All Asset Risks articles – Page 26
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Universal Studios reopens after fire
All rides are operating but incident raises concern over fire saftey on movie sets
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P&I club publishes guide to P&I industry
Book focuses on the services provided by protection and indemnity clubs
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Total UK admits negligence, not liability
High Court rules Buncefield supervisor was negligent on night of explosion
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Aon comments on Exeter bomb
Explosion in Exeter highlights the need for companies to be vigilant, says broker
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NOAA predicts up to 16 named storms
For 2008, the outlook indicates a 60 to 70 % chance of 12 to 16 named storms including 2 to 5 major hurricanes
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FM Global releases risk data for first time
Release of property protection information reflects increasing interdependence of businesses
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China quake kills 7,000
State media reported the official death toll in the 7.8 magnitude quake
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Mayor must reveal flood plans: Aon
Without action Boris Johnson could be responsible for hikes in flood insurance premiums, says broker
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Earthquake threat remains high in US
New maps from the USGS show that earthquakes remain a serious threat in 46 States
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Commodity prices bite food companies
Continuity threatened with supply chains at risk, says Aon
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Refinery strike threatens fuel supplies
Grangemouth unions’ strike threatens fuel supplies to Scotland and North of England for a month
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Analysis
The risks of resource nationalism
Government intervention in the emerging market resource sector is growing. But what recourse do companies have against the power of the state?
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Firms complacent when it comes to fire safety
NURS says only 47% of small businesses may have knowledge of fire safety rules
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Piracy hot-spot shifts to Horn of Africa
Danish shipping companies have recently been the targets of a number of attacks in Somali waters, warns Willis
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Subprime D&O/E&O claims could reach $4bn: Fitch
Litigation stemming from subprime exposure could result in D&O and E&O insurance claims reaching $3bn to $4bn
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Catastrophe Risk
Subsidence losses set to rise as a result of global warming
Subsidence is a creeping catastrophe.
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Features
Perspective on financial terrorism and insurance
With thousands of properties spread across the globe, HSBC has a significant exposure to terrorism and experience of damage to its City of London offices from an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb in 1993. By Peter Walker
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Exposures: An industry solution at last?
The insurance industry is continuing its efforts to agree a standard for catastrophe exposure data. By Puneet Bhara
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Bringing brush fire risk under control
In the last decade US brush fire exposures have nearly tripled and the frequency of such events is clearly on the rise. By Amy Block
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London firms unprepared for terror attacks
Over one third of surveyed companies had no integrated BCM plan, says Marsh