Executive & D&O
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Eastern Europe braces for higher levels of trade credit risk
Trade credit risk is expected to increase in eastern Europe next year as GDP growth slows and fewer businesses in…
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Innovative insurance solution paves way for new Tanzania rail line
A new high-speed railway line project in Tanzania is to be supported by brokers Marsh, through a $95m innovative bank…
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Aon boosts M&A expertise for infrastructure clients
Aon has named Charlie Garrood as head of infrastructure M&A for the EMEA region. Mr Garrood joins Aon from PwC…
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Claims hit one in five insured M&A deals, with large transactions more exposed: AIG
Transaction risks in merger and acquisition deals remain high, with a claim on one in every five (19%) warranty and…
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Insurers expect rise in silent cyber losses, finds Willis Re survey
More insurers across the globe are expecting to report silent cyber losses across all lines of business except workers’ compensation…
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Second US firm hit with shareholder action over readiness for GDPR
Experts have warned that companies, and their top management, face even greater risks from the GDPR in certain parts of…
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Wijnants to join XL Catlin from Zurich as head of Benelux
Alain Wijnants has been appointed Benelux regional manager for XL Catlin’s insurance business. He will join the firm on 1…
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Chubb appoints Amtrust’s Janet Edey head of management liability for UK and Ireland
Chubb has appointed Janet Edey as head of management liability for the UK and Ireland. In her new role, Ms…
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Need for investment insurance to support African growth
The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has urged Nigeria and other countries to focus on de-risking their economies to drive…
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Merger lawsuits in US labelled ‘highway robbery’ as insurance claims soar
Lawsuits objecting to corporate mergers in the US are “highway robbery”, with the cost of claims against insurance policies for…
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New head of global FINEX for Willis Towers Watson
Jeremy Wall has been appointed as head of global FINEX at Willis Towers Watson. Mr Wall has been a key…
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CNA Hardy appoints Buege to head new specialty unit
Commercial insurer CNA Hardy has appointed Rhonda Buege to head up a new unit that will focus on specialty business…
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Brexit effect identified in 2018’s EU-UK trade: Atradius
Exports between the European Union and UK have already been affected by the UK’s decision to leave the bloc, according…
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Baker McKenzie financial services team joins DLA Piper in Belgium
A team of financial services and insurance lawyers from Baker McKenzie has joined DLA Piper in Antwerp, Belgium. Pierre Berger,…
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Insurance has key role to play in PPP across Africa
Insurance should play a bigger role in enabling public-private partnerships (PPP) for major African infrastructure developments, according to a new…
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B2B payments in the Americas delayed further during 2018, warns Atradius
Companies in the Americas have taken an average 63 days to pay bills to suppliers and other businesses this year,…
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Déjà vu as Q2 risks mirror 2012-2013 slowdown: Coface
Risk signals in the second quarter of 2018 are similar to the slowdown of global trade conditions in 2012 to…
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Time runs out for contract certainty as London lobby group calls for grandfathering to resolve ‘crisis’
Cross-border insurance contracts and pensions affected by Brexit must be grandfathered after the UK leaves the EU, argues TheCityUK in…
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UK trade credit claims hit record Q1 high on back of Carillion fallout: ABI
The UK has seen its highest level of trade credit insurance claims since 2009 with the £54m paid out in…
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Carillion highlights D&O insolvency culpability, with claims on the way
The collapse of Carillion earlier this year has shed light on how directors are increasingly being found culpable when a…