Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce

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Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce

An organization in the United Kingdom for insurers and risk management companies. It is intended to promote best practices in the risk management sector. It is based in London.

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Organizations, Airmic suggested, tend to look at material threats if they have relevant data in hand and a sense of how these threats might be expected to play out.

UK Group Warns of Emerging Risks in More 'Volatile World': Boards are now required to be aware of emerging risks, detailing procedures in annual reports

But that kind of talk makes AIRMIC's Hopkin uneasy.

When quants ruled: sophisticated risk modeling put banks ahead of the class in risk management until their practices sparked the financial crisis. Will their problems damage risk management's credibility or help companies learn how to implement it more wisely?

AIRMIC executive director David Gamble welcomed the move.

Insurance boost for food industry

According to the AIRMIC members, the main risks faced by companies selling on the Internet are loss of reputation, falling customer service standards and fraud, although competitor activity is also regarded as a major threat to retailing success.

Shopping expertise still key

One of Kuraray's composite nonwovens is "Airmic," a four-layer construction for use in the food industry.

Kuraray: spunlacing and melt blowing focus

AIRMIC Annual June 3-5 Harrogate, Harrogate Convention

Best's Calendar: Trade Shows/Conferences

The UK-based Airmic risk management association has seen a doubling of female membership in the last 10 years.

Women at work: why women should lead risk management: female traits create great risk managers. This is good news for gender equality and even better news for business

Airmic chief executive John Hurrell delivered a powerful message about risk management at the latest "Tomorrow's Value" lecture.

Risk must be at core of strategy

In the United Kingdom, this year's annual conference of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) took place in June days before the new government unveiled an emergency budget designed to lop billions from Britain's unprecedented post-war budget deficit.

AIRMIC 2010: future uncertainties and global program pitfalls: the credit crunch, budget cuts and national deficits gave European risk managers much to talk about

The FIPG's work is ongoing with the insurance sector and organisations working in the fire risk field, and closely involves AIRMIC, the professional body for risk and insurance managers.

A guiding light for reducing fire risk: Kaarin Goodburn explains how spiralling fire insurance costs in the food manufacturing and cold storage industries can be reduced with a little help from the Food Industry Panels Group

Charles Morris, risk manager for the London Borough of Camden, will highlight stress as one of the most important issues facing employers when he speaks at the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) meeting at the International Convention Centre from June 4 - 6.