Analysis – Page 24
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AnalysisACE appoints Emma Bartolo as UK and Ireland environmental risk manager
Bartolo will be responsible for the management of the firm’s growing environmental liability book in the UK and Ireland
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AnalysisEurope’s top three emerging insurance markets: Turkey, Poland and Russia
ACE’s Joseph Clabby highlights five business lines that present opportunities in emerging Europe for insurers and brokers
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AIG to expand into the wholesale London market
The insurer also aims to promote its aviation and energy businesses
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AnalysisUS nuclear site at risk of explosion warns defence board
Area around Hanford site at risk of contamination
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AnalysisJapan breaks China’s grip on rare earth metal monopoly
Supply chains have been disrupted since 2009 after China withheld exports
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Insurers in Germany seek more renewable energy investment
GDV calls for improved security and stability
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AnalysisLegal bills soar to $20m following whistleblowing spike
Regulatory investigations up 17% year-on-year
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AnalysisEnergy firms face increased cyber risk in political war zones
Threats stem from malicious intent and lax company technological systems
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AnalysisObama issues order to bolster US cyber-defences
President issues executive order that will improve the sharing of classified information between government and operators of critical infrastructur.
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AnalysisEU plan to make companies report cyber attacks
Proposed national computer emergency response teams would deal with reported breaches
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AnalysisIncreasing political violence and regime instability risks in 2013: Marsh and Maplecroft
Number of nations experiencing escalating political violence up 36% on a year ago
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AnalysisKidnapping risk from Mali jihadists: Exclusive Analysis
Operations in Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad could all be at risk
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AnalysisMiddle East still a market despite anti-westernism
While a video has inflamed anti-US feeling, the region’s appetite for doing business with Western companies has not yet been reduced
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AnalysisFracking given green light in UK
Announcement comes on same day as Committee on Climate Change says focus on renewable energy would be cheaper for consumers
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AnalysisIs fracking really clean?
Hydraulic fracturing continues to spread rapidly across the globe as a popular method of natural gas extraction. But there are mounting concerns about its contribution to groundwater pollution and long-term environmental impact
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FERMA Seminar: EU 8th Directive remains unclear
Survey reveals many risk managers are still unaware of the impact of the directive
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AnalysisWillis: LatAm energy industry should beware looming threats
Energy and insurance industries must work together in order to satisfy the growing global demand for energy
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AnalysisSumatra quake may have broken up Indian Ocean plate
Series of massive earthquakes in April may result in the creation of a new tectonic plate
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AnalysisJapan’s posts $9.6bn trade deficit
Imports have risen against exports for the third year in a row creating the country’s biggest deficit since Fukushima
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DVS 2012: The consequence of staying put is the failure to stay apace with change
Insurers need to innovate to stay relevant in a fast-moving commercial world. That is the message from DVS keynote speaker XL CEO Michael S. McGavick





