the Dutch risk and insurance management association Narim, has advised members to “prepare for…
