Pandemic
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International SOS rolls out Covid-19 testing and vaccination solution for business
International SOS is rolling out a Covid-19 testing and vaccine solution to help companies manage their Covid-19 health and safety…
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Bakery firm Greggs sues Zurich for £100m over denied Covid-19 BI claim
UK bakery chain Greggs is suing Zurich Insurance for £100m over an unpaid Covid-19 business interruption (BI) claim. In a…
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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions continues turnaround with $425m profit and 91.1% CR
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has delivered a profit of $425m in the first nine months of this year and a…
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Mapfre Global Risks sees nine-month profits rise and combined ratio fall
Mapfre Global Risks has recorded profits of €25.9m for the first nine months and seen its combined ratio improve to…
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UK construction sector faces insolvency spike
Insolvencies in the UK construction sector could rise by as much as 25% in the next six months despite a…
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Benelux security ministers to deepen cooperation on crisis management
National security ministers from the Netherlands, Belgian and Luxembourg met this week to try and foster deeper cooperation on crisis…
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Pandemic layoffs could result in litigation surge in Canada
Employers in Canada may be facing a surge in lawsuits charging that they mishandled widespread layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic,…
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Levi offers risk management lessons from the Covid-19 frontline
Narim members who attended this year’s ‘live’ congress in Rotterdam were treated to a keynote presentation by Marcel Levi, currently…
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EC ‘cool’ on PPPs to boost resilience but parliament could yet change agenda, says MEP
An MEP told risk managers he fears the EC remains “cool” on public-private partnerships (PPPs) to protect business and society…
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Eiopa ready to back renewed call for PPPs for systemic risks
European risk managers can rely on the insurance supervisory community to continue to back the renewed campaign for public-private partnerships…
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Australian businesses lose BI Covid-19 test case
Australian businesses have lost a test case challenging insurers that denied payments for Covid-19 losses under their business interruption (BI)…
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Vaccine supply chains top target for cybercriminals
Vaccine supply chains and other potential vulnerabilities created by the Covid-19 pandemic are top targets for cybercriminals aiming to steal…
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Brokers raise concerns over Marsh’s role in UK’s live events reinsurance scheme: FT
The Financial Times newspaper has reported that the new UK government-backed reinsurance scheme for live events will be run by Marsh…
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Time to sort cyber risk data shortage, says Cotelle
The time has come for the EC to join with risk managers and help solve the shortfall in cyber risk…
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Directors need to accept Covid just a dry run
Europe’s directors need to wake up to the fact that the crisis period faced by all boards over the last…
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Commission open to discussion on systemic risk partnerships
Ferma has received a positive response from the European Commission today on its proposals for a public private partnership (PPP)…
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Ferma focusing on member resilience as Covid-19 reveals more work needed
Ferma is stepping up efforts to help members boost corporate resilience after its Covid-19 survey shows that progress has been…
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Insolvencies start to rise in Europe with 33% global peak next year: Atradius
Italy, the UK and Australia are predicted to record the highest levels of corporate insolvencies in the second half of…
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Ferma seeks to re-engage with EC on PPPs at Ferma Talks
Ferma aims to use its coming virtual event on 11-12 October to put proposals for public-private partnerships (PPPs) for catastrophe…