Risk Frontier Surveys
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Learning the risk management ropes–France
Risk managers must learn how to deal with the increasingly financial aspects of their role, according to leading French risk…
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How to deal with…the modern risk landscape–France
Natural catastrophes, supply chain concerns, regulatory changes and financial risks rank among the top threats faced by French companies and…
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Pragmatism & business attitude key to boosting risk profession–France
Risk managers should be involved in the strategic planning of their companies and must therefore work closely with their executive…
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Global programmes provide challenges but the best solutions say risk managers–France
Despite the challenges they face today, global programmes remain the best tool for multinational companies to manage their insurance coverages…
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Capacity for major risks but other progress needed–France
French companies can generally find the capacity they need to transfer their most important risks at a good price, although…
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European Risk Frontiers Survey 2014–Belgium
The HDI-Gerling-sponsored European Risk Frontiers roundtable discussion organised in Brussels with leading members of Belrim earlier this summer was as…
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Lack of clarity on Solvency II rules remains big worry for captive owners–Spain
The creation of new captive companies is becoming an increasingly tough exercise because of Solvency II, Europe’s planned new capital…
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Unreasonable insurance demands on the rise in construction sector–Spain
Leading risk professionals in Spain have warned that construction and concession companies have to deal with an excess of insurance…
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Risk manager certification tricky as skill sets widen–Spain
The creation of a pan-European certification scheme for risk managers is a laudable project, but one fraught with difficulties because…
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Limited Latin American cat risk cover a concern for Spanish risk managers–Spain
The shortage of supply of Latin American catastrophe coverage is the biggest coverage headache for Spanish companies with operations in…
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Risk managers vs internal auditors: Confusion needs to be cleared up–Spain
Risk managers at major companies in Spain believe their profession needs stronger commitment from boards to realise its full potential,…
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Economic recovery, consumer demands & regulation top Spanish risk agenda–Spain
Spain’s long-running economic woes, changing consumer behaviour and regulatory risks rank among the main threats faced by Spanish companies today,…
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European Risk Frontiers Survey 2014–Portugal
As part of this year’s European Risk Frontiers project, carried out by the Commercial Risk Europe team and this year…
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Facilitating the risk owners–Portugal
Risk managers must operate as facilitators within their companies to help the various and diverse departments take responsibility for their…
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Balancing technical & soft skills–Portugal
Technical knowledge is important for risk managers but the deployment of soft skills, such as leadership and communication, are also…
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Transparency remains a concern for some–Portugal
Portuguese companies would like to see more transparency from their insurance brokers to avoid any conflict of interest.
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Risk managers must be able to say…NO–Portugal
Risk managers must not be scared of saying no in order to add value to their companies, according to participants…
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Economic downturn remains major risk in Portugal–Portugal
The long-running economic crisis, environmental risks and natural catastrophes rank among the biggest threats faced by Portuguese companies today, according…
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Contracting out risk critical in foreign markets–Portugal
Given sluggish domestic demand, Portuguese companies have looked to foreign markets as an alternative source of income. In doing so…
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Insurers not delivering on renewable energy & cyber risks–Portugal
The insurance market has failed to provide satisfactory solutions for renewable energy and cyber risks, leading Portuguese risk managers said…