All Risk News articles – Page 158
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Risk innovation: Europe’s Airbus to create retrievable black boxes after lessons learnt from MH370
Aircraft manufacturers assess new technology to create “floating” black boxes
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Julia Graham to join Airmic as technical director
Current FERMA president will create and chair an advisory board at Airmic
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ACE targets increasing liability exposures for tech firms
Insurer rolls out professional indemnity solution for tech firms in Europe amid heightened liability risks
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Law firm DWF to open Dubai office
The move is in response to demand from major insurer clients for legal advice on the ground
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European Parliament caps interchange fees to improve competition for card-based payments
New rules could lead to a reduction of about €6bn annually in hidden fees for consumer cards
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International (re)insurers “must develop niche products and local talent if they are to survive in the MEA market” – Chedid Re
A panel of five reinsurance chief executives outline the future for the market and how (re)insurers can build sustainable business
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General Court upholds prohibition of NYSE Euronext/Deutsche Börse merger
The merger would have created a quasi-monopoly of European financial derivatives traded globally on exchanges
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Lloyd’s targets international growth in Dubai and Qatar
Inga Beale, chief executive officer spells out plans to build insurance business in the Gulf Cooperation Council, ahead of launching its specialist underwriting platform in Dubai
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What are the practical considerations of the Insurance Act 2015?
The legislation will introduce fundamental reforms, including key changes to the duty to make a fair presentation
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More than half of 100 cities most exposed to nat cats are concentrated in four countries
Verisk Maplecroft’s Natural Hazards Risk Atlas 2015 reveals high concentration of cities exposed to natural hazards
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XL chief executive Mike McGavick’s top five factors for innovation in insurance
Globalisation and regulation on the list of factors affecting insurance industry by encouraging innovation
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Sharp fall in oil prices exacerbates political risk in oil-producing nations
Exchange transfer and sovereign non-payment risks rise in oil-priducing nations affected by global oil price fall
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Aviation industry under-prepared for cyber risks
The aviation sector is particularly vulnerable to cyber risk and “risk management professionals need to bring focus to this issue” − Willis
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New EU consultation on the future of European Neighbourhood Policy
The aim is to establish what relationships the Union should have with neighbouring countries
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Video: insurance chiefs on emerging risks, investment trends and improving corporate resilience
AXA CS, Zurich, Allied World and FM Global views on the challenging risk landscape in Europe and how businesses can build greater resilience
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Willis to target emerging market with a 49% stake in a leading Indian broker
Willis acts swiftly on favourable legislative changes regarding foreign investment in the insurance sector
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Herbert Smith Freehills' Paul Lewis on what policyholders should know about the UK Insurance Act 2015
Herbert Smith Freehills partner Paul Lewis explains the main changes introduced by the new Act
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StrategicRISK Asia wins Risk Management Journalism Award 2015
For its “comprehensive coverage of risk management-related issues”, StrategicRISK Asia won the Institute of Risk Management’s journalism award
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Video: QBE and ACE chiefs address challenges in managing intangible and emerging risks
QBE European operations chief executive Richard Pryce and ACE France country Nadia Côte answer challenging questions about the risk landscape
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Video: Two threats that will shake up the risk landscape
Three senior risk managers highlight the risks that pose significant challenges for 2015