All ROW articles – Page 7
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Online onlyGlobal policies could create tax and regulatory nightmares
For the international companies that buy them to take advantage of their purchasing power and create consistency of cover across their operations
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Online onlyRoyal Society launches consultation on NanoCode for business
The aim of the NanoCode is to establish an international consensus on what constitutes good practice
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Online onlyWWF calls for clear targets and early action on climate change
Agreement to build on the Kyoto Protocol
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AnalysisAre firms prepared for emerging risks?
Fortune 1000 companies may not be taking a long term view of risk management and preparing accordingly for emerging risks
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Online onlyZurich buys Wrightway in Ireland
Zurich Financial Services Group has bought Wrightway Underwriting for an undisclosed sum
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Online onlyCat reinsurance rates drop 6% in 2007
Guy Carpenter says market has stabilized in 2007 after tumultuous mid-decade catastrophes
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Features
Reviewing Model Changes
Commercial catastrophe model vendors have made key changes this year to their US hurricane and European windstorm models. Especially for US hurricane, the effect on modelled loss is material.
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Features
Financial Management of Large Scale Catastrophes
The OECD has launched an international network that will gather high level public officials, representatives of the private sector and academic experts with a view to exchanging information and provid
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Features
Using your intelligence
Mark T Townsend examines the importance of business intelligence and due diligence in assessing risk in emerging markets
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Analysis
Growing fear of terrorist attacks
More than one in three companies (36%) expect terrorists to deliberately target their organisation or staff, according to research released by RAND Europe and Janusian Security Risk Management, the se
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Features
Nigeria And The New Scams
Recent evidence suggests that “419” frauds have got more sophisticated.
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Features
South Africa the HIV/Aids crisis
Companies which source products in South Africa, or which have subsidiaries there, may need to face up to the growing problem of the country’s HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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Features
The threat from abroad
If you have subsidiaries in developing countries, you could face unexpected claims, warns Fiona Gill.
