Europe
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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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Link between brain tumours and mobile phones inconclusive, says study
After ten years of research, conducted in 13 countries, and costing approximately €19.2m so far, the largest case control study…
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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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CRE June 2010
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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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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…
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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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FERMA elects vice-presidents
The FERMA board has elected both Julia Graham, Chief Risk Officer of law firm DLA Piper UK, and Jorge Luzzi,…
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Commercial property rates set to stand firm
Rates for commercial property insurance are unlikely to rise significantly in the near future despite the attempts of some insurance…
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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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Captives under pressure
As debates continues as to the future role of captives, in light of the potential impacts of Solvency II and…
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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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Business warned to maintain vigilance on terror risk
The last few years have seen a relative decline in terrorist attacks in the developed world, but the threat of…
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EU corporate governance reform announced
The European Commission said last week that it is considering an overhaul of corporate governance rules for financial institutions, according…
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Munich Re Chile loss upped $300m as sector capital concerns rise
Munich Re has increased its loss estimate from the Chile earthquake that struck in February to around US$1bn pre-tax and…
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Gulf hurricanes threaten to escalate oil loss
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which sank approximately 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico,…
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Commission acts against Suez for alleged breach of seal
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against French group Suez Environnement over an alleged breach of a seal affixed…
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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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Employee stress big worry for European managers
Concern about psychosocial risks such as stress, violence and harassment is increasing in European organisations, according to the initial findings…