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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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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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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…
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Last chance saloon for captive owners on Solvency II
FERMA has urged the owners of the 500–plus European captives to participate in the final consultation on the technical implementation…
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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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Bigger can be more beautiful-Alterra Capital
Alterra Capital was created last month through the merger of Max Capital and Harbor Point and offers European insurance and…
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A quality option for European buyers-Comment
The Bermuda insurance and reinsurance market is very different to that which rapidly emerged in response to the U.S. liability…
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Risk management man-Stephen Catlin
Stephen Catlin, CEO of Catlin, the group he founded, told Adrian Ladbury that the future for insurers is based firmly…
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David be nimble, David be quick-David Brown
Flagstone Re has relocated from Bermuda to Luxembourg and seeks to take advantage of its closer proximity to the European…
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Keep it simple-Neill Currie
Neill Currie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Re, the short tail catastrophe reinsurance specialist, described 2009 as a…
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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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Ready and willing
Malta has been hit by the international financial and economic crisis just as any other country has. But, Joe Bannister,…