Risk Frontier Surveys
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Global certification is a win-win–Brazil
Brazilian participants in our 2014 Global Risk Frontiers Survey believe global certification for risk managers would be a welcome development…
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Risk managers believe insurance market rules restrict tailor-made coverage–Brazil
Strict rules governing policy wordings are holding back the development of Brazil’s corporate insurance market, according to leading risk managers…
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Global Risk Frontiers Survey 2014–Australasia
Below is the Australasian leg of our Global Risk Frontiers Survey, sponsored by ACE, AIG, Zurich and the QFC Authority.…
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Capacity and service concerns for largest risks–Brazil
Insurance buyers in Brazil are concerned about the ability of the Brazilian insurance industry to handle very large risks and…
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Technical know-how worthless without personal skills–Australasia
Australasians canvassed for our Global Risk Frontiers Survey believe that personal skills such as the ability to influence, consult and…
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Market conditions inviting long-term insurance deals–Brazil
Brazilian risk managers are keen on the stability provided by multi-annual insurance contracts, although they accept that market conditions could…
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General management & vocational courses provide fertile ground for risk managers–Australasia
Given Australasian participants of our Global Risk Frontiers Survey said broad business and personal skills are key for any successful…
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Many boards still not grasping value of ERM–Australasia
There is an overwhelming feeling amongst Australasian risk practitioners that many boards are still failing to grasp the true value…
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Insufficient reporting lines holding back risk management–Australasia
The employment of high-level chief risk officers (CROs) with direct access to the full board and CEO best achieves fully…
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Rosy outlook for insurance buyers but concerns over emerging risks–Australasia
There is plentiful capacity in the Australasian business insurance market for traditional risks with general rates softening as a result,…
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Risk managers must work with capital markets to deliver long-term transfer solutions–Australasia
Australasian risk managers and brokers believe growing interest from the capital markets in a slice of the risk transfer pie…
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Insurers must do more to help buyers place global progammes–Australasia
Global insurance programmes still provide many challenges for buyers and insurers must do more to help them place multinational coverage,…
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Risk Frontiers Survey 2013
This year’s Risk Frontiers survey was once again a fascinating and highly valuable exercise that enables us to focus on…
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Global Risk Frontiers Survey 2013
Our first global risk management survey kicked off last November in South Africa and Australia. We then moved onto the…
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Opportunities abound for serious brokers – Austria
Brokers are not as commonly used in Austria as other markets in Europe largely because, as in Germany, leading Austrian…
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PI market needs clarification – Austria
Professional indemnity is one area of insurance that needs further clarification, simplification and improved marketing from insurers and brokers according…
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Risk Frontiers – Italy
As part of our annual Risk Frontiers project we travelled to Milan to get the views of leading Italian risk…
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It’s the economy – Italy
The first question posed in this year’s Risk Frontiers survey was: ‘What are the big three risks that currently keep…
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Innovation refuses to budge from agenda – Italy
The ability or otherwise of the insurance industry to respond to the changing demands of customers with innovative new products…
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CEO awareness rising but help needed – Italy
The Italian risk managers agree with a rising number of their peers across Europe and worldwide that one key area…