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Europe edition – October 2014
This month’s edition of StrategicRISK examines the extremity of political violence with a feature looking at the rise of the Islamic State. We also spoke with FERMA president Julia Graham about her first year at the helm of the association, and examine the risks linked to BYOD
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Analysis
Spread of IS in the Middle East spells heightened risks for businesses
Conflict in the Middle East may not be a surprise, but the latest wave of militancy has the potential to seriously affect corporate interests
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Analysis
Andrew Kendrick on why ACE is boosting its multinational claims service
Insurer makes three key appointments in a bid to enhance its “cross-border claims handling service”, says ACE’s European president
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Analysis
Managing reputational risks in the supply chain
Teresa Hitchcock, partner in the regulatory and government affairs group at DLA Piper, answers questions from risk managers with concerns about brand damage, supply chain and product risks
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Analysis
Why BYOD blurs the line between work and private life
Firms adopting bring your own device to work need to understand what risks are involved and ensure the content and tone of policies are right
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Analysis
Lloyd’s insurer launches cyber cover for infrastructure and machinery
Insurer warns that that critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to malicious cyber breaches, presenting the global economy with “potential catastrophic risk”
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Analysis
KPMG: Top five disruptive technologies that will change businesses by 2017
More than 700 business leaders share their views on barriers to technology innovation adoption, and the scope of business disruption driven by emerging technologies
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Analysis
Emerging risks will drive increase in liability claims – Swiss Re
Cyber, regulatory changes and economic growth will bump up levels of claims, according to a new report
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Analysis
FM Global’s Chris Johnson to become executive vice-president
A new EMEA lead has been hired to replace Johnson as he takes on a new role with the insurer from October
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Headspace
Five minutes with Bertrand Piccard – DVS 2014
The man responsible for the first solar-powered airplane capable of flying around the world talks to StrategicRISK about the risks lessons learnt from a revolutionary plane
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Headspace
Five minutes with Airbus head of risk Ingo Zimmermann – DVS 2014
Zimmermann on the top risks for German risk managers and how to cope with those challenges
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Headspace
Insuring terror and political risks in Germany – DVS 2014
“Companies are not only looking at their own risks, but also taking into account that the ‘Made in Germany’ tag may make them vulnerable if terrorists want to attack Germany itself” warns Johannes Jung, of German-based broker, Gebrüder Krose
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Analysis
Navigating through Latin America’s patchy environmental laws
Regulation is lacking in clarity and the lesson for multinationals in the increasingly sensitive mining sector is that they must take into account all stakeholders, including local communities
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Analysis
Hill Dickinson: Is reputational risk really an untouchable intangible?
The consequences and complexity of reputational risk are why many cite it the risk they worry most about, but peace of mind lies closer to home than many think, says partner, Magnus Boyd
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Analysis
Allianz report reveals top causes of loss for businesses
Largest financial losses come from ship groundings, fires, aviation crashes, earthquakes and storms
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Analysis
Aon launches new professional indemnity facility for UK professions
PI offering targets accountants, architects, engineers, surveyors and solicitor
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Features
Breaking the glass ceiling for women in risk and insurance
Three women from Willis,Lloyd’s Market Association and Hempel who made it to the top of the male-dominated risk and insurance industry recall how they overcame prejudice and why they support greater diversity
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Features
“A key to success is to take on what others are unwilling to take”
Aon head of cyber and commercial E&O EMEA Sarah Stephens on what it takes to succeed in the risk profession
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Features
"We must raise the number of women at board level" − ACE chief
ACE Group country president France, Nadia Côté says the industry can benefit from greater diversity at every level
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Analysis
RSA Singapore and Hong Kong sale: ‘This is clearly us somewhat out of the picture in the region’
Insurer’s chief operating officer Paul Whittaker talks exclusively to StrategicRISK about the story behind the sale of the insurer’s Singapore and Hong Kong branches, its remaining regional interests and its future in Asia