All Weekly Email Alert articles – Page 89
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Analysis
Security industry closes ranks
Industry groups have come together to raise awareness about information security, but the biggest challenge for organisations—changing behaviour—still lies ahead
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Event organisers ignore cancellation insurance: Hiscox
Survey also finds a third do not carry out a formal risk assessment for their event
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Fitch places AIG Debt Ratings on negative watch
The rating action follows AIG's acknowledgement that the company had a material weakness in internal controls related to the valuation of AIG Financial Products Corp.
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Oil firms face increased risk from state intervention
Global oil supplies are under threat, according to Aon
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Industry calls for government BCM department
A petition to 10 Downing Street pushes for a designated department for business continuity management
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HSE prosecution was a 'waste of taxpayers' money
Hatton Traffic Management has lashed out at the HSE after being cleared of blame over an accident in which two of its workers died
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Fire burns historic London market
Impact for local businesses likely to increase says Grant Thornton
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RMS issues report on US tornadoes
Hundreds of properties have been destroyed as a result of the severe weather and the death toll stands at over 50
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Disaster resistant home completed in Seattle
A recently completed home located in Washington state claims to be the first disaster resistant home built in the Northwest
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School charges teacher with workers compensation fraud
A US teacher has been charged with falsifying medical disability slips
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UK employer medical costs expected to rise by 8 % in 2008
Watson Wyatt survey finds 71 % of respondents expect higher medical cost trends over the next five years
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NURS warns directors of health & safety duties
42% of companies surveyed did not have a director with formal health & safety qualifications
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Defra looks to tackle water pollution/flooding
UK launches new strategy to secure and maintain water supplies, reduce water pollution and tackle surface water flooding
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EU should facilitate alert system for cyber attacks: ENISA
ENISA presents a study on a European Information Sharing and Alert System for SMEs and citizens: EU’s role proposed to be a ‘clearing house’
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Analysis
Terrorism risk foresight
A report on political risk finds that the battlegrounds of the war on terror continue to dominate global risk trends
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Alliance applauds construction site spot checks
Risk broker reacts to news that HSE will make a series of construction site spot checks
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MOD loses more data
Highlights need for central management of organisational data, says Open Text
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Interviews
Marsh nabs Willis’ environment chief
Marsh appoints David Barr as a managing consultant in its UK environmental practice
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BT launches ‘voice continuity’
New service safeguards voice networks in emergency situations
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UK consumer confidence continues to fall
Consumer confidence falls four points in Nationwide index