All Insurance articles – Page 4
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InterviewsAm I insured for that?
Effective risk management is not just about plants and buildings. There is also crime and other less predictable risks - such as product breakdown liability - to worry about, Scania’s Martin Sijmons believes
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AnalysisQuake strikes Mexico
Buildings in the state of Guerrero were evacuated but no major damage is expected
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AnalysisTop five lessons from the Tōhoku earthquake
FM Global says businesses should rethink their supply chains and how to take preventive measures
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AnalysisRIMS applauds court ruling on broker transparency
The US risk management association commends the New York Appeals Court for upholding a broker compensation disclosure rule
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Analysis'Regulators should work with Gulf insurers to craft supervision that works'
MultaQa panel agrees that appropriate regulation is required to fix regulatory shortcomings
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AnalysisLatin American insurance market grew nearly 20% in 2010
All markets achieved a nominal increase, boosted by the life insurance sector
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AnalysisInsurers could face negative ratings in 2012/13
Standard & Poor’s cites various reasons why global insurance companies could face financial rating downgrades in the year ahead
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This Week's Top RiskS&P threatens to downgrade 15 eurozone sovereigns
Among the credit watch countries are ‘AAA’ rated The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Finland, Austria and also Germany
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AnalysisEurozone crisis: The UK insurers with the most to lose
The European debt crisis has spread to Italy and Spain, taking crisis fears to a new high. Could the most eurozone-exposed UK insurers present a threat to the industry as a whole?
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AnalysisAirmic plans a global compliance database
The database will be the first to provide guidance on global compliance on a territory-by-territory basis
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AnalysisIPCC assesses impact of climate change
The frequency of extremely hot days will increase by a factor of 10 in many regions, according to new report on the risks of climate change
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AnalysisCommercial risk premiums aren't being calculated properly, say insurers
Outdated systems are leading to incorrect premium calculations for commercial clients, according to MSM Risk Management
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AnalysisCommercial insurance premiums on the rise
RIMS survey reveals small rises in general liability, property and workers compensation commercial insurance premiums
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AnalysisFerma lobbies to change Brazil's insurance rules
Limits on capacity and threat to insurer security have raised many concerns for risk managers
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Special ReportsEnvironmental Special Report: The public perception
As the media’s eco focus grows, the public is becoming increasingly clued up about green matters. That means companies must ensure their environmental strategies are top notch or face harsh public scrutiny
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Special ReportsEnvironment Special Report: Exposure issues
Many companies are completely unaware of the potentially ecologically damaging products and methods they employ, making it difficult to ensure they are covered for all environmental eventualities
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Comment'Are we prepared for the storm that’s coming?'
Josef Ackermann’s doom-laden speech shocked the industry with his predictions of continued and deepening economic crisis, but he’s not the only one who fears the worst
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Special ReportsEnvironmental Special Report: Alternative methods
In the wake of several high-profile environmental disasters, many firms are looking at different resource extraction methods - but these are not without their own ecological consequences
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Special ReportsKnow your own appetite
Mid-sized companies seeking to survive and grow need a competitive edge. You have to be able to demonstrate that you are managing your business better than your peers, and that means taking on risk as well as guarding against it.
