All Asset Risks articles – Page 18
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Online onlyShipping Industry dismisses reports of targeted Somali piracy
Recent attacks have shown pirate gangs to be wholly opportunistic, says International Maritime Bureau
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Somali pirate attacks surpass 2008 figures
Incidents off the east coast of Somalia have surged this year
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S&P downgrades outlook on UK economy
The rating agency said the assessment was based on the UK’s mounting debt
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Online onlyInternal displacement at record high
Conflict and natural disasters forced 26m people to flee their homes in 2008
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AnalysisGlobal matters
Pandemics, internal displacement and storm surges loom large in 2009, according to a view from Maplecroft
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Online onlyIndustrial production drops 2 % in euro area
As a whole compared with a year earlier industrial production is down around 20%
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European captives welcome Solvency II framework
European Parliamentary vote is welcome step forward, says ECIROA
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Online onlyAIRMIC members reveal their pandemic fears
Loss of staff and service disruption are biggest pandemic concerns
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Online onlyConstruction sector failing to manage project risk
Breach of health and safety legislation is a common mistake, says Marsh
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FeaturesUnrest and uncertainty
The world is a risky place and economic recession has not helped, says Nathan Skinner
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FeaturesProjects under the microscope
The construction industry and its customers are in an economic vice, squeezed on one side by the downturn and, on the other, by radically reduced funding options, says Garry Booth
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FeaturesOut of the frying pan?
Using insurance to transfer a risk that you do not want to retain is fine. But you need to be sure that the insurers you are using are going to be there – solvent – should you need to call on them. Julian James explains
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AnalysisRansoms encourage piracy
Commercial shipping companies paying ransoms have made piracy a booming industry
