Association News
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All rosy in the U.K. insurance buyer’s garden
U.K. insurance buyers will have left the AIRMIC 2010 conference in Manchester relieved to hear that the cost of coverage…
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AIRMIC bangs the drum
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky over Manchester during the recent AIRMIC conference, and the same could be said…
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Soft market set to continue says AIRMIC Forum panel
The soft market shows no sign of ending, according to experts on the AIRMIC Forum panel, who also questioned the…
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Willis CEO urges brokers to embrace transparency
With the thorny issue of broker remuneration still under consideration at the European Commission, as part of its review of…
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Policy wording and compliance the key issues for Global Programmes
As globalisation continues its march and organisations have to increasingly consider the issues surrounding global insurance programs, a workshop at…
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AIRMIC 2010 conference-highlights
This year's AIRMIC conference in Manchester attracted a record number of delegates and was a lively event during which many…
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NARIM – Confidence in insurance industry undermined by Solvency II issues
At the annual NARIM conference held last month key themes were member concerns over Solvency II and the need for…
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Narim – risk managers urged to extend frontiers
Insurance risk managers need to sell the value of insurance to senior colleagues to avoid corporate isolation, according to experts…
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IT software for risk managers immature but can provide important tools
Software that helps to gather and process data about the risks faced by companies is still at a low level…
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First AIRMIC Casualty benchmark completes suite
AIRMIC unveiled the results of its first-ever benchmarking study into the Casualty insurance market at its conference this week, which…
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AIRMIC unveils plans to tackle ‘failings’ in law on disclosure
AIRMIC will issue a guide for members in early Autumn to tackle what it sees as the failings in the…
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AIRMIC conference breaks all records but members believe soft market is over
With record numbers of AIRMIC members attending, and the largest ever exhibition, Paul Howard, AIRMIC’s Chairman, was in buoyant mood…
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French companies hit risk learning curve as Chinese trade grows–AMRAE
French companies must learn new ways of dealing with the risks involved with doing business in China as the country’s…
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FERMA elects vice-presidents
The FERMA board has elected both Julia Graham, Chief Risk Officer of law firm DLA Piper UK, and Jorge Luzzi,…
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Reputational risk top concern for AIRMIC members
Reputational risk is the leading concern for U.K. risk managers according to the annual survey of members carried out by…
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Captives under pressure
As debates continues as to the future role of captives, in light of the potential impacts of Solvency II and…
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AIRMIC grows on back of eventful year
Paul Howard concludes his year as Chairman of AIRMIC at its conference in Manchester this month. The J. Sainsbury’s Risk…
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Crisis boosts interest in training among U.K. risk managers
Ahead of this month’s AIRMIC conference, Ben Norris talked to CEO John Hurrell about the U.K. risk management association’s latest…
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AIRMIC prepares to tackle ‘unfair’ disclosure rules with market
AIRMIC has opened talks with the insurance market to address concerns that the current law that governs disclosure in the…
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DVS to tackle emerging risks with insurance market
The apparent inability of the industrial insurance market to react to so-called emerging risks with innovative new covers was a…