Association News
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Den Dekker challenges Bipar, EC on disclosure
Disagreements have emerged between Ferma and Bipar, the European federation of insurance broker associations, about the protocol on disclosure and…
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Big improvements reported on Nordic ERM processes
Enterprise risk management (ERM) is improving in the Nordic region as companies catch up with their European counterparts, according to…
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Risk managers urged to grasp opportunity for broader role
Traditional risk managers risk being caught like ‘rabbits in headlights’ if they do not assume a broader role in their…
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Risk managers seek clarification on Solvency II, captives and IMD
The insurance industry is still not convinced about the new wave of regulatory changes to be implemented by the European…
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Looking to the future-Julia Graham
As well as dealing with a range of European issues Ferma is set to turn its attention to matters beyond…
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Improved relationships across risk transfer chain top Dennery’s agenda
Michel Dennery, the Deputy Chief Risk Officer at GDF Suez, the French utility group, is the new vice-president of Ferma.…
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Man with a mission-Comment
Jorge Luzzi of Pirelli takes over at Ferma at an interesting and very challenging time for the European and international…
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Den Dekker urges insurers to crack the CBI problem
Peter den Dekker, President of Ferma, yesterday called for greater co-operation between the insurance and reinsurance industry and risk managers…
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Insurers and regulators pressured to take global programme effort seriously
If the leading industrial insurers hope that they can quietly evade the effort by European risk managers to deliver an…
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Companies must have response strategies for business interruption
The ability of companies to respond quickly when their facilities are hit by a disaster is crucial if they are…
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Futurologist speaker says ‘use your imagination’
Risk managers should embrace uncertainty, avoid becoming a tickbox function and ensure that their role is correctly perceived by top…
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Risk controls need to improve but not through more regulation–Ackermann
Risk management is ‘crucial’ for the success of the financial industry, especially for banking firms, the Ferma Forum was a…
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A global brief-Jorge Luzzi
Rodrigo Amaral interviewed new Ferma President Jorge Luzzi for the first time about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead…
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French captive experts fear for the sector, rate hikes under Solvency II
French risk managers and brokers who recently gathered in Paris for a debate on Solvency II organised by Amrae were…
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Progress made on global programmes industry database
The effort to create a global database to help risk managers ensure that their global programmes are compliant took some…
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Jorge Luzzi elected President of Ferma
Jorge Luzzi, Group Risk Management Director for Pirelli worldwide, has been elected as the next president of the Federation of…
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Maltese and Slovenian risk management associations join Ferma
Ferma this week announced that the risk management associations of Malta and Slovenia have been accepted as its latest members.…
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Forum set to be platform for education progress
With risk management increasingly in the spotlight following the credit crunch of 2008 and other high profile incidents ranging from…
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inex24 reports rising interest at home; opens international talks
Interest in inex24, the web-based collaboration platform for the industrial insurance sector, is fast-rising among German insurance managers after news…
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Market finally hits bottom and ready to turn: Insurers
Insurers of German industrial business expect the market to stabilise and start to harden over the next six months, despite…
