All Feature articles – Page 15
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Lighthill Risk Network: a community of expertise
April 2007 sees the launch of the Lighthill Risk Network, an international community that will link business and research. By Paul Wilson and Peter Taylor
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A letter from the editor to a major UK insurer
Dear property insurance manager,Thank you for the cheque reimbursing us for the damage to our roof in windstorm Kyrill. We are happy that you did not allow us to increase our deductible from £100 to £1,000 as we had suggested a few months earlier. The claim cost you, or more ...
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Understanding IT system failures
The failure of an organisation's IT network can be debilitating, and it is a risk that affects almost all companies, across all industry sectors. By Shaun Cooper
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Windstorm Kyrill: A glimpse into the future?
Windstorm Kyrill is a reminder that windstorm is a real threat to insurers and reinsurers in Europe. By Julian Alovisi, Claire Souch and Jane Toothill
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Loss prevention from the ground up
Getting loss prevention experts involved early reduces the risk of project disaster and delay. By Martin Vinkenfluegel
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Hard lessons from windstorms
Ports and transport facilities suffer badly in windstorms but the experience from major storms like Katrina can provide lessons to reduce future losses. By Ian Lush
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Port security risk management
NBC weapons seeping across the US border, and the potentially catastrophic result, represent the ultimate risk for US federal, state and local authorities. By Christopher Rissetto and Jason Matechak
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Real time mapping
Drawing on the detailed graphic rendering of programs such as Google Earth, new mapping tools can illustrate property assets at risk in real time. By Andrew Leslie
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Reflections in New Orleans
From a distance the roads look unremarkably. There are few cars, but it is the middle of the day. Closer up there is clearly something wrong.
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The balancing act
Bridget Hutter argues that balancing the interests of consumers and business, and balancing the advantages of regulation against its burdens, is a necessary part of a responsible debate.
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Environmentally aware
StrategicRISK's Benchmarking Club respondents confirm that most European companies are well aware of their potential environmental liabilities.
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Back to the future
Robert Chapman heralds a return to first principles in forthcoming revised risk management guidance.
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Developing your strategy
Benefit from the costs savings associated with successfully managing absence, advises Barbara Dahill.
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Extortion - Held For Ransom
Clive Stoddart warns that companies which fail to educate employees on the dangers of kidnap could be exposing themselves to legal action - but individuals need to take responsibility too.
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Getting started
Gerry Callaghan discusses the practical considerations of implementing a successful absence management scheme.
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A softer landing
The acquisition of BAA by Ferrovial brings together two companies which both take risk management extremely seriously.
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Risk Management Refocused
Ben Davies warns of the danger that the practice of risk management will fail to help the achievement of project or business objectives, through a failure to focus on the actual management of risks.
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Programme Risk
Gerard Gallagher says that programme risk is the internal audit 'blind spot' that keeps board members awake at nights.
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All aboard for Nantes
The 15th annual conference of AMRAE, the French Risk Managers' Association will take place in the city of Nantes between the 24 and 26 January 2007. Andrew Leslie gets a preview from Alain Poullet, President of AMRAE's Scientific Committee.
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Staying in business after the storm
For a company in a hurricane prone area, a hurricane emergency plan may mean the difference between being back in operation quickly and going out of business for good.
