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Product recall 11 Oct, 2017

When Negative Publicity Comes to Dinner – food safety scandal at 2 Sisters Food Group

A recent food safety scandal in the UK involved employees at one of the largest suppliers of supermarket chicken in the country, 2 Sisters Food Group, allegedly altering slaughter dates in order to extend the products’ shelf life.

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Kidnap & ransom 28 Sept, 2017

4 crucial stages of a K&R incident and how to build resilience

KIDNAP FOR RANSOM RESPONSE: THE IMPORTANCE OF RESILIENCE The noun resilience stems from the Latin resiliens, “to rebound or recoil”. The word is us...

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Kidnap & ransom 20 Sept, 2017

Why do armed fighters attack aid workers?

We’ve previously posted a piece on the threat of kidnapping and violence against aid workers around the world, specifically Yemen due to the ongoing and increasingly vicious conflict in the region. It is an undeniable and unfortunate fact that aid...

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Product recall 12 Sept, 2017

What effect is Brexit having on UK food and beverage manufacturers?

Brexit conjures up different reactions from different parties, but regardless of which camp you may have found yourself in last summer, there is no denying that the landscape for UK food and beverage manufacturers is somewhat in limbo for the midt...

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Digital healthcare 11 Sept, 2017

CFC launches new insurance solution for US-based eHealth companies

Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC Underwriting, today announces the launch of a brand new insurance solution for US companies and individual practitioners who provide telemedicine and other eHealth services.

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Product recall 4 Sept, 2017

Pacemakers recalled due to hacking risk

The news that half a million (500,000) pacemakers by health technology firm Abbott have been recalled over fears they may be tampered with remotely illustrates an increasingly common problem – as technology becomes ‘smarter’ it also becomes more v...

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Product recall 1 Sept, 2017

Webinar: Product Recall

As part of CFC’s series of e-learning sessions, the Crisis Management team is holding a webinar to walk you through product recall insurance.

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Product recall 29 Aug, 2017

Allergen Mislabelling in Canada – The Usual Suspects?

Allergen mislabelling is likely a food manufacturer’s pet hate – should be easy to avoid, but it just isn’t. Why? Your supplier might deliver ingredients which include certain allergens despite your specifications to the contrary. Your labelling s...

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Kidnap & ransom 18 Aug, 2017

Means, motive, opportunity: Why Yemen has become a hotspot for aid worker kidnapping

As the threats facing international aid workers increase around the world, Yemen consistently stands out as a major venue for aid worker kidnappings. Francesca Fazey explores the combination of factors that have contributed to this threat.

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Kidnap & ransom 22 May, 2017

We’ve partnered with leading kidnap response consultant, EOS Risk

EOS Risk will join red24 and S-RM on CFC’s panel of experienced security companies specialising in global kidnap and extortion incidents.

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Transaction Liability 2 Mar, 2017

CFC increases limits on transaction liability products

Today, we’re happy to announce that we have increased the available limits of our transaction liability insurance product suite across all territories.

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Digital healthcare 9 Feb, 2017

CFC launches medical malpractice

We are pleased to announce today that we are expanding our presence in the UK medical malpractice insurance market with the launch of a new product offering.

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Transaction Liability 4 Apr, 2016

CFC launches Transaction Liability product suite

Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC, today announces the launch of its transaction liability insurance capability suite.

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Product recall 18 Mar, 2016

CFC launches new product recall suite

Specialist lines underwriting agency CFC today announces the launch of its new suite of insurance products for the product recall market.

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Transaction Liability 8 Feb, 2016

CFC grows transaction liability team

CFC Underwriting has added two new underwriters to its growing transaction liability team.

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