News / Press Releases
NEW AIRMIC CHAIRMAN IN PLEDGE TO SPREAD UNDERSTANDING OF RISK
06 Jun 2007
Colin Campbell, the incoming AIRMIC chairman, has made "Communicating Risk Management" his theme for the year.
UK companies face increased product recall exposures
05 Jun 2007
Recent changes in EU product recall legislation have created a far riskier environment for UK companies, the Airmic annual conference heard today.
CALL TO INSURERS FOR MORE INCLUSIVE POLLUTION COVER
05 Jun 2007
An on-going tentative atmosphere is making it unnecessarily difficult to obtain environmental liability cover for pollution, an AIRMIC conference workshop heard today.
AIRMIC CALLS FOR MORE DATA ON INSURER WILLINGNESS TO PAY
09 Mar 2007
The insurance industry's record on paying claims is a cause of continuing concern to commercial buyers, AIRMIC Technical Director Paul Hopkin told a conference at Lloyd's today.
AIRMIC SETS UP COMPANY TO PROMOTE RISK MANAGEMENT LEARNING
10 Jan 2007
AIRMIC has set up a company to promote understanding of risk management in the wider business community in a move that means Executive Director David Gamble will be stepping down from the position he has held since 1998.
"DON'T BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND" ADVICE
14 Jun 2006
There is an alternative way to address accidents and illnesses at work, the AIRMIC conference heard today.
Environmental risks reveal gaps in cover
14 Jun 2006
Many companies believe their public liability insurance covers them against environmental risks only to discover that they do not, Valerie Fogleman of Lovells told delegates at the annual AIRMIC conference in Bournemouth today.
Businesses need to consider the risks of of an aging workforce, Britain's top companies warned
14 Jun 2006
Older workforces will mean added risk and opportunity in equal measure. Either way, they are going to be a fact of life and employers need to get on top of the issues.
"Keep it simple" risk management lessons from July 7 London bombings
14 Jun 2006
Transport for London's emergency plans had been completely rewritten shortly before the July 7 tube bombings, the risk manager responsible for overseeing them told the AIRMIC conference today.
Risk managers told to punch their weight
14 Jun 2006
But he was surprised risk managers were not "punching their weight" in the drive for improvement considering the choice and power they hold within the insurance market. AIRMIC members alone account for 75% of the FTSE 100.