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Spanish companies adapt to new challenges abroad – Spain
Spanish companies continue to look for new sources of growth abroad, and as a result they have to face the…
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Regulation – A new form of competitive disadvantage
Dr Elizabeth Stephens, Head of Credit and Political Risk Analysis at JLT and a Partner within the Political Risk, Credit…
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Make hay while the sun shines
Buyers of corporate insurance and reinsurance coverage in Europe, and indeed worldwide, have enjoyed a remarkably good run in recent…
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European premiums recover in 2012
Figures from the European insurance trade body, Insurance Europe, show that premiums in the region have returned to growth after…
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Weak economy and catastrophe concerns – Portugal
A sluggish economy, an increase in social pressures and the threat of catastrophes are among the risks of most concern…
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Social changes and cyber threats create new risks for Portuguese firms – Portugal
Social changes and new threats linked to IT systems and supply chain disruptions are creating new exposures for Portuguese companies…
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Flow of information is key to concerns over claims services – Portugal
Insurance companies have shown an increasing tendency to dispute the payment of large losses, according to a leading Portuguese risk…
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No hard market in sight – Portugal
Risk managers taking part in the Portuguese round of Commercial Risk Europe’s Risk Frontiers survey reported a similar view to…
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The forever rising tide – Europe
John Ludlow is Senior VP and Head of Global Risk Management for London-based InterContinental Hotels Group. The hospitality industry has…
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From the top down – Turkey
Koc Holding is Turkey’s largest conglomerate, with companies involved in energy, consumer goods, financial services and other sectors in domestic…
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The view from Istanbul – Turkey
Aysan Sinanlioglu is responsible for risk management at Dogus Holding AS, the Istanbul-based holding company parent of Dogus Group. The…
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German companies likely to face rate rises following flooding – Funk
With insured losses from the recent heavy flooding in Germany estimated at up to €4bn, industrial companies will now likely…
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Insurers concede they must up game to maintain relevance
Leading insurers admit that they need to up their game in order to avoid losing relevance to insurance buyers and…
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Trade credit rates rising across Europe
European trade credit insurance rates are rising because of an increase in bad debt losses, according to Marsh.
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Growing use of cheap foreign IT equipment increasing UK cyber risk
Risk managers must beware that a trend for British companies to use cheap foreign IT equipment as budgets are squeezed…
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Dutch/Belgian risk managers and insurers agree to disagree
The transfer of emerging risks, managing the threat of terrorism and political violence, ensuring regulatory compliance for directors across the…
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Certification schemes controversial but implementation moves closer
Moves to certify risk managers could prove more controversial than first thought, as some fear the discipline would not be…
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Immature cyber risk management placing UK business at risk
An immature approach to cyber risk management is placing organisations at risk with poor communication to senior management about the…
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Insurance law an enterprise-wide concern say Ferma/Aida
Ferma and Aida, the International Association of Insurance Law, have urged risk managers and insurance lawyers to work more closely…
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Public private teamwork needed to mitigate nat cats
Better cooperation between governments and the insurance and risk industries is needed to reduce the human and economic impact of…