Features – Page 6
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FeaturesThe Black Swan slain
Developing futures scenarios is a strategic risk management technique for considering what could happen in the future and its possible impact on a company’s objectives. The goal is to establish the basis for managing uncertain or unknown events.By Scott Randall
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FeaturesEssential criteria for the creation of reliable cyber insurance
If there is valuable data, you can guarantee threats to its security will not be far behind
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Risk engineering
In a competitive environment, preventing loss is vital. Nathan Skinner garners the thoughts of five risk managers on the subject
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FeaturesWorking towards solutions for flood
Since 1980, Europe has suffered 17 catastrophic floods that have done at least $75 billion worth of economic damage in total. Only about 25% of these losses were insured. The devastating and costly events of 2002 and 2007 have spurred searches for better planning, precautions and financial solutions. By Lee ...
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FeaturesInland flood models available
Catastrophe Risk Management surveyed the three proprietary modelling companies, AIR Worldwide, EQECAT and Risk Management Solutions (RMS) to discover what European inland flood models are available. By Lee Coppack
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FeaturesThe watercourse of nature
Anne-Claire Serres is an agronomist specialised in hydrology, who heads the catastrophe quantification team at Paris Re. She talks to Catastrophe Risk Management about her work. By Lee Coppack
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FeaturesStrategic planning to reduce flood impact across Europe
On 26 November 2007, the new European Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks entered into force. For the first time, EU legislation requires its members to plan strategically to reduce the adverse consequences of flood events on human health, economic activities, the environment and cultural heritage. ...
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FeaturesWithstanding the forces of nature
A country’s entire population cannot live in a few select locations that are not vulnerable to natural disasters, but good precautions can make any place more resilient. By Robert Morelli
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FeaturesDifferentiating our view of cat risk
Over estimating catastrophe risks is as bad as underestimating them, as both create additional costs. We must understand risk better than our competitors to grow, decrease costs and maximise returns. By Gero Michel
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FeaturesWho pays for hurricanes?
For decades residential and commercial property insurance policyholders in the United States have had a place to go if they are having difficulty obtaining coverage in the standard market. By Claire Wilkinson
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FeaturesDelivering the promise
Nathan Skinner runs his eye over the multitude of risks faced by companies who neglect ethical behaviour
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FeaturesTime to break the silence over NCB risk payouts
How would insurance policies respond to injury claims following a nuclear, chemical or biological attack? Robin Ferguson says there is a need for greater clarity
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FeaturesToday's European risk manager
Peter Joy looks at some of the findings of StrategicRisk’s Europe-wide survey of risk manager attitudes and concerns
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FeaturesThe changing face of corporate defence: Part 1
Sean Lyons asks to what extent the corporate world is preparing itself for defending the interests of all its stakeholders
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FeaturesManaging supply in an outsourced world
Procurement and risk management need to team up over modern supply chains, say Alex Hindson and Finlay Murray
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FeaturesHow do coastal cities fare under rising flood risk?
Rising sea levels will amplify the flood risk in coastal cities like Miami, New York, Rotterdam and Guangzhou, while population increase and economic growth will increase the value of the assets at risk to new levels By Celine Herweijer and others
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FeaturesThe Hayward fault: Is it America’s most dangerous?
A repeat of the 1868 Hayward fault California earthquake today would have enormous consequences. Property worth more than $500 billion and approximately 5 million people in six surrounding counties would suffer badly from such a quake. By Thomas Brocher and other members of the 1868 Hayward Earthquake Alliance
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FeaturesBusiness interruption in the land of earthquakes
A large Japanese earthquake could have a devastating effect on the continuity of critical industries in the country and their earnings. By Dennis Kuzak and Masanori Kobayashi
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An engineer looks at cat models
Siamak Daneshvaran, senior vice president and director of engineering for Aon Re’s Impact Forecasting, talks to Catastrophe Risk Management. By Lee Coppack
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FeaturesWill changes in climate increase insured losses
The general effects of a global temperature increase they may contribute to a decrease in property risk in some places, while increasing it at others. By Dance Zurovac-Jevtic, Rebecca Cheetham and Caroline Daniell
