FERMA News

IFRIMA Joins Call for Brazil to Rollback Insurance Law Changes

The International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations (IFRIMA) has called for Brazil to reconsider two legislative resolutions, which it describes as “harmful to Brazil’s interests in having a modern insurance system, taking into consideration the international reinsurance and …

FERMA Calls for Withdrawal of New Brazilian Reinsurance Regulations

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has called on the Brazilian government to withdraw two new reinsurance regulations due to enter into force on March 31st, “because they threaten to reduce the capacity for coverage of large commercial …

FERMA Calls for ‘Mandatory’ Protocol for Broker/Company Transactions

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has issued a response concerning the revised European Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD), which states that it “should incorporate binding standards of transparency for brokers in their relationship with insurance buyers no matter …

Huber Named as New Project Coordinator for FERMA Team

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has expanded its office team with the appointment of Silke Huber as project coordinator. She will be involved with FERMA’s events, particularly the Risk Management Forum and Seminar, website and other projects. …

FERMA VP Spells Out Challenges for 2011

Julia Graham, vice-president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) examined some of the most intractable issues the insurance industry, and its clients, will be facing in the coming year. Here are her conclusions: — In the context …