Risk Management
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Content, not price, needs to be focus: Kurth
The quality of the relationship between insurance managers and insurers and the struggle to resist commoditisation in the complex industrial…
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Insurance industry can innovate if risks spotted early: Galvagni
Agostino Galvagni, CEO of Corporate Solutions at Swiss Re, defended the insurance industry’s performance on innovation in his speech at…
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It takes two to tango-Comment
With the DVS inviting leading insurers to attend a roundtable this autumn to discuss ways to better achieve more innovative…
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Beware the ripple effect
Risk managers today face a growing array of emerging risks and must contend with the new key dynamic of an…
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Insurance sector still staring into unknown ten years on from 9/11
The Geneva Association yesterday published a major report on the lessons learned and continued implications of the 9/11 terrorist attacks…
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Brokers see no hardening but advise more retention and long-term deals
German corporate insurance managers will not suffer a general hardening in rates over the next six months so long as…
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Marsh follows client base with expansion into Africa
As part of its drive to make the most of the growth within Africa Marsh announced last week that it…
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Still no hardening foreseen-Comment
Brokers and insurance managers in Germany and across Europe do not expect a dramatic hardening in terms and conditions over…
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The time for straight talking
This year’s Deutscher Versicherungs-Schutzverband (DVS) symposium will again cover a broad range of key issues and give the German risk…
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EU rules threaten haulage industry with business continuity risk says insurer
If truck drivers fail to comply with new EU regulations there is a serious prospect of a breakdown in the…
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CRE seminar to tackle the likely affects of Solvency II on captives
With solvency II looming, Commercial Risk Europe is running a seminar in Frankfurt to help Europe’s risk and insurance managers…
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New Ergo policy aimed at victims of violence gets cool reception
Düsseldorf-based insurance company Ergo has developed a new insurance policy that will provide quick psychological counselling for employees of companies…
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Loss estimates rise for UK riots as business counts the cost
Estimated insured losses from the riots and civil unrest that took place in the UK last week are on the…
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Terror threat remains high with pricing still competitive
Despite the war on terror the number of global terrorist attacks remains at historically high levels with the threat shifting…
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ELD’s stunted demand-Comment
Talk of the introduction of a compulsory insurance system for environmental liability, triggered by the introduction of the Environmental Liability…
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What’s that coming over the hill-UK
Adrian Ladbury: Does your company operate in a more risky world than five years ago? Paul Hopkin: A recent survey…
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Increased intensity-France
French risk managers at a Commercial Risk Europe roundtable in Paris demanded innovation from insurers and transparency from brokers as…
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No more corporate governance rules, Ferma tells EC
In a submission to the European Commission, FERMA has urged the legislative body to focus on the full and proper…
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Supply chain risk management needs improvement says Zurich
Zurich Financial Services is unhappy with many companies supply chain risk management plans because a survey suggests that certain companies…
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New board member adds to AMRAE’s global programme expertise
If the introduction of effective global programmes is a growing concern for French companies that are expanding abroad, the newest…