Allianz predicts Brazilian insurance industry will see significant growth this year Allianz, Europe’s largest insurance organization, has high hopes for the insurance industry in Brazil. The country boasts of one of the most promising insurance markets in the world, partly due to an expanding economy and the relatively low number of natural disasters it has seen over the past year. Brazil has begun investing heavily in its infrastructure, especially where…

WARREN, NJ, February 1, 2012– Life sciences companies can avoid costly delays in beginning clinical trials in China and Brazil by downloading local insurance certificates through WORLDcert. This online system from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies can now also be used to instantly obtain specimen policy language for trials in many countries where ethics committees require the review of insurance contract terms and conditions. “WORLDcert enables clinical trial sponsors,…

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) is calling upon the Brazilian government to make changes to new insurance regulations, claiming that they will threaten the ability of insurers to provide coverage for large commercial industries as well as drive up the cost of coverage. The regulations are scheduled to take effect by the end of the month, which has incited FERMA to take such an unusual step in…