RM News
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Alarm and IRM Team up on Risk Event
Alarm, the U.K. public risk management association, has entered into a joint initiative with the IRM in Northern Ireland to…
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AIRMIC warns Commission Solvency II ‘out of all proportion’
AIRMIC, the U.K. insurance and risk managers association, has added its weight to the growing opposition to Solvency II, Europe’s…
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IRM and NORIMA confirm education initiative
The Institute of Risk Management and the Norwegian Risk Management Association, NORIMA, have announced a joint education initiative whereby NORIMA…
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Non-life rates could rise by up to 20% because of tougher Solvency rules says CEA
Pressure on the architects of Solvency II, Europe’s planned new capital adequacy regime for the insurance sector, to relax recently…
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Association calls for automatic disclosure for Dutch brokers
The Dutch insurers’ association, the Verbond van Verzekeraars (NVV), has published a position paper on broker remuneration that calls for…
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Russian insurance buyers may benefit from tougher licensing rules
The Russian parliament has proposed tighter licensing and merger regulations for the country's insurance industry, according to news agency Reuters.
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Insurers and buyers fear rash E.C. decision on mandatory environmental coverage
A European Commission report on the efficiency of the Environmental Liability Directives (ELD) is due next month and could recommend…
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U.K. exporters unfairly suffer from lack of cover and government backing
Exporters in the U.K. are suffering from an “unfair playing field” when competing with European and global competitors as its…
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Don’t let the politicians pass the ELD buck – Comment
There is no bigger supporter of cross-border efforts to try and save the environment from man’s rapacious appetite for natural…
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Flat market for corporate business forecast by major European carriers
During a series of interviews carried out with a group of executives from Europe’s leading industrial insurance carriers just before…
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WEF report warns of threat from ‘creeping risks’
Risk managers should read the annual Global Risks report published by the World Economic Forum as it contains some important…
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Reinsurers edge forward as few cats and solid capital levels force flat renewals
Insurance buyers should be pleased to see that the reinsurers suffered a flat year end renewal as competition remained high,…
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New World, New Risks; Time to help save the planet – Comment
This, the second, issue of Commercial Risk Europe appears to be dominated by one common theme. That is, the ever-rising…
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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…
