Features – Page 15

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    Final straight for corporate killing?

    2007-04-01T00:00:00Z

    It looks as if the proposed UK legislation on corporate killing may at last make it to the statute book. Andrew Stokes provides an update.

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    Performance of Commercial Buildings in Hurricanes

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    The hurricanes striking land in the US in 2004 and 2005 have provided a wealth of experience on commercial building writes Timothy Reinhold

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    Reflections in New Orleans

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    From a distance the roads look unremarkably. There are few cars, but it is the middle of the day. Closer up there is clearly something wrong.

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    Preventing losses in the chemical industry

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Safety risks are inherent to the operational process of chemical manufacturing plants and refineries, but also pose a major concern for chemical facilities in other types of industry. By Leonardo Piazzi

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    Understanding IT system failures

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    The failure of an organisation's IT network can be debilitating, and it is a risk that affects almost all companies, across all industry sectors. By Shaun Cooper

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    Hard lessons from windstorms

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Ports and transport facilities suffer badly in windstorms but the experience from major storms like Katrina can provide lessons to reduce future losses. By Ian Lush

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    Windstorm Kyrill: A glimpse into the future?

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Windstorm Kyrill is a reminder that windstorm is a real threat to insurers and reinsurers in Europe. By Julian Alovisi, Claire Souch and Jane Toothill

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    Lighthill Risk Network: a community of expertise

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    April 2007 sees the launch of the Lighthill Risk Network, an international community that will link business and research. By Paul Wilson and Peter Taylor

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    Programme Risk

    2007-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Gerard Gallagher says that programme risk is the internal audit 'blind spot' that keeps board members awake at nights.

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    The balancing act

    2007-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Bridget Hutter argues that balancing the interests of consumers and business, and balancing the advantages of regulation against its burdens, is a necessary part of a responsible debate.

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    A softer landing

    2007-03-12T00:00:00Z

    The acquisition of BAA by Ferrovial brings together two companies which both take risk management extremely seriously.

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    Environmentally aware

    2007-03-12T00:00:00Z

    StrategicRISK's Benchmarking Club respondents confirm that most European companies are well aware of their potential environmental liabilities.

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    Look before making the technology leap

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Do not invest in technology until you know exactly what you require it to do, say Chuck Teixeira and Grant Waterfall.

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    Topics and trends

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    A steady stream of regulation has imposed stringent requirements on European company directors and officers. Sue Copeman looks at the areas that risk professionals believe have implications for management liability in 2007.

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    Sri Lanka in the Shadow of Terrorism

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Since 1983, civil war and terrorism have, in the eyes of the international media at least, provided an ever present backdrop to Sri Lankan affairs.

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    Contingency Costs in Fighting Terrorism

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    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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    Ten Years of Earthquake - Insurance in Japan

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    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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    The WoW Factor in Hurricane Damage Mitigation

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Wall of wind (WoW) research capability developed by the International Hurricane Research Center in Florida will change standards for building practices and retrofitting technology of existing structur

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    What role for government?

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Frank Nutter, president of the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), answers some questions from Catastrophe Risk Management about the US market, including proposals for more government involvemen

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    A Model of Tenacity

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    A little over 20 years ago, a young woman, metaphorically clutching her new masters degrees in economics and business administration, went to work in Boston for the US subsidiary of one of Britain's l