France
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AMRAE choose new president and part-time CEO
Gilbert Canameras has been chosen as the new president of Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de…
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French boards want to know about risk and its managers-AMRAE speaker
Board members at French companies have developed a keener interest in the risks that hang over their companies and are…
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Corporate insurance intake up in 2011—FFSA
Corporate insurance premium intake rose in France in the first four months of 2011, according to the latest statistics released…
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Further tests lie ahead for French insurance industry
The resilience of the French insurance industry will be further tested in the next two years on a variety of…
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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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French mutuals descend on Berlin to promote pan-European mutual concept
They advanced stealthily and German insurers had no advance warning. French insurance bosses and their wives, 90 people altogether, of…
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French risk managers step up communication effort on risks
Risk managers are all too aware that it is not easy sometimes to talk about their jobs. People often do…
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AMRAE and audit group urge active co-operation to raise risk profile
The recent financial and economic crisis that was sparked by the credit crunch has exposed the fact that most companies…
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French ships turn to armed guards in bid to stave off piracy risk
French cargo ships are increasingly employing armed security teams in a bid to protect themselves against the raised threat of…
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French companies fail in defence against IT theft
The French government has warned that the theft of corporate information has risen dramatically in the last five years and…
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French companies turn to political risk insurance but prices up 30%
Demand for political risk insurance is on the rise among French companies, as they try to deal with their exposure…
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French nuclear industry under pressure following Japanese disaster
The nuclear crisis in Japan has fuelled pressures in France over the security of the country's extensive network of nuclear…
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EC takes France to court for industrial pollution and threatens Italy
The European Commission is taking France to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as at least 62 of its industrial…
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Corporate round-up
CNA Europe forms joint French and Italian operation and creates pan-European transport team, Liberty expands into commercial lines mid-markets and…
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French government suffers cyber attack
The French government was the target of a large cyber attack in recent months that lasted over 90 days and…
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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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France boosts powers of IT security agency
The French government has boosted the powers of the agency created to strengthen cyber security in the country.
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Solvency II will help clear out fringe capacity claim insurers
Solvency II will put low-cost insurers under the spotlight and make it harder for risk managers to justify the use…
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EIL market in France expands as full extent of ELD liability comes into focus
The French EIL market is now showing signs of steady growth, following the implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive, as…
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Lord Levene warns against over regulation
The chairman of Lloyds’ of London, Lord Levene, has joined the chorus of insurance leaders who have warned against the…