Features – Page 11

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    Business as usual?

    24 October 2006

    You have a problem and you need to switch to your alternative off-site facility. But will it be the seamless transition you planned for? Jared Landin discusses how you can avoid unpleasant surprises.

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    Modelling Offshore Energy Risk

    6 October 2006

    Two years of devastating hurricanes pose the question - can offshore energy risk be modelled?

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    Financial Management of Large Scale Catastrophes

    6 October 2006

    The OECD has launched an international network that will gather high level public officials, representatives of the private sector and academic experts with a view to exchanging information and provid

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    Managing Uncertainty in Cat Models

    6 October 2006

    Difficult questions raised by the 2005 hurricane season on the merits of the various types of analyses that underpinned trading decisions continue to worry senior management.

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    Reviewing Model Changes

    6 October 2006

    Commercial catastrophe model vendors have made key changes this year to their US hurricane and European windstorm models. Especially for US hurricane, the effect on modelled loss is material.

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    Research on landfalling hurricane winds

    6 October 2006

    Catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) is to sponsor research by Texas Tech University on the detailed structure of hurricane winds over land.

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    North east hurricane could cost $65 billion

    6 October 2006

    A north east hurricane hitting New York State could result in insured losses of $65 billion, Lloyd's America President Wendy Baker has warned.

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    Raise your glasses!

    12 September 2006

    Sue Copeman looks at the challenges facing Diageo's award-winning 'Licence to Operate' project.

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    When risk management saves lives

    12 September 2006

    Lee Coppack interviews Guy Lamand, StrategicRISK Lifetime Achiever award winner and recipient of the first ever French government prize for civil defence.

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    Violence remains in the spotlight

    12 September 2006

    It is essential to deliver the message that workplace violence and abuse will not be tolerated, says Noel Walsh.

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    Managing risk across the supply chain

    12 September 2006

    Ruud Bosman discusses the need for effective supply chain risk management and suggests some strategies.

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    Evaluating the Risks

    11 August 2006

    Ingrid Eisen discusses the importance of risk assessments and the approach of the courts.

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    Workshops

    11 August 2006

    ALARM is offering more than 50 workshops, with over 12 hours of educational and learning opportunities, including lectures and interactive workshops.

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    Taking the complexities out of BCP

    11 August 2006

    Is business continuity planning getting too ambitious and too complex? A simple, practical plan is best, says Dennis Thomas.

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    The reality of US-style litigation

    14 June 2006

    Commentators have sounded the alarm that the UK is on the verge of a tidal wave of asbestos litigation Is this speculation accurate and, if so, how should companies respond? Terry Budd, Jane Harte-Lov

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    UK fire regulations may require a new approach

    17 February 2006

    Is current industry practice in fire risk assessment enough to meet the forthcoming regulation in this area? Not according to Dr Jason Clement, who says companies are missing out on the full benefits

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    Developing effective IT risk management

    17 February 2006

    Jared Landin and Karl Kispert suggest strategic frameworks for financial institutions

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    Be flexible

    17 February 2006

    Graham Chick argues the case for organisations to adopt a more flexible approach to remote working for employees

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    Planning for the future

    21 December 2005

    Sharon Roots says that planning for the future is the major task addressed in ALARM's business plan for 2006

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    Risk and communication

    21 December 2005

    StrategicRISK talks to AMRAE's Alain Poullet about January's conference, 'Les Rencontres'