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December 15, 2023
SIRM positive for 2024 on back of lively anniversary
Commercial Risk editorial director Adrian Ladbury asked Sabrina Hartusch, president of Swiss risk and insurance management association, what she took…
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December 14, 2023
German credit insurers report “massive” rise in corporate defaults
German credit insurers are recording a massive increase in corporate payment defaults for 2023, according to analysis carried out by…
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December 13, 2023
Swiss CISOs advised to treat AI as ally in cyber war
A leading cybersecurity expert says that chief information security officers (CISOs) in Switzerland and worldwide need to up their game…
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December 13, 2023
Swiss Federal Council examines regulatory approaches to AI
As the EU prepares to introduce its Artificial Intelligence Act to help harness the opportunities as well as manage the…
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December 13, 2023
Liquidity and outsourcing added to FINMA’s top risk list
Shortly after the SIRM Forum 2023 came to a close on 9 November, the Swiss financial supervisory authority FINMA published…
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December 13, 2023
Sirm members told risk management is the key to eternal life
Longevity is sadly generally regarded as a problem by many of today’s political and economic leaders as they attempt to…
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December 13, 2023
Risk managers advised to up their cyber risk game
A leading Swiss cyber risk and insurance expert advised risk and insurance managers to take a close look at their…
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December 12, 2023
Papanikolaou named CEO of AGCS and leader of Allianz Commercial
Petros Papanikolaou, currently CEO of Central Europe for Allianz Group, will be appointed as the new CEO of Allianz Global…
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December 12, 2023
Swiss supervisor focuses on risks of climate change and nature degradation
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is taking various measures to implement the relevant recommendations of the Network for…
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December 12, 2023
Swiss government to upgrade financial sector’s climate ratings to bolster credibility
The Swiss Federal Council has announced that its financial centre should further enhance its credibility and international competitiveness in the…
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December 11, 2023
Marsh Specialty names head of cyber for Europe
Gamze Konyar has been appointed head of cyber in Europe at Marsh Specialty. Konyar is responsible for developing and enabling…
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December 8, 2023
UK firms lag on supply chain cyber risk awareness
The vast majority of UK firms (97%) have been affected by a cybersecurity breach in their supply chains over the…
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December 5, 2023
Howden accelerates Swiss growth with Haakon buy
Howden has acquired Swiss reinsurance broker Haakon, furthering its expansion in Switzerland after acquiring three brokers in the country in…
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December 5, 2023
Storm Babet-Aline to cost insurers €509m, estimates Perils
Insured losses from storm Babet-Aline, which caused high winds and flooding in the UK and northwestern Europe in October, have…
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November 29, 2023
Climate and net-zero disclosure falling short, finds EY
Disclosures about climate risk and how corporates will meet net-zero targets are “falling short”, says EY in its latest Global…
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November 28, 2023
Allianz Commercial names new head of Germany and Switzerland
Allianz Commercial has appointed Michael Furtschegger to replace Hans-Jörg Mauthe as head of its operations in Germany and Switzerland. Mauthe,…
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November 27, 2023
Dutch firm Rabobank fined €26.6m by EC for euro bond cartel
Dutch bank Rabobank has been fined €26.6m by the EC for participating in a cartel that fixed trading of euro-denominated…
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November 23, 2023
UK to follow French lead as government consults on new captive regime
The UK risk and insurance management community received good news from its government this week, which announced plans to deliver…
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November 22, 2023
Favourable market conditions for financial institutions into 2024
Insurance market conditions will continue to be favourable for financial institutions for the remainder of 2023 and into the first…
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November 22, 2023
Mandatory risk prevention measures needed to close German insurance gap
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has repeated its call for mandatory loss prevention and risk mitigation measures to be introduced…