Analysis – Page 5
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“Cyber Jihad” causes panic and fear across India
Doctored photographs and threatening text messages are part of new psychological terrorism
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In the driving seat
Last year’s major catastrophes helped risk specialists push business continuity management up the board agenda. Now it’s all about maintaining that momentum
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India power failures expose supply chain risks
Power cuts cause widespread disruption to Indian business
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Supply chain still vulnerable to natural catastrophe risk says Willis
High exposure to supply chain disruption remains due to lack of collaboration between risk managers and procurement
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Italian earthquakes could cost insurers $375m-$875m
A second earthquake in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna this week has pushed the estimate of potential losses up, according to CAT risk modelling firm EQECAT.
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No supply chain lessons learnt from 2011
Despite last year’s series of natural catastrophes, many organisations still lack complete visibility into their supply chains leaving them vulnerable to the next disaster
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Indian Ocean tsunami warning sparks evacuation
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake off Sumatra triggers a tsunami warning but causes little damage yet
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Mandatory quake insurance could be good news for Swiss companies
Switzerland only faces a medium level of earthquake risk but a large potential for high costs due to urban density
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Quake strikes Mexico
Buildings in the state of Guerrero were evacuated but no major damage is expected
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Top five lessons from the Tōhoku earthquake
FM Global says businesses should rethink their supply chains and how to take preventive measures
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Concerns mount on supply chain risk
Delegates at the Amrae conference in France discuss the key supply chain risk management concerns
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The 1990s – a new focus on risk
It was the decade that brought Hurricane Andrew, asbestos, and a seismic shift in the scope and importance of risk management
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Crisis is the new normal – risk management since 2008
Globalisation means dealing with risks – and catastrophe – all over an increasingly uncertain world
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Davos: World needs better supply chain risk management
Businesses are unprepared for the rapidly changing, complex and interconnected supply chain environment, warns WEF
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IT risk biggest concern amongst organisations worldwide
Almost three quarters (74%) of organisations consider unplanned IT and telecom outages their biggest concern, a survey by the Business Continuity Institute claimed.In the survey 458 business leaders revealed their top five risks. They were:Unplanned IT and telecom outages – 74%Data breach (i.e. loss or theft ...
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Allianz ranks top risks in 2012
An increasing interconnectivity of risks is becoming a bigger challenge than ever, while cyber risk remains underestimated, according to global survey
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Multinationals fear supply disruption in China
A large natural catastrophe in China would have an even more devastating effect on global supply chains than the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami did
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Thai floods increase claims from Japanese earthquake
Two major natural catastrophes that have struck global supply chains in recent months are hurting business interruption insurers