All Regions articles – Page 52
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Online onlyNew manslaughter offence won’t apply until 2010
Safety charity predicts the new offence will only start applying to large organisations in relation to deaths that take place after 2010
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Online onlyGlobal fuel security could foil UK nuclear plans
Threats to supply of uranium are the biggest chalenge to the government's nuclear expansion plans, says Aon
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AnalysisRipples spread from the subprime crisis
Large multinational firms are at risk of an increased threat of claims as a result of rising volatility in the financial markets
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Online onlyRIMS backs Paulson’s regulatory revamp
The buyers’ association supports the call for an optional federal charter for insurance regulation
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Online onlyLords call for carbon reporting standards
The Lords have passed an amendment so that all companies will have to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions
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Online onlyDiscrimination widespread in UK: Study
Age discrimination remains a serious problem in UK businesses, finds a new survey
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AnalysisRisk retention in Scandinavia
More and more public sector authorities in Scandinavia are looking to self insure
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Online onlyRegulatory reform not a response to crisis: US Treasury
Financial market regulatory overhaul should not take place until after current market turmoil is resolved, says US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
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Online onlyFirms over-optimistic about their approach to BCM
Many firms overrate their own level of BCM, finds survey
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Online onlyAon expects surge in corporate manslaughter convictions
Broker urges companies to improve health and safety controls
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FeaturesIn the wake of SocGen
Yet another financial scandal has highlighted the weaknesses of some organisations’ internal control. Are companies failing to learn lessons from the past? Or has the operating environment changed so much that it is making these lessons irrelevant?
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AIRMIC PortfolioA unified voice needed
Lord Hunt of Wirral, has called on groups representing risk management professionals to come together and create a united voice
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FeaturesRisk management progresses
Rafal Rudnicki provides an overview on how risk management is evolving in Poland
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Feedback from members
AIRMIC is conducting a confidential study of the realities of working life for risk managers in the UK's major companies in co-operation with StrategicRISK
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FeaturesNo more easy oil
The development of deep water fields, often in remote locations lacking infrastructure, poses new challenges to the offshore energy industry, which must operate facilities safely over 20 to 30 years in harsh environmental conditions. By Phil Thomas and David Brown
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FeaturesThe revolving door that leads to nowhere
Andrzej S Nartowski looks at Poland's approach to corporate governance
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FeaturesHeading in the right direction?
Beata Paxford fears that the rules governing insurance intermediaries in Poland may not have achieved the EC’s aims of a level playing field
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FeaturesPoland a steep learning curve but …
The second POLRISK conference provides an opportunity to look at how risk management is evolving, Poland’s corporate governance aspirations and rules governing intermediaries, and the risks and opportunities presented by Euro 2012
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FeaturesEurope continues to pursue offenders
Flouting European unfair competition rules is becoming increasingly costly. But some companies still do not seem to be taking the message on board
