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U.K. government review of Health and Safety draws mixed response
AIRMIC, the U.K. risk and insurance buyers’ association, has told the U.K. government that it welcomes its recently launched review…
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The softer side of risk-Raj Singh
As corporate risk and insurance managers try to work out how to help their companies manage their way out of…
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Lloyd’s earns thumbs up from survey
Insurance brokers are significantly more positive about conducting business at Lloyd’s of London than two years ago, according to the…
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Den Dekker scoops second award in a month
Peter den Dekker, the President of FERMA, won two awards over the last month for his services to the profession…
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French risk managers take centre stage
New regulations and the aftershocks of the global economic crisis have forced French risk managers to play a bigger role…
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Risk gospel must spread out as well as up–AMRAE
French risk managers may have gained the ear of top management in recent times because of the financial and economic…
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Insurer reminds buyers to remember their role in disclosure
The U.K. insurance buyers community is right to call for greater clarity and updated rules on disclosure because the century-old…
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Corporate round-up
The latest merger and acquisitions, new products and appointments from the European commercial insurance and service sector.
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Catlin is latest to announce plans to form Swiss reinsurer
Bermuda-based insurance company Catlin Group has announced plans to form a reinsurance company in Switzerland, hot on the heels of…
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French actuaries told to prepare to become CROs
French actuaries should position themselves to take over the role of Chief Risk Officers at insurance companies because the Solvency…
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Insurers should be penalised for late payments says AIRMIC
Insurance companies in the U.K. that are slow to pay claims should expect to pay damages to their clients, according…
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Food industry guidelines to reduce heart disease aimed at producers
The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced guidance for the food industry and government to…
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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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IT software for risk managers immature but can provide important tools
Software that helps to gather and process data about the risks faced by companies is still at a low level…
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French risk managers digest challenges posed by ELD
French risk managers are fast waking up to demands placed upon their companies as they attempt to meet new environmental…
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AIRMIC unveils plans to tackle ‘failings’ in law on disclosure
AIRMIC will issue a guide for members in early Autumn to tackle what it sees as the failings in the…
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AIRMIC conference breaks all records but members believe soft market is over
With record numbers of AIRMIC members attending, and the largest ever exhibition, Paul Howard, AIRMIC’s Chairman, was in buoyant mood…
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Reputational risk top concern for AIRMIC members
Reputational risk is the leading concern for U.K. risk managers according to the annual survey of members carried out by…
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First AIRMIC Casualty benchmark completes suite
AIRMIC unveiled the results of its first-ever benchmarking study into the Casualty insurance market at its conference this week, which…
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French companies hit risk learning curve as Chinese trade grows–AMRAE
French companies must learn new ways of dealing with the risks involved with doing business in China as the country’s…