UK/Ireland
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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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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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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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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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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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Crisis boosts interest in training among U.K. risk managers
Ahead of this month’s AIRMIC conference, Ben Norris talked to CEO John Hurrell about the U.K. risk management association’s latest…
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AIRMIC grows on back of eventful year
Paul Howard concludes his year as Chairman of AIRMIC at its conference in Manchester this month. The J. Sainsbury’s Risk…
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IRM welcomes sharper focus on risk in revised U.K. Code
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has welcomed the sharper focus on the ‘proper management of risk’ included in the…
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Risk intelligence on the wane as ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ approach to health & safety grows
The British public seems to have lost its way when it comes to ‘risk intelligence’ according to John Holden, President…
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Bruton to head IFSC as Ireland maps financial recovery
Ireland’s international financial services industry last week announced its intention to create the role of Chairman of IFSC Ireland, the…
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AIRMIC prepares to tackle ‘unfair’ disclosure rules with market
AIRMIC has opened talks with the insurance market to address concerns that the current law that governs disclosure in the…
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BSI adopts ISO 31000 and provides guidance
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has adopted the ISO 31000 Risk Management: Principles and guidelines, the international standard, into its…
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Reform of U.K. insurance contract law ‘some way off’, says Hertzell
The U.K.’s Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law, David Hertzell, believes that aspects of the current law that governs…
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U.K. insurance buyers face disappointment over contract law reform
The U.K. Law Commission is unlikely to recommend the extension of the recent reform of insurance contract law that significantly…
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Irish regulator promises fair and proportional approach for captives
Matthew Elderfield, Head of Financial Regulation at the Irish Financial Regulator, (FR) has promised captive owners that they will receive…
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Policyholders safe as provisional liquidators move in at Quinn
The Irish High Court has appointed joint provisional liquidators to Quinn Insurance Limited after a request was made by the…
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U.K. insurers create new claims office to trace employers’ liability claims
The U.K. Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced the formation of the Employers’ Liability Tracing Office (ELTO) to help…