With just under a year to go until the UK leaves the EU a lot of attention has been paid to how the insurance industry is responding to Brexit and the disruption it will cause. There has been much less information about Captives - yet the implications for them are far-reaching. Simon Burtwell, Jenny Coletta, Ben Reid, and Martin Powell of EY provide an overview of the key challenges.
Businesses would benefit enormously from implementing risk management and business continuity strategies for hurricanes and other natural hazards. Owen Lewis of FM Global discusses what they can do.
Tracey Skinner is one of Airmic's big hitters. As Director of Insurance and Risk Financing at BT Group she heads up a team of eight with an overall insurance budget of £116 million and significant wider risk management responsibilities.
The bulk of insurance purchased by Airmic members comes from the London market. Its world-leading expertise, though, has not always been matched by the accessibility or cost-effectiveness of its systems.
The inaugural Business Excellence programme - held in partnership with XL Catlin - got off the ground last month with a full complement of twenty members taking part.
The Airmic annual dinner - one of the great business networking events of the year - is open for bookings. Members who apply by September will get an Early Bird discount of £100 a place.
The 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code, published last month by the Financial Reporting Council, is shorter and sharper than its predecessor and emphasises the importance of the way in which boards and companies apply the spirit of the Code Principles.
Airmic’s Technology Academy Day will explore the impact of technology and what Airmic members and their organisations need to do to prosper in the digital age. Keynote speaker Julian David, CEO of techUK told Mark Baylis that skill, diversity and data are key.
Airmic and the Commercial Risk Europe publication are partnering to host a construction risk management conference in London. The event, which takes place on September 11, will be used to launch a new Airmic Construction Special Industry Group (SIG).
Airmic member Northern Ireland Water has won a prestigious award in recognition of its enterprise-wide and proactive approach towards resilience, as well as an innovative insurance programme. The company and its customers are also winners, as Mark baylis reports.
Changes brought about by the Insurance Act 2015 in relation to basis clauses, warranties and other terms may have the knock-on effect of seeing the increased use of conditions precedent in policy wordings. Paul Lewis and Laura Moorhead of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP exp
Exhibition stands for the 2017 Airmic conference in Birmingham are now on sale to non-sponsors, the association has announced. The exhibition hall is one of the highlights of the annual Airmic conference, offering delegates networking opportunities, food and drink and entertainment.
Although Theresa May has said that "Brexit means Brexit", there is still a huge amount of uncertainty and debate about what it will actually look like. Ben Waterton of Arthur J. Gallagher urges risk managers to act now.
Cyber-attacks have become a fact of business life and being unprepared is no excuse. Sarah Hewitt of Arthur J. Gallagher offers advice on what an effective breach response plan should look like.
Airmic’s new website will be live in time for the annual conference with a different look and feel, greater ease of use, more member focus and compatibility with tablets and smart phones.