Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce (Airmic)
Marsh's Joe Grogan on catering for the mid-market
Joe Grogan, CEO of corporate division at Marsh, says the insurance offering for mid-market firms is too disjointed and complex.
Research: Focus on fraud
What does a Greek merchant in 300BC delivering corn on a cargo ship have in common with nearly one-tenth of today’s UK population? The answer is insurance fraud. Michèle Bacchus takes a closer look.
This Week in Post: Is there a driver on board this truck?
Living in South London, I’m in an on-off relationship with my broadband connection. My unreliable web access is irritating – although it is probably not as bad as in certain rural areas.
Airmic's John Ludlow on the success of the Insurance Act
John Ludlow, CEO of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers, looks at the successes and failures of the Insurance Act, which came into force a year ago.
BIA 2017: The judges
Meet the judges who deliberated over the winning entries at this year's British Insurance Awards
Willis Towers Watson's Liz Lister on the benefits of specialist knowledge
The only absolute certainty in today’s modern world is change. Change creates new risks for all businesses, whether they are based in the north or south of the country, have international reach or are mid-market organisations.
I work in insurance: Georgina Oakes, Airmic
Oakes is research and development manager at the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers
Rising Star: Danielle Wishart, ASOS
Danielle Wishart is part of Airmic’s Fast Track committee. She works in the business assurance department at ASOS and is responsible for the Risk Register and business continuity programme. Wishart studied risk management at university and has gained a…
This Week: Stoic London
The generosity and heroic nature of Londoners came to the fore this week, when after two recent terrorism attacks the city saw the worst fire in recent history. Firefighters were heralded for entering the 24-storey flaming building and the community came…
Airmic 2017: Risk managers need to focus on the short term to tackle unpredictable risks
The risks facing UK firms are changing at such a pace that risk managers need to focus on the immediate short term not just the risks of the future, members of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers heard.
Airmic 2017: Market not yet consistent on Insurance Act, Airmic warns
Brokers are adopting different approaches to achieving a fair presentation of the risk under the Insurance Act, the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has warned.
Organisations not doing enough to ensure travel risk strategies are fit, Airmic warns
Organisations are not doing enough to ensure their travel risk strategies are “fit for the 21st century”, The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has warned.
Airmic 2017: Risk management 'unsustainable without new talent'
The relevance of risk management as a profession will suffer if it continues to fail to attract young talent, one of the industry's leading figures has said.
RSA's Neil Strickland on how technology can help risk management at large firms' smaller sites
For customers that operate across multiple sites of varying size and complexity, Neil Strickland, director for global consulting at RSA, says the application of new technology is addressing the challenge of how to provide cost-effective risk management…
Career File: John Ludlow
Ludlow named as CEO of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers
Enterprise Act: Paying the price for paying late
With the Enterprise Act coming into force on 4 May, policyholders will now be able to claim damages for late payment of claims. Are insurers ready?
John Ludlow to become Airmic CEO as Hurrell steps down
John Ludlow will replace John Hurrell as CEO of Airmic, to come into effect from 13 June 2017