Asia Pacific – Page 79
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Catastrophe RiskString theory and catastrophe risks
The application of intellectual energy to the greatest puzzles, such as the origin of the universe, produces such imagination straining explanations as string theory
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FeaturesFrom Soup and Beer to Drought and Downpour
Some 30% of businesses worldwide have some direct exposure to weather related risks and 60% have indirect exposure. By Jean-Christophe Garaix
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FeaturesPublic Cat Schemes: Kittens Everywhere You Look!
Although the history of government insurance purchase for catastrophe risks is much shorter than that of the private sector, it is growing fast, as evidenced by the number of new schemes worldwide and the interest they have sparked in neighbouring countries. There are also clear trends in the development of ...
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FeaturesHow deep is your green?
Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project, talks to Nathan Skinner about climate change, CSR and the role of the sustainable enterprise in today's financial system
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Special ReportsLloyd's assessing the syndicates
What criteria does S&P use when reviewing the Lloyd’s syndicates? Matthew Day explains
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FeaturesInsurers bracing for a rougher ride
Karin Clemens asks whether the current market is sustainable
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FeaturesHolding on to what they've got
Insurers are competing fiercely for business. And that has to be good news for buyers, says Guy Malyon
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Special ReportsGlobal solutions, local service
An interview with Clive Tobin, chief executive insurance operations, XL Insurance
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Comment
Rt Hon Michael Howard
In managing risks to reputation in an age of globalisation, close analysis of information is vital says Michael Howard
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AnalysisRisk management down under
Governance, compliance and emerging risks are top of the agenda at an annual conference for Australian risk managers, Jean-Paul Louisot reports
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Online onlyEC plans audit of toy safety measures
The European Consumer Protection Commissioner has announced plans for an audit of business safety measures in the toy supply chain
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Online onlyFinancial shocks and ‘radical greening’ among biggest global risks: Report
Compliance risk, global financial socks and ageing workforce top Ernst & Young’s survey of biggest global risks
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Online onlyPolitical and security risk in emerging markets threatens business stability: Survey
Survey finds that 57% of emerging markets are at medium political risk or above
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Online onlyMorley to form joint venture in China
Morley has formed a fund management joint venture in China with China National Oils, Foodstuffs and Cereals Corporation
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Features
Kidnap – a booming industry
People working abroad are at risk of being held to ransom. What are employers doing about it? Not enough, says Neil Hodge
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Catastrophe Risk
Weather extremes across the world
Record extremes in weather and climate have occurred in many regions across the world during 2007, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO said that it is likely that global land surface temperatures in January and April 2007 were the warmest since records began in 1880. They reached 1.89°C ...
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Catastrophe Risk
Bridge collapse highlights infrastructure concerns
The collapse of a 40 year old motorway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 1 August 2007 has reinforced concerns about the condition of much of the US highway infrastructure. Four months earlier, the MacArthur Maze interchange which feeds traffic into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in ...
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Features
Reducing Supply Chain Risk from Extreme Events
Businesses today outsource many operations to partners, many of whom may be critically exposed to extreme events and beyond of the control of the firm’s risk management programmes. By Marc Lehmann and Kenneth Travers
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Features
Understanding the Vulnerability of China’s Buildings to Earthquake Risk
Earthquake engineers and catastrophe modellers have considerable data on the relative vulnerability of different construction materials, structural systems and building heights to seismic hazards. However, other factors that affect building stability in an earthquake are more difficult to assess, particularly in emerging markets. By Jayanta Guin and Tao Lai
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Catastrophe Risk
Disasters bulletin: 5 March – 7 August 2007
Extreme precipitation events dominated the period from March to August 2007 across the world. In the United Kingdom, record rainfall and widespread flooding damaged over 60,000 properties and triggered insured losses estimated at $6 billion. Elsewhere, Pakistan suffered major floods in June, while in late July and early August, the ...
