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June’s catastrophe losses reach $5bn with hefty insurance bill in US
Natural catastrophes recorded global economic losses of more than $5bn in June, according to Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting in its…
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Global non-life premium growth driven by China and emerging markets in 2016
Another “exceptional performance” in China, together with solid expansion among the emerging countries, saw global non-life premiums grow 3.7% in…
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Insurance lawyers form global network
Seven law firms across four continents have launched a network to focus on insurance law. The founders of Global Insurance…
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Companies must not freeze in face of bewildering array of risks: San Millán
Companies cannot allow the sheer range and scale of threats currently facing European businesses to deter them from taking risks…
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HDI Global will extend cyber offering to 14 countries by year-end as demand rockets
Germany-based international industrial insurance group HDI Global plans to offer its cyber insurance solutions for corporate and mid-market customers in…
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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty launches casualty coverages in UK and southern Europe
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is introducing public and products liability insurance in the UK, Ireland and southern Europe, and…
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French and Spanish firms face new D&O risks
While D&O exposures are particularly acute in the UK and Germany, they are also up in Spain and France, according…
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Building a global programme for construction
Globalisation is never far from the headlines. Against a shifting geopolitical backdrop and a slowdown in global trade, construction companies…
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Revenues up but profits down at Mapfre Global Risks
Mapfre Global Risks, the Spanish insurance group’s operation dedicated to the large corporate market, reported healthy premium growth in 2016…
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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty opens new London office
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has established a new office in London to serve brokers and customers in the…
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Fiscal Reps appoints new client director
FiscalReps has appointed Nazaret Gonzalez as client director in its insurers practice. She joined FiscalReps in 2011, after completing a…
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Drilling down into the detail: Repsol
How do you manage a $110m insurance programme that requires six months of renewal negotiations and encompasses 30 different countries?…
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Non-life premium growth braced for two-year dip: Swiss Re
Non-life insurers will have to wait until 2018 to see an upturn in premium growth, according to Swiss Re's Global…
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Risk managers unhappy with claims services in Spain
Spanish risk managers have complained about a lack of support from insurers when their companies suffer large losses and asked…
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Igrea publishes book to advise Spanish firms on growing captive use
The use of captives is not widespread among Spanish companies but as they expand abroad, firms are increasingly using such…
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Risk managers advised to keep eye on global programme compliance and political risks
Antonio Del Corral, a sub-director of risks at Repsol, has stressed the importance of international programmes for companies operating in…
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Brexit would throw up plethora of legal and regulatory risks for European firms: lawyer
A leading Spanish lawyer has warned that if the UK votes to leave the EU, companies across Europe will have…
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Opportunity in Latin America despite weak economy
Although Latin American markets present a range of risks and weak economic performance, they continue to offer opportunities for companies,…
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Augusto Pérez replaces San Millán as president of Igrea
Daniel San Millán has announced that he will hand over the presidency of Igrea, the Spanish corporate risk management association,…
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Sourcing and sharing information key to global programme compliance hears AGERS conference
Insurance buyers, brokers and underwriters need to share more information and risk managers become data hubs within their organisations in…