RM News
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RMIA outsources operations to ANZIIF to focus on growth
Australia’s risk management association has decided to relieve itself of administration but says the decision was made to improve services…
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New risks, new world
The French risk and insurance management profession set a big challenge for themselves and insurers during this year’s AMRAE conference…
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Mission Impossible? – Johny Merlot
Emerging risks and the ability of the insurance industry to rise to the changing risk and insurance needs of their…
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Risk managers must train ‘risk owners’ on the board
Risk management education experts urge the professionals to spread the word up the corporate ladder while interest is high.
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Buyers, insurers and brokers still grappling with ELD’s complexities
The Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) finally reached implementation in all 27 E.U. member states at the end of 2009, two…
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Demand for captives in national oil sector expected to grow
Only a small portion of national oil companies (NOCs) currently operate a captive insurance company, but, broker Marsh believes that…
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Emphasis must shift from risk assessment to response and velocity
The recent financial and economic crisis has proved beyond doubt that companies must redirect their risk management efforts from risk…
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Captive groups seek talks with ministers and EC on Solvency II
[BRUSSELS]—Leading representatives of Europe’s captive community hope to sit down with national finance ministers of the European Union Member States…
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Brussels opens ‘discussion’ on broker pay with CEIOPS
The pressure on European risk managers and their brokers to find an industry agreement on broker pay to remove potential…
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Chartis creates new Captive Practice Group
Chartis Insurance UK Limited has set up a Captive Practice Group that brings together risk management, risk finance, underwriting, legal,…
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Risk response not assessment is the key – Comment
I have to confess that when I see a speech on enterprise risk management scheduled at a conference I usually…
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ISO’s Knight affirms opposition to “tick and flick” certification of standards
Kevin Knight, Chair of the ISO working group that recently published a global risk management standard, says that he and…
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Global think tank maps top risk governance failings
The Geneva-based International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) has published a far-reaching report that lists and describes the most common risk…
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Emerging Risk Unit unveils system to identify new food risks
The Brussels-based Emerging Risks Unit (EMRISK), a specialist unit of the European Commission, has developed a system to routinely monitor…
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Time to get real in Brussels – Comment
The European Commission is driving the news agenda in the European corporate insurance buyer’s world this week as the debate…
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Captive groups makes last ditch plea to finance ministers on Solvency II
Leading representatives of Europe’s captive community have written a joint letter to the national finance ministers of the European Union…
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U.S. risk managers face new disclosure rules from SEC by month end
The majority of public U.S. companies will have to comply with new disclosure requirements on risk management as of February…
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Tougher Solvency II rules threaten captives cull
Up to 40% of captives may be forced to close as a result of increasingly punitive capital charges imposed by…
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AMRAE opens debate on terror cover analysis
[PARIS] - AMRAE, the French risk management association, has opened talks with the F.F.S.A., the French insurance association, to try…
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Insurer security still number one concern for U.K. buyers
[LONDON]—Insurer security remains a top priority for corporate insurance buyers but they are using a range of information sources to…