Environmental risk – Page 21
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Online onlyFrench insurers respond to hurricane
The Federation Francaise des Societes d’Assurances said insurers are responding to policy-holders as quickly as possible
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AnalysisThe year ahead
Resource shortages and the impact of the financial crisis are likely to be the big risks in 2009, says Control Risks
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Aon warns of claims ‘perfect storm’
New liabilities, increasing legal costs and more fraudulent claims will make life tough for business in 2009
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Online onlyBuncefield final report published
Industry needs to continue to apply improvements, say regulators
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Catastrophe RiskThe 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
During the 2008 hurricane season, the number of tropical storms and hurricanes exceeded long term averages. The year produced two events which resulted in serious damage in the United States; Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, and an unusually strong late storm, Hurricane Paloma. By Peter Dailey
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FeaturesWhy the next big northeast hurricane will surprise
A repeat of the 1938 New England Hurricane could cause losses as large as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. By Karen Clark
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FeaturesWinds of change for agricultural risks
Changing climate and commodity price trends are steering agricultural risk in a new direction. The result is a rethink of exposure, products and product design. By Thomas Heintz
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A geographical understanding of risk
The advent of satellite navigation and the birth of Google Earth, Google Maps and France’s Geoportail have alerted everyone involved in the management of catastrophes to the value of geographical information systems. By François-Xavier Goblet
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Seeing risk: Floods
The 2007 UK summer floods pushed flooding up the agenda for politicians and businesses alike. A year and a half later topographical maps and modelling technologies have improved to give us better tools to manage the risks. By Justin Butler
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Hurricane risk at high resolution
We are using high resolution climate models and supercomputers to assess future hurricane risk to the United States and Caribbean at precision never before seen. By Greg Holland with James Done, Jim Hurrell, David Hosansky and Asuka Suzuki
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Catastrophe risk management using multiple models
While catastrophe models follow a similar overall approach to risk assessment, there can be wide variations in results, leaving users to question which is the most appropriate. By Atul Khanduri
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Catastrophe RiskDisasters bulletin: 26 July to 25 October 2008
By Professor Bill McGuire of Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre
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Online onlyRegulation essential for economic recovery
Environmental coalition says the challenges posed by sustainability require a rapid transition to a green economy
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FeaturesInsuring against the downturn
The economic downturn introduces new risks and emphasises old ones. Nathan Skinner investigates what is making companies cautious and how the insurance industry is responding
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Online onlySanta Ana winds whip up wildfires
Optimistic predictions say fires will be contained by mid-week
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AnalysisCould the economic crisis derail sustainability?
With the world’s economy in freefall what hope is there for the environment?
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FeaturesClaims waiting to happen?
Every year, traffic accidents around the world cause about 1.2m fatalities and 50m injuries. But there are other victims, say Monika Gruber and Marion Schwehr, as insurers are becoming
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Online onlyMPs pass mandatory carbon reporting rule
All British companies will have to report their carbon emissions in a standard way by 2012
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GuideShips warned to anchor properly
The Standard P&I club has issued a safety bulletin to warn ships about the dangers of poor anchoring
