All Strategic Risk Global articles in August 2008 – Page 3
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Connecticut sues Countrywide over subprime loans
The state seeks restitution as well as fines for pushing unaffordable home loans
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Peru welcomed into investment club
The OECD has recognised Peru’s efforts to reform investment policy
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Soft market continues despite lower earnings: RIMS
Heading into the hurricane season, average property premiums plummet, say North American risk managers
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Union protests over sacked workers
Postal workers went on strike in Bristol in a protest against three sacked workers
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Subprime leads to growth in class actions
Stock market volatility led to higher securities class action filings in the first Half of 2008
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Lawyers file class action against IndyMac
CEO and CFO misled shareholders about financial condition of the bank, alleges suit
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Finally a settlement
Royal & Sun Alliance’s settlement with GM ends four years of bitter legal battles
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Oil majors identify key risks
Gap between the importance of key risks and how well they are managed, finds survey
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UK insolvency rate jumps
The number of companies put into administration in the UK has lept 60%
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Firms over-optimistic about their approach to BCM
Many firms overrate their own level of BCM, finds survey
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EPA Issues demand for Midland dioxin sampling data
Part of a larger investigation of Dow Chemical Co.'s dioxin contamination in the Midland area
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Measles cases in 2006 highest on record
480 confirmed cases of measles in the UK so far this year
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Farmers as risk managers: lessons from this summer
A bad year for agriculture has exposed the need for business continuity plans
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Research reveals business leaders top emerging risks concerns
Fortune 1000 executives fear a lack of access to fresh water more than a pandemic disease outbreak
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UK TUC issues advice on social networking
Employers should have in place policies covering the use of the web and should not be tempted to check out the profiles of job applicants on social networking sites
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San Diego hospital launches countersuit against its insurer
Independent hospital says insurance company refuses to pay hospital market-competitive rates
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Modest growth in European retail sales
The Bloomberg European retail purchasing index has risen representing the first increase in retail sales in four months
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Picture warnings to appear on UK tobacco packets
The move makes the UK the first country in the EU to introduce such visual warnings on all tobacco products