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Risk InnovationHow does delay-in-start-up insurance work?
Delay-in-start-up (DSU) insurance is a much-misunderstood product – something that can have very real costs implications for business when things go wrong.
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Building through the ages
Struggling to attract talented new recruits, the construction industry is being forced to adapt to young people’s changing expectations. The bad news is that success is likely to be years away
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Risk Innovation'Understanding the political risks outside the EU is something the industry doesn’t always get right'
Ewan Cresswell, Managing director, Integra Technical Service
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Now’s the time to turn green
Sustainability is a significant challenge for the construction industry. But as governments demand action and the market grows apace, the issue has become impossible to ignore
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Chain reactions
‘There may be only two manufacturers in the world of what you need. You need to know what their capacity is. If one has problems, is there capacity available in the other? If there isn’t, there will be an awful lot of delayed projects’
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FeaturesMultinationals lack clarity over crisis risk solutions – XL Group
Misunderstanding of risks in emerging countries can unhinge operations when a crisis strikes, insurer warns
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Analysis'EU and Russia must find a way to work together'
Western observers are warning of a second Cold War but what’s really going on in the Kremlin – and how much is Vladimir Putin prepared to gamble?
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Special ReportsRisk management in the construction industry: report
The worldwide financial crisis affected construction particularly hard. Now all the signs are that the industry in Europe is recovering. StrategicRISK, in association with Zurich, are pleased to present this report into the key risks facing the industry.
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Risk Innovation'We are a multinational, so we need to have the right people in the right place at the right time'
Kevin Morecroft, head of risk, Skanska civil engineering
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Risk Innovation'There are some significant risk exposures that we manage day to day that can’t be insured'
Rob Halstead, Head of risk management, Crossrail
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Risk Innovation'The risk manager must interface more broadly with human resources'
Chris Whitehead, Group head of sustainability and innovation, Balfour Beatty
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Risk Innovation'We need to to do something to attract women engineers into the industry'
Anders Esbjörnsson, group risk manager and managing director, NCC AB
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OpinionProfile: Kathryn Wallin, risk manager at Marriott
After a meteoric rise, the risk manager for Marriott is spearheading plans to re-energise an ageing profession
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FeaturesBeazley’s space odyssey
The insurer’s head of space underwriting speaks to StrategicRISK about starting a space division from scratch in a difficult marketplace
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AnalysisTime to invest in covert e-tracking for cargo carriers − XL
Covert e-tracking could save your cargo, market share and even your life, says XL Group chief underwriting officer for global marine and offshore energy Lee Meyrick
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FeaturesFlight into the unknown
As the first plane to attempt a round-the-world trip using the power of the sun alone, Solar Impulse 2 is a unique risk – so what convinced one insurer to support it against all odds?
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FeaturesRage against the regime
The risk of conflict and political violence is increasing in size and severity for multinationals
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OpinionEditor's opinion: 'For too long, the EU’s lawmakers have been a law unto themselves.’
Mike Jones on the widespread dissillusionment towards the EU, evidenced by the emerging support for far-right parties across Europe
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Analysis'We must evolve faster than our clients on the topic of risk’
The role of the risk advisor continues to evolve, according to Aon president and chief executive Greg Case
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OpinionGlobal captive market growth set to continue
Captive advisory and practice leader, Nick Gale says flourishing interest from SMEs and a growing awareness of non-traditional risks spell good news for captive insurance
