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Week in Post: Rio 2016, diving doggies, a racism row and rejoice, the Insurance Act is finally here!
You know you’ve been bitten by the Olympic bug when you find yourself watching the weightlifting at 1:30am in the morning, hours before you have an event and need to be pretty sharp.
Insurance market prepared for Insurance Act finds Airmic survey
The Insurance Act has become official today and risk managers are confident insurers and brokers have prepared for the changes, according to research by the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers.
Innovation lessons insurers can take from lawyers
Insurers and lawyers don’t have a reputation of tech-savvy trailblazers. Yet some of them have adopted new technologies, including artificial intelligence. So, what works and what doesn’t?
QBE's Jeff Carr on partnerships in risk management
The future and what it holds was a dominant theme at this year’s Association of Insurance and Risk Managers conference, as the risk management community gathered to discuss emerging risks, the changing risk environment and how old threats are morphing…
Airmic 2016: Understanding cyber risk landscapes
Pre and post-incident loss testing is of paramount importance if companies wish to prepare for a cyber attack, and company boards should be more involved with cyber exposure prevention, according to the Cybercrime Research institute.
Airmic 2016: M&A plans should look at risk at an early stage
Insurance and risk should be on the table when companies merge, with the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers launching a guide for companies on the issue, in conjunction with Aon.
Airmic 2016: Risk managers concerned about broker conflicts of interest Airmic survey finds
Risk managers are increasingly worried about broker conflicts of interest and broker-controlled capacity according to the annual Association of Insurance and Risk Managers survey.
Airmic 2016: Scenario analysis guide launched for risk managers
Risk managers now have access to a ‘scenario analysis’ guide published by the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers.
Airmic 2016: Insurers are innovating but still have a long way to go
The insurance industry has been innovating now more than ever, but it still has some way to go before it is able to meet the growing demands of corporate customers.
Airmic 2016: Airmic publishes fair presentation clause
Airmic has published a clause to protect policyholders who innocently breach the duty of fair presentation introduced in the Insurance Act.
Risk managers ‘need to better understand cyber threats’
Risk management will have to further innovate to meet emerging cyber threats, the Airmic 2016 conference heard on Monday.
400 risk managers take up new chartered certification
More than 400 risk managers have made the switch to a new chartered qualification, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Interview: Clive Clarke, Airmic
Incoming Airmic chair Clive Clarke talks to Burhan Khadbai about his journey to the role and the key issues facing the risk management and insurance communities
Research: State of the Risk Management Nation: Part Three: Services
In the third part of this research, Michèle Bacchus asks the risk managers whether commodotisation is a concern and discusses the merits of the services offered by the insurance industry.
Video: Clive Clarke of Airmic
Incoming Airmic chair Clive Clarke talks about his journey to the role and what the key strategic objectives of the association are.
ABI: On the ropes?
A loss of members has raised concerns about the future of the ABI, but is the esteemed trade association weakened – or poised to make a resurgence?
Airmic urges buyers to take control through Insurance Act guide
Risk management association Airmic has today (6 January) launched its guide to the Insurance Act 2015, urging risk managers that it is their responsibility to take control of the buying process.
Airmic urges a 'pragmatic and flexible' approach for corporate customers following flooding
The current flooding in the north of England has underlined the need for businesses to buy insurance that is fit for purpose, and to support it with effective crisis planning according to the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers.
Reserving certainty a fillip for insurers in Enterprise Bill amendment
A proposed amendment to the Enterprise Bill under consideration by the House of Lords is being championed as giving insurers more certainty around reserving for damages relating to late claim payments.
Insurance Debate: Insurers will only truly meet customers’ needs when they become innovative says Airmic
According to Airmic there are reasons to be optimistic as there has been a significant improvement over the past ten years in customer care, driven by commercial and regulatory pressures, and these can only continue to have a beneficial effect.
Company bosses urged to see business benefits of insurance
Business leaders have been urged by risk management association Airmic and the Institute of Directors to stop seeing insurance as a ‘grudge purchase’ and start using it to enable them to take risks as they grow their business.
Ferma 2015: Ferma launches certification scheme at forum
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations today (5 October) launched its certification scheme, RIMAP.
Insurers wary of increased costs following Enterprise Bill proposal
Question marks have been raised over a proposed measure in the Enterprise Bill that could see insurers pay general damages to policyholders that have suffered additional loss because of an unreasonable delay in payment.
Insurance Act: The Insurance Act timebomb
The clock’s ticking, and now is the time for the market to get ready for the changes ahead.