Association News
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‘Just get stuck in’
Nicola Harvey has enjoyed an eventful year in the AIRMIC chair. Stuart Collins asked her about what she felt the…
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Ladies@Risk wins NARIM Award
Yvonne du Floo, Quality and Risk Manager at Synbra Holding and Jacqueline Plessius, Global Insurance Manager at TNT, the ‘founding…
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FERMA to respond to EU proposals on corporate governance and risk management
FERMA is preparing its response to the European Commission’s latest discussion paper on corporate governance that includes focus on the…
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FERMA advises EC to calm down on collective redress
A Europe-wide approach to consumer collective redress driven by the European Union would have a seriously negative effect on the…
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French risk managers step up communication effort on risks
Risk managers are all too aware that it is not easy sometimes to talk about their jobs. People often do…
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AMRAE and audit group urge active co-operation to raise risk profile
The recent financial and economic crisis that was sparked by the credit crunch has exposed the fact that most companies…
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Time for action on global programmes
When experts gathered in London for Commercial Risk Europe’s Global Programmes seminar last month it soon became very clear that…
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Cartel fears could hamper German rate rises following cats-DVS
German industrial insurers could fail to achieve a market-wide hardening of rates and conditions because of fears of another probe…
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Niche approach key for German industrial insurers facing profit squeeze
German industrial insurers are enjoying rising premium income in key lines, but are suffering from margins that have been too…
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Loss of Bulgarian association a wake-up call for more industry support
The loss of the Bulgarian Risk Management Association at the start of the year illustrates what can happen to a…
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Changes to Brazilian insurance law welcome but not enough-FERMA
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has welcomed recent amendments to a much-criticised reinsurance law in Brazil, but…
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Czech risk managers and brokers look to adopt transparency protocol
ASPAR CZ, the Czech risk management association, is in the midst of discussions with the country’s broker association on adopting…
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Deutsche Bank’s chairman Ackermann named FERMA Forum keynote speaker
As the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) prepares for its 2011 risk management forum in October it has…
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FERMA wants its joint BIPAR protocol principles to be in new IMD
FERMA wants the principles of the non-binding protocol it agreed to with the European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries (BIPAR) late…
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Polrisk moves forward on several fronts to raise risk management standards
Polrisk, the Polish risk management society, is spearheading a number of new projects that are designed to raise the standard…
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Intense competition drives innovation and service among large insurers
Europe’s leading corporate insurance groups are stepping up their efforts to raise service levels in key areas such as global…
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FERMA’s skate to victory promotes upcoming Forum in Stockholm
FERMA has completed the most challenging part of the promotion for its upcoming Risk Management Forum in Stockholm as individuals…
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Solvency II will help clear out fringe capacity claim insurers
Solvency II will put low-cost insurers under the spotlight and make it harder for risk managers to justify the use…
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Lord Levene warns against over regulation
The chairman of Lloyds’ of London, Lord Levene, has joined the chorus of insurance leaders who have warned against the…
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India’s benefits come at a risk
As French companies rush to take advantage of India’s breakneck economic growth, they also face risks that are particular to…
