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SIGS are given overhaul
Experience has shown AIRMIC that members’ interest groups based on industry sectors are more sustainable than those for specific topics, so it has reorganised its special interest groups. The industry groups are: charities, construction, financial institutions, food and distribution, media, IT and telecoms, power, property, rail, retailers, travel and water ...
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What they really want to know
Data protection, cyber risks, supply chain, business continuity and disaster recovery, director and officer, captives and claims issues are among the subjects that risk managers say they want to know more about from partner briefings, according to a survey of members to help plan the programme of events in 2010. ...
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FeaturesManaging the risk
Managing your directors’ and officers’ liability (D&O) risk has always been important. In today’s recession where pressures may encourage directors to cut corners and third parties to sue, it’s vital, writes Sue Copeman
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FeaturesMaking the investment fit
How can risk managers persuade their boards to invest in risk engineering when money is tight? asks Tony Dowding
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FeaturesAn update of ERM systems
There are products on the market to help companies make sense of the large amount of data that risk management can create. Sara Edlington talks to some of the companies that think they have the answer
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AIRMIC PortfolioFinancial crisis could happen again
The financial crisis could take place all over again, BBC business editor Robert Peston told this year’s Airmic lecture. Peston and Zurich Group chief economist Daniel Hofmann were joint lecturers in an evening concerned with the aftermath of the financial crisis.Quite a lot that needs to be done is not ...
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The future is Live
Airmic consulted its members on its future activities via a dial-in telephone discussion as part of the Airmic Live! Series.The discussion was chaired by Lynda Lucas of Fujitsu, and the Airmic panel of chairman Paul Howard, chief executive John Hurrell and technical director Paul Hopkin outlined plans for the future ...
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Interviews
Risk manager careers
After nine months, the Airmic Academy has taken stock of how it has so far delivered knowledge and skills for different grades of risk management professionals. In particular, the exercise has highlighted soft skills as something it should offer in future.The Academy is gradually being moulded to more accurately reflect ...
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AIRMIC PortfolioConsulting on captives
Although the European Commission accepted that the future regulation of captive insurance companies should be proportionate to their type of business, the definition of a captive in Solvency II is narrow and likely to affect non-EU domiciled captive insurers significantly, Airmic believes. Airmic’s captive special interest group is preparing a ...
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FeaturesHandle with care
Recent UK initiatives are at last giving issues over claims handling the attention they deserve. Sue Copeman reports
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AIRMIC completes speed-of-settlement agreement
Voluntary agreement expected to become common practice on all property and BI claims
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FeaturesThe view from Europe
Nathan Skinner summarises what is happening in Europe’s risk management associations
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Combined code consultation
Should the board's responsibility for setting strategic risks be made more explicit?
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FeaturesGaining credit
Throughout the production and supply chains, credit lubricates transactions. But oiling the wheels is getting more difficult now, Tony Dowding writes
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FeaturesThe underwriter evolves
The factors that drive underwriters are changing, and corporate insurance buyers who adapt will make their companies a more attractive risk, says Raj Ahuja
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Sing your praises
Risk management is under attack as companies seek to cut back. Risk managers need to take every opportunity to show what they deliver, says Garry Taylor
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Not all they seem
Tony Dowding looks at how companies can prevent and deal with false and exaggerated claims
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FeaturesDanger in the chain!
Companies continue to be brought down by the demise of a key supplier. Neil Hodge provides some guidelines on avoiding the pitfalls
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Annual lecture
AIRMIC's annual lecture will take place on 23 September at the Willis Building
