Benelux
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Budgetary pressures could affect response to terror attack
Heads of all the national terrorism insurance programmes member countries that make up the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development,…
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RIMS ‘pleased’ with Marsh announcement on contingents as debate builds in Europe
RIMS, the U.S. risk management association, has announced that it is ‘pleased’ that broker Marsh has decided not to accept…
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Association calls for automatic disclosure for Dutch brokers
The Dutch insurers’ association, the Verbond van Verzekeraars (NVV), has published a position paper on broker remuneration that calls for…
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Europe’s insurers face up to €3bn bill for storm Xynthia
Winter storm Xynthia will probably cost insurers between €1.5bn and €3bn for losses incurred in France, Germany, Belgium and the…
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EC transport official denies deregulation raises risk to travellers
Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for transport, has strongly denied that the recent rail crash in Buizingen,…
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Brussels opens ‘discussion’ on broker pay with CEIOPS
The pressure on European risk managers and their brokers to find an industry agreement on broker pay to remove potential…
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Amlin reports record profits on the back of low losses and buoyant investments
Amlin, the London-based insurance group, reported a record pre-tax profit for 2009 on the back of strongly increased premium volumes,…
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Brussels turns attention to broker pay as FERMA explains buyer needs
The European Commission has requested advice on how conflicts of interest between insurance brokers and their customers can be managed…
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Tougher Solvency II rules threaten captives cull
Up to 40% of captives may be forced to close as a result of increasingly punitive capital charges imposed by…
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International game under threat over player liability
[LONDON] - The international football community is facing pressure to establish a coherent system to compensate their clubs if a…
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Ready for action
Commercial Risk Europe asked a group of Europe’s leading risk and insurance managers, who run the main associations, what are…