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Study : obese face higher risk of dying in a car crash
Obese people face a much higher risk -- of up to 80 per cent -- of dying in a car collision compared with people...
Aon Benfield : launches Solvency II report with practical support for the CRO
Aon Benfield has launched the ‘CRO Guide to Solvency II’ to help chief risk officers (CROs) maintain a competitive position and boost financial strength...
Insurance and the Flood Risk
Flood risk is on an upward trajectory for British homeowners, with the most recent report from the Environment Agency putting the number of properties...
Country Risk Report : Nigeria
The Work Risk Review has released their latest Counrty Risk Report, this time focusing on Nigeria.
The report outlines a number of risks affecting the...
Aon releases 2012 Political Risk Map
While most of the insurance risk headlines center around natural disasters, political risks can often have equally damaging effects on the sector.
According to Aon...
Oracle to help businesses with Solvency II compliancy
A new product to help businesses comply with Solvency II has been released today. Oracle Insurance announced their newest product, 'Applications for Risk and...
CII releases first of 7 risk reports
To mark the centenary of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) gaining its Royal Charter, on 5 February 1912, the Institute is undertaking a major...
What are the biggest fears of companies today?
Economic risks, business interruption and destructive natural catastrophes are the risks which business fear the most, according to a recent study by Allianz Glabal...
Brit Insurance : warns about PI risks in the wake of relaxation of market regulations
As of the 6 October, many medium-large law firms in the UK will take the opportunity to break free from the shackles that have...
Fitch Ratings : Risk Japan conference
Fitch Solutions is pleased to confirm that it is sponsoring the Risk Japan forum, the premier event for risk and investment professionals across the...
Mike Wilkins / IAG : adapting to changing risk
The enormous scale of destruction and human loss arising from recent catastrophes has horrified us all and highlighted the vulnerability of our towns, regions...
US run on iodide pills despite reassurances
US authorities sought Wednesday to reassure Americans that there is minimal health risk here of radioactivity from Japan, as a US iodide pill maker...
Insurance cover for festival fun
From New Orleans, to Venice and Rio de Janeiro, people are dancing in the streets.
It’s Mardi Gras season, and millions of revellers throughout the...
AEGIS London moves into livestock
AEGIS London, the UK-based subsidiary of AEGIS (Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited), has moved into livestock underwriting with the appointment of experienced...
ABI warns against giving false information for motor information
Thousands of motorists are putting their motor insurance cover at risk and driving illegally by knowingly giving false information or failing to disclose important...
AON’s Political Risk Map for 2011
While the world economy is broadly on the road to recovery, the level of political risk has risen in more countries than it has...
Aon :advice for UK businesses affected by the Big Freeze
As the Big Freeze in the UK shows no signs of abating, Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, is advising...
Solvency II : nat cat calculation ignores 15 years of critical evolution
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, is warning that natural catastrophe calculations are ignoring 15 years of critical evolution under the currently proposed...
Acquisition : Munich Re to acquire Windsor Health Group
Munich Re has agreed to acquire Windsor Health Group, Inc. (Windsor). The planned purchase is a further step in Munich Health’s strategy to strengthen...
Swiss Re transfers USD 175 million of extreme mortality risk to the capital markets through the Vita securitization programme
Swiss Re today announced the transfer of USD 175 million of extreme mortality risk to the capital markets through the Vita securitization programme.
This is...
