All Risk News articles – Page 223

  • Features

    The perfect space storm

    2010-07-22T00:00:00Z

    As solar activity hots up, could we be heading towards another massive sun storm? The effects of such a superstorm could be devastating to the technology-dependent modern world - we need to up our sun protection, says Nathan Skinner

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    Aon to accept contingent commissions

    2010-07-21T15:00:00Z

    The broker said it would accept all forms of compensation “where appropriate”

  • Cabinet Office
    Interviews

    UK swine flu response was good

    2010-07-21T11:16:00Z

    An official inquiry finds that the UK was well prepared for the swine flu pandemic

  • Interviews

    Why risk managers need a higher profile

    2010-07-20T13:39:00Z

    Craig Ferri says risk managers now have an ideal window of opportunity to make their voices heard and their practices adopted

  • Interviews

    Infographic: Swine flu cases and timeline

    2010-07-20T11:47:00Z

    The UK’s response to swine flu was based on a massive overestimation of possible victims of swine flu

  • Nasa and Gulf oil spill
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    Nasa satellite tracks Gulf oil leak

    2010-07-20T09:56:00Z

    This satellite picture shows the size of the Gulf oil slick

  • Captive Risk

    Domicile, sweet domicile

    2010-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Good people, short flights and a flexible regulator all help captives professionals decide on their ideal base. Liz Booth looks at the pros and cons of the main locations in Europe, and considers if being in or out of the EU is an advantage

  • Interviews

    Five charged in terror plot

    2010-07-08T11:02:00Z

    Attacks planned in Manchester and New York

  • Interviews

    KPMG publishes compliance guide for Bribery Act

    2010-07-07T16:38:00Z

    Implementing anti-bribery and corruption policies can help build more sustainable businesses, says KPMG

  • UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, Most active volcanoes in Iceland
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    More Icelandic eruptions likely, experts say

    2010-07-02T17:27:00Z

    Since the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull, there has been speculation about the triggering of its larger neighbour, Katla. Recent research from scientists at the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction warn this is a strong possibility. The ‘post-mortem’ into the eruption concludes that if any future eruptions combine with ...

  • Interviews

    Ferma leader wins risk management award

    2010-07-02T16:15:00Z

    The Dutch risk management association rewarded Peter Den Dekker

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    Hurricane Alex strikes Mexico

    2010-07-02T09:54:00Z

    Texas escapes Alex’s wrath, biggest risk now is the heavy rainfall

  • Features

    The new pollution

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Once just a ‘low likelihood’ technical concern, environmental liability is now seen as a standard business risk, moving fast up the priority list. More companies are considering using their captives

  • Interviews

    Co-operation is key

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Pierre Sonigo insists that captives deserve preferential treatment because of their unique role in insuring non-insurable risks and improving risk quality

  • Interviews

    A chance to be heard

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The captive insurance industry must speak out about the potential threat of Solvency II and press for application of the proportionality principle, says Valerie Alexander

  • Features

    Bear vs bull

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Their extreme conservatism may have helped captives escape the recession relatively unscathed, but is it time to take the bull by the horns and make their investments work harder? As Helen Yates is told, fortune still favours the brave

  • Opinion

    Keep a cat in the bag

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Angus Duncan and Robert Cannon consider why catastrophe bonds might be a viable alternative to traditional reinsurance for captives

  • Features

    Captives after the crisis

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Captives proved their long-term importance as businesses held steady through the recession, writes Paul Allen. But Solvency II and other regulatory reforms could shake up its future

  • Features

    A group activity

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    A new healthcare law in the USA could spark the growth of employee benefit captives, says Helen Yates

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    Alex is first hurricane of the season

    2010-06-30T17:16:00Z

    First June hurricane since 1955