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EMB: Company market lags behind Lloyd's on commercial performance
Commercial property insurance rates are unlikely to rise significantly any time soon despite attempts by some companies to talk up the market, according to an assessment by actuarial consultancy EMB.
PMI providers weigh into IPT debate
Any rise in insurance premium tax will severely hit an NHS already under pressure, according to the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries.
Aon lists five earthquke hotspots
Aon Benfield has identified the Caribbean, Cascadia in North America, Chile, Indonesia and Japan as areas where mega-earthquakes of moment magnitude (Mw) 8+ are most likely to occur in the future.
Guy Carpenter launches French flood map
Guy Carpenter has completed the development of a state-of-the-art probabilistic flood model for mainland France.
EMB: Company market lags behind Lloyd's on commercial performance
Commercial property insurance rates are unlikely to rise significantly any time soon despite attempts by some companies to talk up the market, according to an assessment by actuarial consultancy EMB.
Guy Carpenter launches French flood map
Guy Carpenter has completed the development of a state-of-the-art probabilistic flood model for mainland France.
Postscript - 20 years ago: Second oil spillage hits insurers
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
Career development & CSR news: Ask the expert
My recent interview feedback has said I come across as over-confident in my abilities — and sometimes even aggressively self-promoting. How can I remedy this while still striking the right balance?
Haywards defends its title
Staff from Haywards Heath-based First Central Insurance Management, the service provider for online motor insurer First Central, defended their title and won the annual Action For Children Football Tournament, which is organised by recruitment agency…
Career development & CSR news: World Cup policy advice
Employers have been advised to implement a policy to deal with potential staff absences during the 2010 World Cup.
Career development & CSR news: Ecclesiastical launches new underwriting training course
Ecclesiastical has embarked on a new academy-style training programme aimed at producing a workforce of "well-rounded underwriters".
Equity World Cup competition - week two - Win some wine
Our World Cup competition continues, with more great prizes up for grabs — including an Ipad.
RSA accident defensibility
RSA has launched a claims defensibility programme for large corporate clients to enhance risk management issues surrounding accidents in the workplace.
Ace launches real-time monitoring tool
Multinational clients of Ace UK are set to benefit from real-time management and monitoring of their insurance programmes with the launch of Worldview this week, a web-based portal clients can access direct from their desktops.
Risk managers need board level support, claims survey
UK corporations remain overly reliant on insurance as a catch-all solution and are failing to take risk seriously as a board issue by delegating responsibility downwards. These are among the key initial findings of a three-year study being undertaken by…
Cyber liability exposure
Cyber liability is the most significant emerging liability exposure in the UK, according to the Airmic's first-ever benchmarking study into the casualty insurance market, carried out jointly with Advisen.
Passion is important
Passion and politics are just as important as technical skills when it comes to securing today's top risk management roles.
Risk to reputation
Eighteen years of independent corporate governance reviews have failed to reduce the risk to shareholder value and corporate reputation, according to Matthew Bates, Heath Lambert's head of risk management.
Labour MP calls for government to reveal ELIB outcome
A newly elected Labour MP has called on the government to reveal the outcome of a consultation into the establishment of an employers' liability insurance bureau undertaken before the general election.
NIG mapping tool
NIG has rolled out a new geospatial mapping tool covering the whole of the UK including Northern Ireland.
QLP and DAC join forces
Insurance broker QLP and law firm Davies Arnold Cooper have joined forces to launch a risk management tool aimed at helping law firms reduce their exposure to professional indemnity insurance price and provision volatility.
Tyco extends contract
Tyco Risk Management has extended its third-party administrations contract with Cunningham Lindsey for a further two years.
XL launches claims defensibility service
XL Insurance has launched a claims defensibility service aimed at helping companies manage their liability risks.
Spot check tool aims to defuse credit hire tension
Accident Exchange Group subsidiary APU is set to launch a new online spot hire rate service aimed at "defusing the tension" in the credit hire industry.