In the second of a regular focus on European insurance companies and brokers, Post Europe talks to the management of Vanbreda, the Belgium-based broker, which is part of the EOS Risq group.
Post | 05 Mar 2010
Joining an international network can bring huge advantages for a UK-based broker. Rachel Gordon reports on the benefits involved.
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03 Mar 2010
Post Europe's sister publication, Risk magazine, has been right at the centre of the current controversy over Greek debt.
Post | 23 Feb 2010
Insurers need to now up the momentum in their design and implementation efforts for Solvency II, urges Stephen Lucas.
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23 Feb 2010
Preparing for Solvency IIis turning out to be a much bigger challenge than many initially anticipated. Sam Barrett reports on what companies are doing to scale up in time.
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23 Feb 2010
In the first of a regular focus on managers of European insurance companies and brokers, Post Europe talks to Ralf Geck of German-based broker Ecclesia Group.
Post | 19 Feb 2010
Jean Azéma, Groupama CEO, details his ideas for the group in interview.
Post | 17 Feb 2010
Andrew Power urges insurers to focus on the opportunities Solvency II creates, rather than getting bogged down in the mechanics of implementation.
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16 Feb 2010
Insurer thinking has evolved over the issue of Solvency II and Sam Barrett explains how they are being won round to seeing the potential benefits of implementation.
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16 Feb 2010
After a downturn in 2009, insurer merger and acquisition activity looks set to make a resurgence in the coming year. Amy Ellis reports.
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10 Feb 2010
Shariah-compliant Takaful insurance has had a rocky start in the UK. Daniel Dunkley reports on the problems it has encountered and where its strengths may lie.
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10 Feb 2010
With only a small number of major losses, this year has been declared boring by many market sources. Yet as reinsurance begins to recover from the credit crisis, the lack of major events can only be seen as a good thing for the industry. Reinsurance has put together a few of its favourite stories of 2009 for you, along with a few comments on how the stories developed over the following months.
Reinsurance | 30 Nov 2009
Cross-border fraud is a big threat for European insurers and to tackle it, they must work together and share information to fight crime. However, data protection is causing its own issues, writes Stephanie Denton.
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25 Nov 2009
Thomas Willkowei and Ralph Bunger of Global Re give a rundown of the French run-off market.
Reinsurance | 04 Nov 2009
Aviva has integrated 12 European operations in a 'quantum leap' transformation that it has said will not impact its UK arm.
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28 Oct 2009
The results of a member feedback survey have spurred Lloyd's of London on to extend its market
share by opening more offices in Europe. However, not everyone is convinced by this strategy, as
Sam Barrett reports.
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20 Oct 2009
RSA's European boss has admitted its decade-long 'strategic' association with HDI Gerling could become increasingly fraught as a result of its aggressive growth throughout the continent.
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13 Oct 2009
After years of impressive growth, Eastern Europe is feeling the pinch. Mairi Mallon looks at the state of the markets in the region,
Reinsurance | 01 May 2009
Dan Schwarzmann and Andrew Ward of PricewaterhouseCoopers explain how the views of the market gathered for its Third Survey of Discontinued Insurance Business in Europe support their opinion that times might be tough, but opportunities abound.
Reinsurance | 01 Apr 2009
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