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Analysis
Terrorism risk is on the rise
Terrorist atrocities increased 15% last year with Nigeria, Egypt and Pakistan all at high risk
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Downturn spurs more litigation
Around a quarter of companies polled expect the number of claims brought by whistleblowers to increase
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Reforming civil litigation
Lord Justice Jackson’s preliminary report on costs in civil litigation in England and Wales
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Securities litigation up slightly
Advisen tracked 169 global securities cases in the first quarter of 2009
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Madoff fraud will have huge impact on insurers
Investors in Madoff’s funds will inevitably face action from disgruntled clients, says JLT
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High Court removes insurers’ asbestos get-out
Reed Smith says the ‘landmark’ ruling clears up a grey area around historic liabilities
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California recovers nearly $13m for wildfire claims
The insurance regulator said it had to chase insurance companies to resolve claims from last year’s wildfires
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Credit crunch a ‘breeding ground for fraud’
AIRMIC members warned to expect increased losses
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OECD blasts Britain’s soft touch on bribery
The international organisation demanded the UK adopt proper anti-bribery laws
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Regulators are top concern for FS firms
Penalties for data breaches are more worrying than reputation damage, according to survey
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Smarter risk management can help beat crunch: Marsh
Some simple actions around insurance and risk management can help free up cash for use in the business, says the broker
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Lords press parliament to take online security seriously
Government debates the subject of cyber crime and online security
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Financial system at risk of shutting down: Bush
President Bush tried to convince Congress and the American public to pass the proposed $700bn bailout for the financial sector
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Why risk management has not failed
The collapse of world famous financial institutions, supposedly experts in risk taking, has revealed serious problems with the way markets operate. But what does it mean for risk managers?
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Lehman files for bankruptcy
The investment bank becomes the latest high profile victim of the global credit crunch
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Features
Risk engineering
In a competitive environment, preventing loss is vital. Nathan Skinner garners the thoughts of five risk managers on the subject
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Essential criteria for the creation of reliable cyber insurance
If there is valuable data, you can guarantee threats to its security will not be far behind
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Xerox settles $670m securities lawsuit
The settlement resolves an eight-year-old securities lawsuit