All Editorial articles – Page 122
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AnalysisRipples spread from the subprime crisis
Large multinational firms are at risk of an increased threat of claims as a result of rising volatility in the financial markets
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Online onlyRIMS backs Paulson’s regulatory revamp
The buyers’ association supports the call for an optional federal charter for insurance regulation
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Online onlyLords call for carbon reporting standards
The Lords have passed an amendment so that all companies will have to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions
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Online onlyDiscrimination widespread in UK: Study
Age discrimination remains a serious problem in UK businesses, finds a new survey
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Online onlyRegulatory reform not a response to crisis: US Treasury
Financial market regulatory overhaul should not take place until after current market turmoil is resolved, says US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
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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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Online onlyAon expects surge in corporate manslaughter convictions
Broker urges companies to improve health and safety controls
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Catastrophe RiskDisasters bulletin: 19 November 2007 – 7 March 2008
By Professor Bill McGuire of Benfield – UCL Hazard Research Centre
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FeaturesEURO 2012 – risk and opportunity
In April 2007, Uefa president Michael Platini announced that Poland and Ukraine would host the EURO 2012 football championship. How is Poland coping with the challenges?
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FeaturesThe Hayward fault: Is it America’s most dangerous?
A repeat of the 1868 Hayward fault California earthquake today would have enormous consequences. Property worth more than $500 billion and approximately 5 million people in six surrounding counties would suffer badly from such a quake. By Thomas Brocher and other members of the 1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance
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FeaturesLong arm of the US regulator
The failure of foreign regulators to prosecute firms for carrying out corrupt business practices abroad to win new business, has led the US to step into the breach waving a big stick with which to punish firms and individuals, with the threat of massive fines and jail sentences. Neil Hodge ...
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Comment
Phil Bell and Pierre Sonigo
Two liability experts give their views on whether insurance can protect companies against the possibly unquantifiable liabilities arising from new environmental legislation
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Catastrophe RiskBeyond tropical cyclones
The potential of climate change to alter the frequency or severity of meteorological risks is not exclusive to tropical cyclones. Other storms may also become more intense, and making property resilient is the only way to reduce losses. By Mark Bove
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FeaturesBreaking down the silos
Business continuity and risk management have both come from very different places, yet there are increasingly obvious similarities on how both disciplines are applied in practice, says Douglas Ure
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FeaturesBusiness interruption in the land of earthquakes
A large Japanese earthquake could have a devastating effect on the continuity of critical industries in the country and their earnings. By Dennis Kuzak and Masanori Kobayashi
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FeaturesWhen a call is not enough
If your business needs to dismiss employees, make sure you go about it in the right way. Anthony Thompson gives a salutary lesson from UK experience
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Catastrophe Risk
Catastrophe modelling from a European perspective
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) and International Underwriting Association (IUA) will again host the conference in London
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FeaturesWill changes in climate increase insured losses
The general effects of a global temperature increase they may contribute to a decrease in property risk in some places, while increasing it at others. By Dance Zurovac-Jevtic, Rebecca Cheetham and Caroline Daniell
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FeaturesChanging work patterns
Simon Norris argues that a self-regulating approach, in which staff are free to organise and manage their own time in a responsible way, can offer more benefits to employers than taking a heavy-handed
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FeaturesHow do coastal cities fare under rising flood risk?
Rising sea levels will amplify the flood risk in coastal cities like Miami, New York, Rotterdam and Guangzhou, while population increase and economic growth will increase the value of the assets at risk to new levels By Celine Herweijer and others
