All Europe articles – Page 90
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Features
The Risks Of A Risk Professional
Lee Coppack discusses the recent fortunes of European financial services giant AXA
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Flooding – Britain Takes A New Approach
With global warming and continuing flood plain development, flood losses look set to increase. Simon Fullalove says that Britain, which suffered US$1.5bn flood damage in autumn 2000, has recognised
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Analysis
Blowing the whistle
A fifth of employees in the UK would blow the whistle on malpractice if they could do so without fear of repercussions
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Protecting Your US IP Risks
European companies frequently look to deals with US businesses to access this potentially valuable market
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Fair Competition
Paul Stone outlines the proposed new UK regime for regulating competition and for dealing with those who break the rules
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Pain Relief At Bayer
Lee Coppack discusses the impact of recent events on German pharmaceuticals and chemicals group Bayer
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Analysis
Gloomy picture at Ferma
Shrinking capacity and rising rates resulting from the World Trade Center disaster dominated talk at the Federation of European Risk Management (Ferma) forum in Barcelona.
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Developing a global programme
Standard D&O policy wordings vary in different jurisdictions warns Michael Rossi
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When the inspector calls
The contaminated land regime is now heading into an important phase. Risk management principals are at the core of the new legislation, says Sue Cooley
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Avoiding claims
How can directors steer clear of claims? Christine Seib asks some of the experts
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Trouble ahead?
Nick Stanbury looks at the practical implications for company directors of the proposed UK company law changes
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New laws, new liabilities
Forthcoming UK legislation will impose new liabilities on directors. In some cases, they will risk not only fines, but imprisonment. William Allison reviews the changes
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Railtrack: Governance under Pressure
Lee Coppack discusses whether Railtrack's failure to manage safety risks and maintain shareholder value could have been avoided.
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European perspective
FERMA's new president, Thierry Van Santen, discusses the challenges facing risk managers.
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Analysis
Serious fraud escalates
Big business is losing out to fraudsters, with over EURO3.6bn lost in the last two years
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New markets, different rules
Having a website may mean you can sell widgets to customers in Outer Mongolia - but do you really want to? David Smellie and Paula Lennon outline the dangers and how to avoid them.
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Analysis
Responsibility conference
The future Belgian presidency of the European Union, jointly with the Commission, is organising a conference on the place of corporate social responsibility on the social policy agenda.
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Complex Challenges
Adrian Leonard asks Professor Ortwin Renn, a consultant at the Centre of Technology Assessment in Baden-Württemburg about his approach to the challenges of systemic risk management.
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Reassessing longtail exposures
A recent court decision will cause some companies to reassess their liabilities where past operations have exposed their employees and others to asbestos.
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Don't knock lightly
The cost of media campaigns is enormous, and having to abort one is a disaster.
