Region
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ACE names Brionne as Iberia President
ACE has appointed Véronique Brionne as Country President for its Iberia region, covering both Spain and Portugal.
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AGERS names López as new president
AGERS, one of Spain's risk management associations, has chosen Juan Carlos López Porcel, Director of Risk and Insurance for Southern…
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Paris ill-prepared for flood warns OECD
Paris is ill-prepared to face a major flood of the Seine river that could cause many billion euros of losses…
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Corporate round-up
ACE appoints new international Terrorism and Political Violence Underwriter, ORIC names Michael Sicsic as Chairman and Clements Worldwide makes key…
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Supply of risk capital in CEE under threat suggests S&P
Risk managers looking for cover in central and eastern Europe (CEE) will be concerned that S&P believes that the growth…
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Munich Re calls for more transparency on CBI risks
German reinsurance giant Munich Re will continue to demand greater transparency of supply chain risks that trigger contingent business interruption…
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Airmic pleased with Law Commission disclosure rule changes
Airmic has given a thumbs up to Tuesday's draft Law Commission proposals to amend UK insurance law governing commercial insurance…
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Airmic research finds five principles underpin business resilience
New research by Airmic and Cranfield School of Management has found a set of five common principles that underpin organisation…
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Western and emerging market political violence and terrorism risk gap widens
Political violence and terrorism risk is growing in emerging markets, but falling in the US, Europe and parts of the…
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‘Revolutionary’ cat modelling initiative provides solutions for risk managers
Oasis Loss Modelling Framework, a not for profit company owned by leading players from the risk transfer industry, has unveiled…
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Broker calls for creation of national oil insurers to retain premium
National insurance regulators in emerging nations that hold oil resources need to work with local insurance markets to create national…
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Cyber cover in Germany an issue for medium-sized firms
Although cyber insurance is now available for a broad range of companies in Germany, medium-sized firms can still struggle to…
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IRM appoints interim CEO as Fowler steps down
The Institute of Risk Management's (IRM) Chief Executive, Steve Fowler, has stepped down from his role to pursue other challenges.…
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EC calls for firmer implementation of workplace equality rules
European Union rules to tackle discrimination on grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual…
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Reinsurers warned to expect downgrades as outlook turns gloomy
Standard & Poor's has warned that some reinsurers face ratings downgrades or acquisition in 2014 and 2015 as pressure on…
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Amlin to set up branch in Germany
Amlin Europe has received permission from DNB and BaFin, the respective Dutch and German regulatory authorities, to open a branch…
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EU relaxes economic sanctions against Iran
The EU and the US this week relaxed economic sanctions against Iran that will see a freeing of trade with…
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Increased fraud uncovered in UK’s financial sector
Risk managers operating in, or keeping a close eye on, the UK's financial services industries may be concerned that the…
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Corporate round-up
ACE enhances D&O cover for UK and Irish market, AGCS appoints key account manager, FM Global appoints Nicholas Batten as…
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Cat bonds enjoy bumper year, prices unlikely to fall further: Munich Re
Last year the catastrophe bond market enjoyed its busiest in history, growing by $3.8bn to $19bn as issuances outpaced maturities,…
