All Risk Type articles – Page 39
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Features
Government-sponsored litigation
US state and city governments are becoming increasingly formidable, and willing, plaintiffs, says Christopher C. Iliff.
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Railtrack: Governance under Pressure
Lee Coppack discusses whether Railtrack's failure to manage safety risks and maintain shareholder value could have been avoided.
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Firm foundations
Construction projects offer opportunities for fraudsters. Establish some firm rules when commissioning work, urges Geoff Covey.
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AIRMIC Portfolio
E-tailing 'no threat to high street'
Home shopping via the internet does not pose an immediate threat to the survival of traditional high street stores or out-of-town retail units, according to risk managers.
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Analysis
Serious fraud escalates
Big business is losing out to fraudsters, with over EURO3.6bn lost in the last two years
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New markets, different rules
Having a website may mean you can sell widgets to customers in Outer Mongolia - but do you really want to? David Smellie and Paula Lennon outline the dangers and how to avoid them.
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Analysis
Stress claim dismissed
An office manager who brought a claim against her employers for work-related stress has had her case dismissed.
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For Better, For Worse?
Should the widely predicted economic recession materialise, Jane Yates suggests it will be time for a new brand strategy.
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Mobile alert
Electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones and their support infrastructure, look set to be a long-term thorn in the side of many risk managers and insurers. Jessica McCallin reports
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Innocents Abroad?
Businesses should make sure that their employees are streetwise. Keith Miller has some tips for travellers.
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Reassessing longtail exposures
A recent court decision will cause some companies to reassess their liabilities where past operations have exposed their employees and others to asbestos.
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Managing critical dependencies
The avalanche of information before the millenium date showed how much companies rely on computers and communications networks.
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Crisis management teams, who needs them?
The more disturbing the situation, the stronger the urge to take refuge in familiar procedures.
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Deadly cost of driving
Ten people are killed and 1,000 more are injured on Britain’s roads every day.
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Analysis
Insurable certification on-line
Globalisation and the growth of e-commerce raise problems of lack of transparency and security.
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Don't jeopardise your brand
Every organisation with an identity has a brand that it must manage and protect in order to survive and prosper.
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The blame game
The Blame Game is alive and flourishing in the UK, as employees follow the US trend and become increasingly litigious.
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Getting the right balance
The first in a series of Q&A discussiosn with influential members of the risk management community.
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Don't knock lightly
The cost of media campaigns is enormous, and having to abort one is a disaster.
