Association News
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Airmic riding high but still looks to broaden appeal
In its fiftieth anniversary year, the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (Airmic) is at a high point, according to…
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Happy 50th Airmic
Airmic this year celebrates its 50th birthday and over the last half a century it has helped insurance buyers find…
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Wikipedia type tool to track counterparty exposure free for Airmic members
A new service that keeps track of insurers and helps manage aggregate counterparty exposures is being made available to Airmic…
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Financial interest clauses little more than a ‘pipe-dream’ claims Spanish lawyer
The idea that financial interest clauses can neatly meet compliance concerns over global insurance programmes is no more than a…
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Aggregation doubts compound risk of class actions
European companies face increased risk from class actions due to an absence of rules governing the aggregation of claims, legal…
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Ferma urges EC to leave subscription market alone
Ferma has warned the European Commission that any restrictions to the subscription insurance market will work to the disadvantage of…
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Compliance database moves closer but leading insurers yet to commit
The Airmic-driven global insurance compliance database to help buyers get to grips with the difficulties of placing international insurance coverages…
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Insurance law has enterprise-wide repercussions
Insurance law is important to all risk managers whether they deal with insurance or not. If a big claim goes…
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Opinion divided on new UK regulatory regime—Airmic gives cautious welcome
On 1 April the UK ushered in a new regulatory regime with two new bodies, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA)…
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The time is right–comment
Last month saw an excellent RIMS conference and easily the best that this observer has attended in over 20 years…
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Cooperation and innovation needed to boost risk industries, says Narim
Greater risk industry cooperation and innovative thinking from key players are needed to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing…
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Ferma vows to fight back on watered down broker transparency rules in EU
Ferma president Jorge Luzzi used his place on the stage at last month’s RIMS conference to promise European risk managers…
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German insurers under fire for shock tactics
Germany’srisk managers voiced sharp criticism of individual insurers that leave customers in the lurch by the sudden withdrawal of cover…
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US CRO salaries rise 7.5% since 2008 despite impact of crisis
A Compensation Survey carried out by RIMS, the US risk management association, has found that Chief Risk Officers' (CRO) average…
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Peru creates association as risk management spreads in Latin America
The spreading of risk management across Latin America has taken another step forward with the creation of Peru's risk management…
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Airmic confident ‘tide has turned’ in disclosure debate
The UK insurance buyers' association Airmic says that reform of the country's more than 100-year-old insurance contract law now looks…
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AMRAE re-elects president Canaméras and chooses new board member
France's risk management association has re-elected Gilbert Canaméras as president and named Sophie Maguer, the risk manager at Euro Disney,…
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Risk community in Asia organised as PARIMA is launched in Singapore
The Pan-Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) was launched at the start of this month at a conference attended…
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Lobbying on Solvency II captive concerns tops Swerma agenda
The Swedish Risk Management Association (Swerma) has three key goals this year—lobbying local authorities on Solvency II on behalf of…
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Freedom of choice a concern as France adopts mandatory health insurance
French companies fear a new law set to make complementary health insurance mandatory for all employees in the private sector…