Airmic conference
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.
Reputational Risk: A rotten apple…
It takes years to build a reputation and minutes to ruin it. How can companies protect themselves against reputational risk?
Trade Voice: Innovation: evolution or revolution?
A fresh approach is needed to tackle change, one that involves greater collaboration, says
Airmic 2015: Five things we learned from the Airmic panel debate
Often seen as nothing more than an opportunity for broker and insurer finger pointing, this year’s Airmic panel debate benefited from the presence of a risk manager in the form of BP insurance manager Lesley Harding.
Airmic 2015: Airmic and Reputation Institute publish reputational risk guidance
Airmic and the Reputation Institute have released a step-by-step guide to managing reputational risk.
Uninsurable risk: No-go zone
According to businesses, six of the top 10 risks facing them are deemed uninsurable. Are insurers being innovative enough to address the problem?
Airmic 2015: Crawford report highlights importance of scenario planning
Crawford & Company has urged corporates to consider pre-loss and scenario planning in their risk management programmes after research conducted by the loss adjuster found that emerging and intangible risk categories require an increasing demand for…
Airmic 2015: Mactavish unveils Insurance Act guidance
Mactavish has launched a seven-point protocol to guide business compliance with the Insurance Act 2015.
LMA and IUA release Insurance Act guide
The Lloyd's Market Association and the International Underwriting Association have published a guide to the Insurance Act 2015 to help readers understand any potential challenges under the new law.
Airmic conference 2015: As it happened
Couldn't make it to Liverpool? Catch up with all the news, views and gossip from the Airmic 2015 conference - with Post's blog.
Airmic: Speakers and sessions to look out for
This year’s Airmic conference, on 15 to 17 June, will see attendees descend on Liverpool. Post caught up with some of the speakers to find out a bit more about them and what they thought this year’s talking points would be – and has picked out some key…
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.