UK/Ireland
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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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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…
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AIRMIC warns Commission Solvency II ‘out of all proportion’
AIRMIC, the U.K. insurance and risk managers association, has added its weight to the growing opposition to Solvency II, Europe’s…
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U.K. exporters unfairly suffer from lack of cover and government backing
Exporters in the U.K. are suffering from an “unfair playing field” when competing with European and global competitors as its…
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Insurer security still number one concern for U.K. buyers
[LONDON]—Insurer security remains a top priority for corporate insurance buyers but they are using a range of information sources to…