Association News
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Parima heads to Tokyo for last conference of the year
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) will hold its final conference of the year and celebrate its ten-year…
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Airmic ‘encouraged’ by discussions over new UK captive regime
Risk and insurance management association Airmic said it is encouraged by discussions between the London Market Group (LMG), government and…
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Rims Ontario Chapter presents Stuart Award to Catherine Dowdall
The Ontario Chapter of US risk and insurance management society Rims has presented Catherine Dowdall, director of insurance and loss…
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German risk managers keen to follow French example on captives
There is rising interest among German risk and insurance managers in captives and a more friendly regulatory and fiscal environment…
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Carriers set to maintain PFAS exclusions despite buyer concerns
The (re)insurance industry will have to maintain exclusions for many PFAS substances, also known as forever chemicals, until it can…
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Fiedler calls for withdrawal of blanket exclusions to back Ukraine reconstruction
German risk and insurance managers have called on the insurance and reinsurance market, potentially with state support, to reconsider its…
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GVNW ready as Fiedler takes the helm
German risk and insurance management association GVNW has risen to the many professional and market challenges presented to members since…
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Patrick Fiedler: The man in the hot seat
Patrick Fiedler, senior vice president of insurance at chemicals giant BASF and CEO of its captives Lucura Versicherungs in Germany…
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Insurers need to up their game and rebuild trust
The German and international insurance market did not cover itself in glory during the recent, and at times brutal, market…
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Supply chain risk in focus as Italian companies transition
During this year’s Italian leg of our Risk Frontiers Europe survey, Anra members identified supply chain risk as a major…
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Airmic interested in a UK captive regime but not under Solvency II
Airmic has told Commercial Risk Europe that it supports moves to introduce an onshore captive regime in the UK but…
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Ferma urges Spanish presidency to push key legislation over the line
Ferma has called on the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU to help deliver a more risk-based approach…
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Ferma increasingly hopeful SII reforms will change landscape for captives
Ferma has told Commercial Risk that it is increasingly hopeful that the ongoing review of Solvency II will usher in…
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Mounting calls for onshore EU captives despite hurdles
Several companies are now looking to establish captives in France following changes to the country’s captive laws, but calls for…
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Belrim planning for Golden Jubilee celebrations next year
Belrim will continue to focus on delivering its shorter one hour, virtual events for members alongside traditional day-long physical conferences…
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Associations can help bridge gap between carriers and insureds
UK insurance buyers believe Airmic and other national risk management associations can help foster greater dialogue with the insurance market…
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Hedemark named next Ferma president
Charlotte Hedemark will succeed Dirk Wegener as the next president of Ferma. She will take over on 17 October at…
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Ferma’s Wegener says real opportunity for risk managers to become corporate leaders
Ferma president Dirk Wegener told those gathered at the federation’s general assembly this week that the risk profession is now…
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Ferma re-elects six board members with Ramirez joining for the first time
Ferma has re-elected six board members and added Mario Ramirez, from Spanish association Agers. The announcement was made at the…
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Ferma and key market players call on EU to reignite discussions over PPP for systemic cyber risks
Ferma and a group of leading (re)insurers and brokers have called on the EU to reignite discussions over a public-private-partnership…