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The Future of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation - or How Special is the Insurance Sector?
Subject to certain conditions, the current Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (BER) exempts important forms of cooperation in the insurance industry from the application of the prohibition of anti-competitive practices...Read more

Jeannine Bartmann
Head of Competition, IP and IT-Law, Allianz SE, Germany
International Insurance Programs - Legal Frictions and Solutions
Risk transfer from multinational corporations to global insurance underwriters, together with associated servicing needs, are sometimes in discord with long standing regulatory insurance rules and tax requirements. Yet the Globalisation...Read more
Martin Strnad
Head Legal Global Corporate, Zurich Insurance Company, Switzerland
Prevent Me if You Can
Frank W. Abagnale is probably the best known identity thief and author of Catch Me if You Can and The Art of the Steal. Mr. Abagnale, now fully-reformed and a...Read more
Mike Fahey
General Counsel/Company Secretary, Thrasio, UK
Reach of U.S. Hands Across the Waters May Impact
It's been "a hard day's night" for in-house counsel in the U.S. as the "revolution" from corporate confidante to corporate gatekeeper continued through 2007 into 2008. During this transition claims...Read more

Susan Friedman
Area Vice President & Group Coverage Counsel, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., USA
Horizontal Competitor Contact: 'Don't call us and we won't call you'
EC Sectoral inquiry into business insurances and the new draft guidelines on information exchanges in the Maritime Transport Sector: What are the key findings in the inquiry, what is the...Read more

Lee Callaghan
General Counsel International Markets. Group Competition Counsel, Aviva, UK
Aviva embraces the bear - developing Aviva's new Russian business
When Aviva decided to enter the Russian market, our goal was to establish a top 5 market position over a 5 year period. At that time, we had no local...Read more

Lee Callaghan
General Counsel International Markets. Group Competition Counsel, Aviva, UK