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Captives use questioned by European companies
European companies are increasingly questioning the value of running a captive as they anticipate greater capital and time costs as…
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Risk spend poured into multi-billion dollar black hole?
In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, spending on risk is set to continue to rise as investors and…
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P&I clubs weather stormy conditions
Barring any external factors of 'seismic proportions', market conditions are likely to restrict any general premium increase at the February…
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ELD to ‘bare its teeth’ in Hungarian toxic spillage
The disaster in Hungary, which has seen toxic sludge escape from a reservoir in the city of Ajka, should serve…
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Risk Frontiers
Welcome to the full listings of the roundtables that form part of CRE’s annual Risk Frontiers survey of Europe’s leading…
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New dawn for credit insurance
Trade credit insurance has been on the front page over the last two years for all the wrong reasons. Huge…
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Export boost transforms German credit market
Germany is far from out of the economic woods but a recent set of encouraging export numbers and upwardly revised…
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Going global, acting local
Global programmes are top of the European risk management news agenda currently as buyers, brokers and insurers attempt to find…
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Risk came, saw and will conquer?-Italy
The global financial crisis has hit Italian companies as hard as any others in Europe and Italian risk managers are…
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Commission review of broker pay delayed
The review of the Insurance Mediation Directive [IMD] that could lead to a formal requirement about how insurance and reinsurance…
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LIIBA announces deal with TMF on global programmes
The London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association [LIIBA] has teamed up with TMF VAT & IPT Services, a company that…
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Insurance-based incentives reduce workplace accidents
The implementation of economic incentives for companies, and especially the prospect of paying lower insurance premiums, provides an efficient way…
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World’s top 3,000 companies caused over $2tn environmental damage in 2008
A new United Nations-backed study has estimated that the world’s top 3,000 companies by market capitalisation caused some $2.15tn of…
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Mounting scrutiny on Italian motor insurers reveals concerns
The preliminary findings of the Italian antitrust authority's probe into motor-liability insurance in Italy suggest that the body may act…
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Allianz launches cover for freezing Dutch workers
Allianz Risk Transfer, Galileo Weather Risk Management, the specialist energy and weather risk underwriting company, and Nephila Capital Ltd have…
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Long-term risk planning key to success says top broker
European companies should take the longer view on risk and prepare now for a hard market, warns Gilbert Van den…
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Initiative on global programmes with IAIS draws guarded reaction
The news that the European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners’ Association [ECIROA] has joined the International Association of Insurance Supervisors…
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German market grapples with emerging risk as Munich proposes $20bn oil spill liability scheme
The German risk and insurance management community have welcomed calls from their outgoing president Stefan Sigulla and Torsten Jeworrek, board…
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Liability set to expand in Europe despite recent caution
Europe is moving ‘inexorably’ towards an increase in the breadth of legal liability and levels of compensation, along with a…
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Opportunity knocks-comment
The board of FERMA and Paul Taylor of AIRMIC and Morgan Crucible in particular, deserve a pat on the back…
