Analysis – Page 33
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AnalysisOklahoma rocked by biggest quake ever
Quake is the largest ever recorded in the region but only causes slight damage and no fatalities
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AnalysisThai floods cost $6.5bn and cripple supply chains
Continued flooding in Thailand has killed almost 400 people and is having a devastating impact on businesses and their ability to shift supplies
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AnalysisStrife in the streets
Risk management is likely to continue to remain in the foreground for organisations with facilities or suppliers in troubled countries in North Africa and the Middle East, while in Europe measures designed to remedy national financial problems are likely to spark off further public protests and even riots
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AnalysisManaging business in the line of fire
As war and conflict increasingly creep across the globe, organisations must reconsider how they do business in volatile countries and, indeed, as the situation in Libya demonstrates, just who they’re doing business with
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AnalysisThai floods hit electronics supply chain
Hardware suppliers Apple, Sony and Toshiba all expect major delays
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AnalysisBigger is riskier
The world’s population hit seven billion on October 31. StrategicRISK explores the risks of a crowded earth
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AnalysisDevastating magnitude 7 quake kills hundreds in Turkey
Economic losses are expected to hit around $1bn
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AnalysisGreek debt is Europe's biggest worry
Greece can’t pay back its massive debt on its own it’s simply too large. That has prompted other European countries to throw Greece a lifeline. Currently this is in the form of an EU bailout fund totalling €780bn. But even that might not be enough
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AnalysisInsurance market outlook
At the Ferma Forum in Stockholm, Andrew Chester, head of the broker Bowring Marsh UK, answers StrategicRISK’s questions about the market
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AnalysisRising temperature
From agricultural production to changes in the weather, most businesses will be exposed to climate change. But with its risks clouded by uncertainty, how do they reduce that exposure?
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AnalysisBig retailers caught breaching EU chemicals rule
Investigation finds supermarkets in breach of REACH rules governing toxic chemicals
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AnalysisDivided they fall
The benefits of a worldwide presence can be offset by increased vulnerability to hazards including political unrest, natural disasters and lack of a shared corporate culture
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AnalysisHurricane Irene could cause $6bn loss
The storm has weakened but flooding remains a key risk
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AnalysisHurricane Irene hits Puerto Rico and heads for US
Analysts say that this storm could brring about a hardening of the insurance market
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AnalysisMedia distorts public’s perception of risk
New media can distort how the public perceive risk; Companies need to know how to react
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AnalysisBoards are blinding themselves to risk
A major new study draws attention to seven existential risks that are beyond the realm of traditional risk management processes. Nathan Skinner dissects the findings
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AnalysisUS insurance market falls by 29%
Recent major catastrophes hit property and casualty insurance
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AnalysisGraphic: US nuclear power station at risk
Flood waters are rising around a power plant in Fort Calhoun in Nebraska causing widespread panic
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AnalysisVideo: Mexican hurricane Beatriz
Second hurricane of the season causes deaths and significant damage in Mexico
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AnalysisThe calm after the storm
So far several major catastrophes have not had a big impact on commercial property insurance prices. But how long will this situation last, asks James Bray
