All Editorial articles – Page 123
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Catastrophe RiskLloyd’s spells out need to understand unique and complex terrorism threat
Asian terrorism threat is unique, complex and specific to the region, says Lloyd's
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FeaturesThe financial consequences of natural disasters
There is significant value for the public sector to shift from a disaster relief approach – looking for financial support after an event – to one which includes the accumulation of funds and the spreading of risks before a loss occurs. By Reto Schnarwiler
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FeaturesEurope continues to pursue offenders
Flouting European unfair competition rules is becoming increasingly costly. But some companies still do not seem to be taking the message on board
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FeaturesHeading in the right direction?
Beata Paxford fears that the rules governing insurance intermediaries in Poland may not have achieved the EC’s aims of a level playing field
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Catastrophe RiskHurricane Katrina illustrates potential for even larger disasters
Academic studies are now reinforcing the perception of the growing possibility of economic disaster if a large hurricane hits one or more of the big US metropolitan area
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FeaturesThe revolving door that leads to nowhere
Andrzej S Nartowski looks at Poland's approach to corporate governance
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FeaturesNo more easy oil
The development of deep water fields, often in remote locations lacking infrastructure, poses new challenges to the offshore energy industry, which must operate facilities safely over 20 to 30 years in harsh environmental conditions. By Phil Thomas and David Brown
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FeaturesGlobal e-disclosure
Collecting and preserving electronic data for disclosure in a court case is a complex task. How can you devise a strategy which will do the job across international borders? Lee Gluyas and Jonathan Maas have the answer
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FeaturesExposures: An industry solution at last?
The insurance industry is continuing its efforts to agree a standard for catastrophe exposure data. By Puneet Bhara
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FeaturesPerspective on financial terrorism and insurance
With thousands of properties spread across the globe, HSBC has a significant exposure to terrorism and experience of damage to its City of London offices from an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb in 1993. By Peter Walker
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FeaturesLost and found
You may need to beef up your back-up system if you want to recover quickly after a disaster. Andy Holpin explains
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Catastrophe RiskSubsidence losses set to rise as a result of global warming
Subsidence is a creeping catastrophe.
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AIRMIC PortfolioNot a nanosecond of hesitation
I didn’t hesitate for a nanosecond when the envelope arrived offering me the job, says John Hurrell, AIRMIC's new CEO
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AnalysisISO/BSI progress
BSI has completed a second round of consultation on its UK risk management code of practice
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FeaturesRisk management progresses
Rafal Rudnicki provides an overview on how risk management is evolving in Poland
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Catastrophe Risk
Non-traditional markets
A growing feature of the securitisation market in two years has been the development of instruments designed to help manage risk outside the traditional geographical areas
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AIRMIC PortfolioA unified voice needed
Lord Hunt of Wirral, has called on groups representing risk management professionals to come together and create a united voice
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FeaturesIn the wake of SocGen
Yet another financial scandal has highlighted the weaknesses of some organisations’ internal control. Are companies failing to learn lessons from the past? Or has the operating environment changed so much that it is making these lessons irrelevant?
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Online onlyHardware failure biggest threat to UK businesses
Significant increase in flooding and denial of access situations, finds study
