All Weekly Email Alert articles – Page 21
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InterviewsRIMS concerned over Obama’s budget plan
Risk managers worried by plans to reduce terrorism backstop and inhibit reinsurance ceding
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FeaturesOut of sight, out of mind
Employers may be well-versed in the duty they have to ensure a safe environment for their staff. But what about the safety of employees sent away on business trips? Andrew Leslie looks at the potential risks and what companies can do to mitigate them
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FeaturesEvolving threats
As political risk uncertainty rises, the threat landscape is changing. StrategicRISK has teamed up with ACE to find out what tops your list of concerns and what you’re doing to mitigate them
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InterviewsNew decade, new health risks?
Over the last decade pandemics have been the cause of most concern, but other kinds of health risk are increasing
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FeaturesEnd the duvet day
Absenteeism can have a devastating effect on a business’s health, yet experts say many employers do not appreciate the scale of the problem and are failing to diagnose the reasons behind excessive sick leave, writes Neil Hodge
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FeaturesDangerous results
2009 was a relatively mild year for natural catastrophes, with losses well below average. But with the tragedy in Haiti in January, and rising global temperatures continuing to put certain regions under pressure, there is no cause for complacency, argues Nathan Skinner
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FeaturesMaking a crisis out of a drama
As the swine flu pandemic monopolised international news headlines and governments bulk-bought vaccine, companies across the world prepared themselves for the worst. Thankfully, the worst has not materialised, but lessons can still be learned, says Tony Dowding
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InterviewsGlobal bribery risk increases
New UK bribery laws could reverberate around the globe. Catriona Munro writes
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FeaturesBorn free and equal
The multinational that abuses its power in poorer countries risks financial losses, litigation and reputational ruin. Yet shocking cases of exploitation still occur. It is time to take responsibility, says Nathan Skinner
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InterviewsFerma hits the big smoke
On 29-30 September the Federation of European Risk Management Associations will hold its biennial seminar in the London Hilton Metropole
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FeaturesOne size does not fit all
It is nearly two years before Solvency II becomes law. Nathan Skinner finds out why its much-advocated standard model for solvency capital requirements is not the answer for beleaguered insurers and why captives need their own set of rules
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AIRMIC enhances knowledge services
Since November 2009, it has published four important reports
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Conduct after capture
John Hudspith will present a lecture on security at the AIRMIC conference
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FeaturesERM affects ratings for insurers
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services believes enterprise risk management (ERM) is an important discipline that will continue to be crucial to the financial health of insurers, says Yann Le Pallec
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Special ReportsFrench firms must reevaluate risk profiles
A dramatically different risk environment obliges companies to reassess their exposures, conference hears
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Special ReportsPhilosophy lessons from the crisis
A philosopher's speech to the opening session of Les Rencontres had the audience wrappped in thought
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Online onlySwine flu not a “fake” pandemic
WHO responds to claims it created a hoax to boost drug sales
