All StrategicRISK Global articles in August 2008 – Page 4
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AnalysisFarmers as risk managers: lessons from this summer
A bad year for agriculture has exposed the need for business continuity plans
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Online onlyMeasles cases in 2006 highest on record
480 confirmed cases of measles in the UK so far this year
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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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Online onlyFirms over-optimistic about their approach to BCM
Many firms overrate their own level of BCM, 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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Online onlyOil majors identify key risks
Gap between the importance of key risks and how well they are managed, finds survey
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AnalysisFinally a settlement
Royal & Sun Alliance’s settlement with GM ends four years of bitter legal battles
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Online onlyLawyers file class action against IndyMac
CEO and CFO misled shareholders about financial condition of the bank, alleges suit
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Online onlySubprime 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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Online onlyUnion protests over sacked workers
Postal workers went on strike in Bristol in a protest against three sacked workers
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Online onlySoft market continues despite lower earnings: RIMS
Heading into the hurricane season, average property premiums plummet, say North American risk managers
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Online onlyPeru welcomed into investment club
The OECD has recognised Peru’s efforts to reform investment policy
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Online onlyConnecticut sues Countrywide over subprime loans
The state seeks restitution as well as fines for pushing unaffordable home loans
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InterviewsBSI publishes whistleblowing code
New guidelines available for the introduction of whistleblowing arrangements
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Online onlyRMS updates flood and earthquake models
More details on UK inland flood risk and earthquake risk for Western Europe
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AnalysisIrresponsible companies shamed
The companies with the worst reputation and the most to do to clean it up have been named
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UBS to return ARS money to investors
The SEC has reached an agreement with the Swiss bank to return $22bn to customers
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AIRMIC backs block exemption
Trade body calls on EU to extend insurers’ exemption from certain competition rules
