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AnalysisHow risk management can prepare firms for so-called 'Black Swans'
Black Swans are highly improbable, often unforseeable, game-changing events, such as the disappearance of Flight MH370. So, how do they affect the practical world of risk management?
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AnalysisAXA launches new data tool to help brokers assess risk of new business
Brokers will get to see information ranging from; financial performance to flood, subsidence and theft issues
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AnalysisChief resilience officers of 100 Resilient Cities to focus on nat cats
New partnership between Resilience Cities and cat modelling company RMS will provide risk managers greater support in tackling nat cat exposures
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AnalysisAllianz report reveals top causes of loss for businesses
Largest financial losses come from ship groundings, fires, aviation crashes, earthquakes and storms
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AnalysisCatastrophe-related economic losses at half-year low
Swiss Re’s preliminary Sigma report for 2014 estimates a significant drop in catastrophe-related losses in the first half of the year
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AnalysisEXCLUSIVE: Malaysia Airlines’ reputation for safety and risk management ‘at the edge of a cliff’
Destruction of MH17 may force company to rebrand, warns one industry insider, while another questions the quality of the airline’s risk management
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AnalysisBusinesses fail to invest in climate change risk mitigation – Marsh
Extreme weather is having an impact on businesses but few record the impact or measure the costs arising from a weather-related incident
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AnalysisWhat’s new from Airmic 2014
Airmic’s chief executive John Hurrell and its technical director Paul Hopkin review the association’s latest products as the conference comes to an end today
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AnalysisAirmic 2014: Future leaders
A new breed of risk advisers is emerging – the enterprise-wide risk manager. Three risks professionals discuss how this taking place
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AnalysisAirmic 2014: Risk managers discuss new risk culture
The financial crisis made risk management a board-level issue. Some of Europe’s top risk managers explain why the perception of the profession is now changing
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AnalysisAllianz UK profit almost halves in Q1 after weather claims
COR increases to 98.7% overall and 102.5% in retail
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AnalysisWeather claims push Ageas UK to £4.6m loss in Q1
COR jumps to 106.1% as flood and storm losses hit
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AnalysisWhat insurers can learn from the US in tackling Britain's cyber crime
US legislators want firms to have ethical hackers to carry out tests on their own security
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AnalysisCaptives: Get a grip on intangible risks
Captive insurers are increasingly underwriting more esoteric risks not adequately catered for by the commercial insurance market
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AnalysisCatastrophes remain manageable for global reinsurers
Solid underwriting gains posted for 2013 by global reinsurers according to Fitch
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AnalysisWillis, Faber Global, XL Group and BRC Global Standards launch new insurance for food contamination
The new solution provides added protection to manufacturers with A-grade standard for food safety
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AnalysisThe future of Catastrophe modelling
Aon Benfield, Lloyd’s and Intersys on new trends for Catastrophe modelling
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AnalysisSwiss Re: Global catastrophe claims almost halved in 2013
Europe suffered the year’s two most expensive disasters
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AnalysisGovernments urged to help energy firms tackle cyber risk
Government powers must co-operate with the energy sector to mitigate an increasing cyber threat, says Marsh
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AnalysisBuilding resilience against natural disasters
Debate continues over the reasons for the world’s recent weather disasters, but risk managers must have a clear position on planning for the unknown
