All Business Continuity articles – Page 55
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Buncefield Revisited
A breakfast seminar with the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA) in London looked at the business continuity lessons from the fire at the Buncefield oil storage depot on 11 December 2005.
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Features
Ten Years of Earthquake - Insurance in Japan
In this article, we look back over the past 10 years in the Japanese insurance industry with the focus on earthquake coverage. We also attempt to make some predictions for the future direction of eart
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Features
Froogle continuity!
Google's 'Froogle' service compares cheapest internet sources for common consumer items. Business continuity solution economics prove harder to evaluate. Ian Hammond gives his company's own top ten affordable continuity "must-haves"
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Features
Contingency Costs in Fighting Terrorism
The costs of a terrorism incident - both in terms of human suffering and monetary loss - are catastrophic. Thwarting a terrorist attack can also be disruptive and expensive for business.
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Features
Competing in the age of the continuous enterprise
Keith Tilley believes that companies outside the financial services sector are generally unaware of the damage that downtime causes and of how to prevent it.
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Features
Staying in business after the storm
For a company in a hurricane prone area, a hurricane emergency plan may mean the difference between being back in operation quickly and going out of business for good.
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Business as usual?
You have a problem and you need to switch to your alternative off-site facility. But will it be the seamless transition you planned for? Jared Landin discusses how you can avoid unpleasant surprises.
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Building an effective incident handling team
Klaus Majewski describes one security manager's novel approach to on-the-job training.
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Modelling Offshore Energy Risk
Two years of devastating hurricanes pose the question - can offshore energy risk be modelled?
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Features
A positive approach
Sophie Gaultier-Gaillard and Jean-Paul Louisot discuss the need to assess and mitigate risk to reputation.
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Features
Taking the complexities out of BCP
Is business continuity planning getting too ambitious and too complex? A simple, practical plan is best, says Dennis Thomas.
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Pulling the plug on telecoms
Are you feeling confident that your business continuity plan covers everything? Then pull the plug on your telephone system and see what happens, says Graham Chick
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Features
MANAGING SALFORD'S ICT RISK
Technology has transformed the way information is handled at Salford City Council, but has brought new risks Web-based training has helped to bring home the importance of good risk management to all I
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Analysis
COMPLACENCY PUTS UK ORGANISATIONS AT RISK
Many UK organisations are failing to prepare for disruption, despite evidence outlining the business benefits of disaster planning, says a survey published last month by the Chartered Management Insti
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Features
EMBEDDING BUSINESS CONTINUITY ...
Using a case study from a recent project, Alex Hindson and Simon Allen outline a practical approach to implementing business continuity management across a global specialised manufacturing company as
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Features
Publication Reviews
Two new editions of books which look at preventing disasters, and managing the issues which lead to them, make good reading for risk managers, says Andrew Leslie
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Features
Be flexible
Graham Chick argues the case for organisations to adopt a more flexible approach to remote working for employees
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Features
UK fire regulations may require a new approach
Is current industry practice in fire risk assessment enough to meet the forthcoming regulation in this area? Not according to Dr Jason Clement, who says companies are missing out on the full benefits
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Analysis
Preparing for a pandemic
Marsh has published practical advice for businesses to assist them with their business continuity plans in light of the risk of an avian flu pandemic
