Airmic conference
Editor's Comment: The biggest risks
Next week the great and the good of the risk management sector will gather in Liverpool to raise the profile of risk and discuss the pressing issues for the market, ultimately, looking to the insurance industry for help solving them.
Understanding brand value holding up progress in reputation coverage
Difficulty quantifying brand value is hampering the development of the reputational insurance market, despite increasing demand from companies to protect their brands from the threat of social media onslaughts.
Airmic Head to Head: Insurance Act
This year’s Airmic conference has the theme ‘Raising the profile of risk’. With that in mind, Post asked some leading industry figures to go head-to-head on the Insurance Act.
Airmic Head to Head: Business Interruption
This year’s Airmic conference has the theme ‘Raising the profile of risk’. With that in mind, Post asked some leading industry figures to go head-to-head on business interruption.
Interview - Patrick Smith: The business of risk
Post caught up with new Airmic chairman Patrick Smith to find out his plans for the organisation and hear more on how risk management is making its way up to the boardroom.
Airmic: Liverpool Lowdown
With Airmic’s 2015 conference taking place in Liverpool. Post asked industry movers and shakers about which city hotspots they’ll be checking out and what they expect from this year’s event.
Airmic Head to Head: Reputation
This year’s Airmic conference has the theme ‘Raising the profile of risk’. With that in mind, Post asked some leading industry figures to go head-to-head on reputational risks.
Risk managers dispute reputation is an 'uninsurable risk' and urge innovation
Damage to a company’s reputation is insurable despite widespread preconceptions that it cannot be covered according to the risk mangers' trade body.
Companies must pay more for certainty says Airmic's Hurrell
Companies should be willing to pay a higher premium for contract certainty when it comes to business critical insurance products, according to Association of Insurance and Risk Managers' CEO John Hurrell.
Increasingly complex risks spark calls for overarching leadership
Company boards should consider appointing “an executive voice” to focus on their organisations' most important and strategic risks, according to a report claiming that boards are failing to navigate increasingly complex risks.
Graham to rejoin Airmic in technical director role
Former Airmic chair and president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations Julia Graham will be joining the association as technical director from 1 May.
Roundtable - Insurance Act: Facing up to the challenges ahead
Having been granted Royal Assent last month, the replacement for the Marine Insurance Act 1906 will come into force in August 2016. How will the industry cope with adapting to the reforms?
Marsh call for all-risk BI gets Airmic support
The risk management industry has backed a call from global broker Marsh to overhaul business interruption policies and make them more relevant to modern customer demands.
IUA calls for innovative emerging risks cover
The board of the International Underwriting Association has discussed the challenges of providing cover for emerging risks at a recent meeting with risk managers association Airmic.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 12 February
Penny has experienced her fair share of ungrateful dinner guests and so it was with sympathy that she regarded the situation of broking powerhouse Willis last week.
Insurance Bill awaits royal assent after passing in Commons
The Insurance Bill passed unanimously in the House of Commons today (3 February) and is now only waiting for Royal Assent to become law.
Hacking: One step ahead
The problems caused by the question of making company systems more secure from hacking continues to prey on the industry’s mind. But just how can they stop unauthorised people from breaking down their digital doors?
In Series: Corporate Risk: Threats on the radar
Insurers can help companies with their risk management strategies by offering products that anticipate the challenges of the future
In Series: Corporate risk: Upping the pace
How can commerical insurance industry innovation better keep up with the ever-increasing speed of technological advancement and changing demands from UK businesses?
The POST Power List 2014
After much deliberation, Post finally reveals the top 10 shining lights of the insurance industry, along with details of who we think would play them in a movie of their life, to complete the Post Power List.
Trade Voice: Bringing forward policy issuance
In no other area of business would a deal worth potentially hundreds of millions of pounds be entered into without a written contract.
Pool Re-style cyber terrorism facility could stimulate the market for insurance
Cyber insurance concept raised at CFC Cyber Symposium
Trade bodies fight for re-worded clauses to be restored to Insurance Bill
Biba and Airmic address House of Lords' committee in attempt to restore axed clauses
Airmic calls for one-day policy issuance to become industry norm
Airmic has called on, insurers, brokers and risk managers to work together to start the renewal process earlier and change market practice, in a bid to achieve day-one policy issuance.