All Business Continuity articles – Page 23
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Features
Under pressure
Chaired by Nathan Skinner, this round table discussion in association with AXA looks at the current challenges facing risk management practitioners
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Features
Taxing issues
In Europe, the Kvaerner ruling set a legal precedent that companies must allocate premium to where the risk is located. Praveen Sharma examines the challenges and offers some helpful suggestions
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FeaturesThe gold standard
Alex Dali and Christopher Lajtha offer some practical tips for responding to the new risk management standard ISO 31000
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FeaturesGaining credit
Throughout the production and supply chains, credit lubricates transactions. But oiling the wheels is getting more difficult now, Tony Dowding writes
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Analysis
Summer clouds, silver linings
Mike Osborne discusses some of the lessons learnt from inclement summer weather and the threat of swine flu
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FeaturesDanger in the chain!
Companies continue to be brought down by the demise of a key supplier. Neil Hodge provides some guidelines on avoiding the pitfalls
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AnalysisResource wars and mass migration
Too few companies are making the effort to mitigate climate change risks
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FeaturesRefreshing the parts…
Nathan Skinner visits the giant Heineken brewery in Amsterdam and talks to Eric Bloem, the firm’s head of insurance
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Businesses cutting back on risk management
A third of risk managers polled said budgets are shrinking
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AnalysisFood security
A growing population is putting more pressure on global food resources which is increasing the risks of political and economic instability
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Human rights violations pose business risk
Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Russia, Iran and China all ranked extreme risk
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Pfizer fined $2.3bn for fraudulent marketing
The drug company marketed some of its drugs for off-label uses and paid kickbacks to incentivise medics to prescribe them
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Online onlyOFT wants tougher competition rules for directors
The Office of Fair Trading is considering widening its use of penalties against directors for breaching competition law
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Online onlyFirst UK firm charged under Corporate Manslaughter Act
Prosecutors intend to prove that senior management failings led to the death of a junior geologist
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Private companies increase investments
Optimism amongst CEOs signals a turn in the economy
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Online onlyUS hacker steals 130m records
Miami hacker reportedly worked for the secret service before turning rogue
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AnalysisClimate commitments
Companies and investors need to do more to deal with the risks arising from global warming
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Allstate settles class action suit
Personal lines giant settles for an undisclosed sum after nearly ten years
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Online onlyUS ruling raises spectre of contingent commissions
European risk managers express concern about a ruling that allows Illinois brokers to resume contingent commissions
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FRSGlobal compares global regulatory response to crisis
New report can be used as a guide to the new regulatory terrain for international firms
