Risk Management
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Buyers not providing sufficient risk information bemoan insurers
German industrial insurers are growing increasingly frustrated by the dearth of risk information provided by, and risk dialogue with, corporate…
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Willis experts lay down 2013 risk gauntlet
Missing out on the next set of emerging markets, damage to established brands through social media, likelihood of extreme weather,…
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Hydrofracking risk the big unknown warns lawyer
New hydraulic fracturing technology is one of the big risks facing major energy companies and insurers alike, delegates at the…
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Insurers slow to adopt risk technology say risk managers
Risk managers are steadily increasing their adoption of risk management information systems (RMIS) but there is a concern among some…
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Ferma appoints first dedicated adviser to defend interests in EU
Ferma has appointed its first full time European affairs adviser to promote and defend the risk management fraternity's interests in…
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Risk falls back on private sector as cash strapped governments weaken – WEF
Cash strapped governments are increasingly less able to absorb major risks such as natural disasters, pushing more risk back onto…
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Casualty rates flat but expected to rise finds Airmic
Casualty insurance rates are flat but expected to rise over the next two years according to new research by Airmic.
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No panic needed over year-end renewals
Early analysis of the year-end renewals from the leading brokers strongly suggests that European corporate insurance managers need not press…
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The big questions for 2013
So what will be the big themes that will dominate the European corporate risk management and insurance agenda in 2013…
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Further guidance on proportionality in EIOPA opinion
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published an opinion on interim measures on Solvency II towards the end…
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Airmic global database for international programmes moves ahead
A second Request for Proposal (RfP) for companies interested in the creation of a global database of international insurance requirements…
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Global Programme database moves on as Airmic issues second RfP
Airmic has issued a second Request for Proposal (RfP) for companies interested in the creation of a global database of…
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Testing for global risk management certification to kick off in 2013
The US-based Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has released the exam syllabus for its planned new Certification in Risk Management…
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Risk managers embrace risk information systems but insurers need to up game
Risk management information systems (RMIS) are becoming an increasingly important tool for risk and insurance managers, both in the internal…
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Swiss risk managers reject contract law
Swiss risk managers are unhappy about a total revision of their Insurance Contract Law and hope that certain changes will…
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Everyday risk and black swans share platform at Sirm meeting
Over 150 risk managers, brokers and insurers gathered at Sirm’s annual meeting in November discussed how to deal with everyday…
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Financial risks top list in Poland where risk management standards are set for uplift
Polish risk managers are worried about the economic crisis and the financial risks involved for their companies as credit risk…
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Facing up to the future-comment
The four stories on the front page of this month’s issue of Commercial Risk Europe neatly sum up the kind…
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Conference hears call for highest level involvement
The Institute of Risk Management’s (IRM) 2012 Risk Leaders’ Conference took place on November 20 in London with a focus…
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Polish terrorist plot highlights threat of ‘black swans’ says expert
The Polish risk management association Polrisk had just started its annual meeting in Warsaw last month when news broke that…