All Breaking News articles – Page 85
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Online onlyShareholder lawsuits coming in Europe: Report
Shareholder activism and new litigation tactics making D&O liability insurance more prevalent on continent, report says
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European firms not addressing major risks: Survey
Lack of preparedness impedes growth/success, says Aon
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BSI and Marsh launch business continuity tool
New online assessment tool will help firms measure the adequacy of business continuity plans
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Firms failing to monitor Chinese suppliers
Many companies do not actively manage and monitor their Chinese suppliers, reveals a new survey
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Online onlyUS House of Representatives approves flood insurance reform
The legislation reauthorizes and expands NFIP and improves flood mapping
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US court orders Chubb unit to pay £24m in D&O case
Lawsuit against Chubb’s Executive Risk Indemnity involved the carrier's attempt to rescind D&O liability policy for 2003
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Commission enquiry brings threat of intervention in insurance market
Expiry of block exemption for insurance market will cause huge legal uncertainty says Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP
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Online onlyLinklaters responds to EU business insurance enquiry
The Commission, is going to take some persuading that the practices it has identified are necessary for a competitive insurance or reinsurance market: Linklaters
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Online onlyUS attorneys admit to being unprepared for electronic discovery
Research: 92% of attorneys admit their company is vulnerable when it comes to being prepared for electronic discovery
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Online onlyEuropeans join forces to develop a new pandemic flu vaccine
The four-year project has been awarded a grant of EUR3.5m from the European Union
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Online onlyAIRMIC responds to EU business insurance enquiry
AIRMIC supports broker remuneration transparency but says subscription market doesn't reduce competition
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Online onlyRoyal Society launches consultation on NanoCode for business
The aim of the NanoCode is to establish an international consensus on what constitutes good practice
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Online onlyUK’s separated plutonium stockpile poses severe risks warns Royal Society
Report says best option is to convert the plutonium into a fuel for nuclear reactors
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Virginia Tech awarded more than $960,000 risk grant
Grant will support ongoing recovery and risk assessment work
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Online onlyUS auto workers launch first national strike action in 30 years
The UAW has launched a national strike against General Motors to address issues of job security
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Online onlyUK famers face Britain's first case of Blue Tongue
The virus is thought to be the same strain as found in other parts of northern Europe
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Online onlyWWF calls for clear targets and early action on climate change
Agreement to build on the Kyoto Protocol
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European Round-up
Finns and Poles join European federation
With the election of two new members, Finland and Poland, the risk management associations of 15 countries are now represented in the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). The Risk Management Association of Finland(FinnRiMa) was founded in 1987 based on a working group of the Central Chamber of Commerce ...
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Online onlyAIRMIC publishes updated D&O guide
New guide reflects the stronger codification of directors’ responsibilities
