Benelux
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Harder times ahead-Rudi Flunger
Rudi Flunger, Member of the Group Management Board, Head of Regions & Specialty, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, told Adrian Ladbury…
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Credit insurer Atradius works at communication to avoid sectors past mistakes
Dutch-based commercial credit insurer Atradius says it has improved communications with clients in order to consult them much earlier if…
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Legal tussles commence over faulty breast implants as Mas arrested
Jean-Claude Mas, who founded and ran French breast implant-maker Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), has been arrested because of the discovery…
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Ergo seeks growth in Austrian, Dutch and French industrial insurance markets
Munich Re subsidiary Ergo plans to expand its insurance business for corporate clients in Europe and open branch offices in…
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New Ferma president Luzzi says communication will be key to his tenure
Jorge Luzzi, Director Group Risk for Pirelli Worldwide, prioritised ‘communication, interaction and innovation’ as key features for his two years…
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The flying Dutchman-Peter den Dekker
Peter den Dekker, Corporate Insurance Risk Manager at Stork, one of the oldest industrial companies in the Netherlands, became president…
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The Den Dekker years-Peter den Dekker
It has been an exceptionally busy couple of years for Ferma while Peter den Dekker has been in charge...following is…
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Dutch insurance sector outlook stable says Fitch
The outlook for the Dutch insurance sector is stable, according to Fitch, with the vast majority of Dutch insurer ratings…
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Amlin ‘bloodied…but unbowed’ but must sort Benelux business-analyst
Amlin, the London-based specialist corporate insurance and reinsurance group, needs to ‘sort’ Amlin Corporate Insurance (ACI), the continental European business…
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Corporate round-up
New Marsh service aims to help small law firms obtain ‘reasonable’ PI cover, New product protects construction firms against bad…
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Ten largest non-life insurers showed signs of strength in 2010-Mapfre
The ten largest non-life European insurers showed signs of strength in 2010, according to the latest annual ranking released by…
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FERMA elects new board members
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has elected three new board members who will serve from now until…
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Belrim President calls for clarification on ELD from EU
Gaetan Lefevre, President of Belrim, the Belgian risk management association, has called on the European Union (EU) to provide urgent…
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EU more risky than ever for chemical users
Chemicals have always posed a risk. Yet in the past few years they have become far riskier, in business terms,…
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Narim Conference: Risk managers told to step up reputation efforts
Reputational risk is higher than ever on the corporate agenda and its threat to industry on the increase as society…
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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…
