All Markets & Risks articles – Page 4

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    Market: Lloyd's

    2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

    For this year's annual review, Lloyd's has turned its focus outwards to "engage with the market"

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    Market: SME

    2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Forget the recession: the heat is still on in the SME sector

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    Market: Loss adjusters

    2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

    This rapidly evolving market requires more and more from its claims experts

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    Market: Law firms' professional indemnity

    2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

    As the season for solicitors' professional indemnity (PI) renewals enters full swing, insurers are continuing to lessen their exposure to this market

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    Reinsurance round-up

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    As the 2009 hurricane season gets off to a mild start, all eyes in the reinsurance sector are free to focus on which companies are merging. Two recent deals may herald a new wave of consolidation. Meanwhile, reinsurers were encouraged by a judgment from the House of Lords, made on ...

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    Risk Round-up

    2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Companies in the West will have to come to terms with increased competition from their developing market counterparts

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    Market: Marine and Cargo

    2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Rates remain flat but premium income is reducing

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    Risk: Claims management

    2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Replacing your legacy software can offer flexibility, greater efficiency, and even save money

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    Market: High net worth

    2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Despite a tough economy, the high net worth sector is resilient and primed for future prosperity. A large proportion may be under-insured, however, which is providing plenty of scope for savvy insurers to promote their specialised policies

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    Market: Disaster recovery

    2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Cutbacks by insurers may prove a false economy, warn disaster recovery contractors

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    Risk: Travel

    2009-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Gross written premium (GWP) in the UK travel insurance market fell by about 1.1% last year compared to 2007, writes Lauren MacGillivray.

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    Event insurance

    2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Event insurers cover both major and small-scale occasions

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    Reinsurance Round-up

    2009-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Global Reinsurance editor David Sandham looks at the latest reinsurance stories making the headlines

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    Risk round-up

    2009-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Extractive industries’ responsibilities

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    Markets: Aerospace

    2009-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The aerospace market will remain stable despite the Air France jet disaster

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    Personal lines: Time for change

    2009-06-10T00:00:00Z

    The good times in UK personal lines are over. Insurers that have been enjoying profitable business for the past four or five years will see their profits slashed in half this year compared with 2007, warns an Oliver Wyman report, writes Lauren MacGillivray.The international management consulting firm’s report, UK Personal ...

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    Risk round-up

    2009-06-03T00:00:00Z

    The latest risk management news

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    Markets: SME sector

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    So what can be attracting the major brokers to the £1440bn SME sector? Well, apart from accounting for just over half of the UK’s turnover, small and medium-sized enterprises also make up a startling 99.9% of private companies, according to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, writes Katie ...

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    Risk: Weddings

    2009-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Other than not having the bride show up for the wedding, losing the bride’s wedding ring minutes before the ceremony is surely every groom’s worst nightmare, writes Angelique Ruzicka.

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    Market: Commercial lines

    2009-05-13T00:00:00Z

    Analysis of aggregate trading data on the Acturis System for commercial lines business