Benelux
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Spanish farmers lose millions from E. coli accusations
Spanish farm producers are suffering large losses following health authorities in Germany wrongly blaming Spanish cucumbers for being the cause…
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Perception is all
There is a growing suspicion among Europe’s risk and insurance managers that insurers and brokers are reacting too slowly to…
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Europe’s corporate brokers critical in chain but challenged to raise game
Europe’s corporate insurance brokers continue to play a critical role in the distribution of complex corporate risk for Europe’s largest…
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Date agreed for market meeting to kick-start global programmes solution
FERMA and Airmic have fixed a date for a meeting with representatives of leading international insurers and brokers to try…
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Ladies@Risk wins NARIM Award
Yvonne du Floo, Quality and Risk Manager at Synbra Holding and Jacqueline Plessius, Global Insurance Manager at TNT, the ‘founding…
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AEGON sells Reinsurance arm to SCOR to aid state repayments
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has affirmed its ‘A’ rating of SCOR SE and stuck to it’s ‘A-‘ rating with negative…
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Deutsche Bank’s chairman Ackermann named FERMA Forum keynote speaker
As the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) prepares for its 2011 risk management forum in October it has…
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In search of excellence-Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen
Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen is chief broking officer for Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp., in Europe, Middle…
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ING repays further $2bn of state aid
ING Group announced this week that it is to repay €2bn of state aid in May as part of its…
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Intense competition drives innovation and service among large insurers
Europe’s leading corporate insurance groups are stepping up their efforts to raise service levels in key areas such as global…
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Benelux remains a buyer’s market
Aon Benfield reported that the Dutch primary market, especially on the commercial and industrial property side, ‘continues to soften’ with…
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BP-Rosneft deal shows improved political risk in Russia, say risk experts
Political risk in Russia is much lower now that the government has set rules that limit foreign participation in strategic…
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On the ball-Malta Congress
The Malta International Risk and Insurance Congress on November 25 and 26 gathered a highly impressive group of industry leaders…
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Insurance-based incentives reduce workplace accidents
The implementation of economic incentives for companies, and especially the prospect of paying lower insurance premiums, provides an efficient way…
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Allianz launches cover for freezing Dutch workers
Allianz Risk Transfer, Galileo Weather Risk Management, the specialist energy and weather risk underwriting company, and Nephila Capital Ltd have…
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Liability set to expand in Europe despite recent caution
Europe is moving ‘inexorably’ towards an increase in the breadth of legal liability and levels of compensation, along with a…
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Liability to expand in Europe despite recent caution
The breadth of legal liability and levels of compensation across Europe are likely to increase in due course, along with…
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Talks finally begin to clear up global programme uncertainties
The European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners’ Association has opened talks with the International Association of Insurance Supervisors to try…
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Recovery? What recovery?-Belgium
The Belrim roundtable, sponsored by XL, took place not far from the Battlefield of Waterloo, site of the final defeat…
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Time to roll up your sleeves-Netherlands
Risk managers in the Netherlands are more internationally focused than many others in Europe because of the historic trading position…
