All Archive articles – Page 12
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El Nino Definition
National meteorological services of Canada, Mexico and the United States have reached consensus on an index and definitions for El Nino and La Nina events (also referred to as the El Nino Southern Osc
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Managing Disaster Risk in Developing Countries
Financial risk transfer mechanisms could break the cycle of shock and recovery from disasters in developing countries
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New Code of Practice to Reduce Tunnel Losses
Expensive tunnel construction losses have resulted in the creation of a risk management based code of practice
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The Threat of Climate Change
Architects are more to blame than sports utility vehicles Insurers can help.
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Open Source Catastrophe Risk Models
One way to improve catastrophe models would be to open the black box
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Business Continuity Lessons from Catastrophes
Four land falling hurricanes and a disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean have highlighted, again, the vulnerability of the business systems we have created in the modern world
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Atlantic Tsunami Warning System
In response to concerns over catastrophic tsunami in the Atlantic Basin, the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to establish a tsunami early warning system in the region
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Multinational Action on Catastrophes
The OECD is setting up an international network on financial management of large scale catastrophes
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Cat Models and 2004 Hurricanes
Practically all reinsurers and many insurers now use catastrophe models A year like 2004 stress tests the output.
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Record Catastrophe Losses in 2004
Hurricanes in the Caribbean and United States and typhoons in Japan helped to make 2004 a record year for insured losses
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Filling the training gap
Identifying and managing risk is increasingly considered a critical management skill and a key element in corporate governance, but few people in leadership roles have specific training in these skill
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Controlling Pension Risk
As closed final salary pension schemes wind down, the emphasis on measuring, managing and controlling the financial risks will grow, according to Watson Wyatt
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UK Pollution Battle
The Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) has launched a campaign to counter what it calls the 'environmental deregulationists', claiming that scaremongering by polluting industries on the costs o