Commercial Insurance in challenging times
August 25, 2015
The tough economic climate has put tremendous pressure on most businesses. Unfortunately, in a bid to cut costs many business owners make the potentially fatal decision of reducing their insurance cover without fully understanding their…
Commercial insurance seems to be doing much better than personal lines at the moment. However, the pressure is still on due to increased competition and a suppressed economy. COVER chatted to Justin Keevy, Camargue Senior…
Guernsey’s international insurers total more than 800
August 24, 2015
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) licensed 45 new international insurers during the first six months of this year. This comprised six limited companies, two Protected Cell Companies (PCCs), 30 PCC cells, one Incorporated Cell…
Success in both business and war requires clever planning and proactive defences that are impenetrable and built to stand strong against a variety of attacks from different directions, says Warwick Goldie, head of Hollard Specialist…
The issue of bogus qualifications has received increased attention recently when it was revealed that the former head of engineering at The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) had lied about his qualifications. This…
Reinvigoration and Resilience
August 19, 2015
The Global Risks Report 2015, recently published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Zurich, revealed that the next biggest threat to the stability of the world would likely come from the risk…
The four Investment Risks
August 17, 2015
Investment Risks For many people a vital and driving goal – at least monetarily speaking – is the need to be financially secure; to not be beholden to anyone. This is a translation of personal…
Climate change & Risk Management
August 6, 2015
As a result of the rise in weather related natural disasters, infrastructure development and construction projects are highly volatile and prone to losses, and if not managed carefully the entire
