Analysis – Page 193
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AnalysisRisk spending expected to rise in 2014
Five years on from the financial crisis and a new investment phase appears to be on the horizon meaning firms plan to increase risk management budgets
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AnalysisLegal focus: Best practice
Companies should look at the way that other businesses around the world operate to make sure that their legal team is being managed properly
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AnalysisLitigation poses a growing threat
International litigation is on the rise, with an increasing number of claimants turning to the UK courts to resolve their disputes
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AnalysisBusinesses must close the gap on cyber risks
Cyber risks are considered a serious threat to business by most boards, but mitigation practices and cyber supply chains are not meeting necessary standards says Willis
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AnalysisSector view: Links that threaten logistics chain
The cost of moving a company’s goods across the world is getting cheaper each day, but that doesn’t mean it is risk-free. Often the more complicated the route, the more exposed your company could be to the risk of supply chain disruption
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AnalysisRisk Forum marks first ever RIMS event held in Australia
Melbourne meeting opens new chapter in RIMS history
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AnalysisVolatile weather conditions affect business performance worldwide
AGCS warns businesses to wise up to the financial strain arising from everyday weather fluctuations
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Courting the capital markets
A fall in prices for some of the more traditional catastrophe cover is forcing insurance-linked securities to seek more diverse premium markets
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AnalysisNew guide to steer buyers through insurance law changes
Airmic continues efforts to clarify insurance laws with new insurance efficacy guide
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AnalysisBacking outsiders
When will some of the world’s more troubled regions be able to welcome back investors?
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AnalysisRisk manager profile: Malwine Braunwarth
Focusing on the smaller things is crucial for risk management in the transport sector, according to Bombardier’s head of risk engineering
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AnalysisMid-market firms facing more export risks
ACE Continental Europe president Jeff Moghrabi warns that distributors are facing higher levels of export risks as they expand into emerging markets
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AnalysisSocial media has a place at board level
Board members need to get on board with social media to allay reputational risks
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AnalysisWeak client communication to blame for holes in the cyber insurance market
‘There is a very strong will to take on cyber risks, but insurers need to build a book of business around that’ – Marsh’s EMEA cyber risk lead Stephen Wares
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AnalysisOffshore centres: why RSA is relocating its call centres to the UK
And why other firms find outsourcing benefitcial
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AnalysisYouth unemployment: at crisis level
High unemployment rates and economic instability have pitted the young against the experienced, but firms must find the right balance between the two
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AnalysisCyber security is not a deterrent for hackers
EU law lacking when it comes IT and cyber protection
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AnalysisInfographic: Run out of steam?
A slowdown in the BRIC economies is partly a result of their link with first-world losses and not necessarily a cause to panic – yet
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AnalysisPowering up
With the use of fossil fuels reaching crisis point, renewable sources of energy are on the increase, yet still pose problems in terms of costs and specific risk
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AnalysisCall for better leadership to address staff shortages
US construction firms told to invest more in leadership to combat rising fatalities and shortages in skilled workers – Marsh
