All Physical Risk articles – Page 3
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Analysis
Insurers re-evaluate earthquake cover
After the Japanese earthquake, companies could find it much harder to buy catastrophe cover in hazardous zones, finds Sue Copeman
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Analysis
Deadly cucumbers
How has the German food health scare affected the risk management industry in Europe? Sue Copeman finds out
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Graphics
Infographic: Major terrorist attacks in the last ten years
Countries worldwide are on high alert following the death of the USA’s most wanted terrorist
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Analysis
Rates stay low despite catastrophes
Recent nat cats haven’t altered historic lows in property rates so what will it take to harden the insurance market?
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Comment
Ripples from Japan spread worldwide
Setbacks in motor and electronics not only damage Japan’s exports but have global knock-on effects
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Comment
Cyber wars
Computer crimes (AKA cyber risks) are a major concern in China. It’s got to the point where even official noises from the Chinese authorities (who are not known for their transparency on issues such as this) claims that cyber crime is a growing threat and is being taken extremely seriously
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Analysis
A king's ransom
Piracy exists outside the law and continues to grow every year. As political conflicts increase the situation is set to get worse, creating new and potentially dangerous risks to manage
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Analysis
VIDEO: Volcano threatens European airspace
A volcano located 200km east of Reykjavik has erupted but the wider impact should be limited
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Analysis
Beware Japanese "elephant trap" exposures
Experts warn companies to investigate far reaching business interruption losses
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Graphics
Risk Atlas: Hacking into insecurities
Cyber crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated, and increasingly malicious
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Analysis
CARM addresses cyber risk
French risk managers meet in Paris to discuss the threat of Web 2.0
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Analysis
Al Qaeda after Bin Laden
StrategicRISK spoke to two al-Qaeda experts to analyse the threat from international terrorists
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Analysis
Sony struggles to deal with cyber crime
The Playstation network hack continues to trouble the electronics giant
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Analysis
Japan decides who will pay for crisis
Tepco in furious debate over who will pay for Fukushima Daiichi plant accident
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Analysis
Al-Qaeda in Libya
Terrorists are exploiting the civil war in Libya, says Maplecroft’s Jordan Perry
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Features
How to: Clean up after your mess
The Environmental Liability Directive is creating waves throughout Europe, but some have concerns that its ethos remains misunderstood