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    Lighthill Risk Network: a community of expertise

    30 March 2007

    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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    Extreme weather and commodity prices

    30 March 2007

    Extreme weather conditions and natural or man-made disasters usually cause a blip in commodity prices. How big a shift and how long it lasts depend on many factors. By Hugh Craig and Lee Coppack

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    Lloyd's prepares for the worst

    19 December 2006

    If the global insurance industry had a mission statement, it should simply say, 'Be prepared'.

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    Looking into the crystal ball

    20 December 2004

    What risks will the future bring? Does today's science fiction presage tomorrow's fact?

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    Blame it on the Weatherman

    4 November 2004

    As the UK experiences increasingly extreme weather conditions, councils and others are being warned to prepare for a wave of subsidence claims, says Gemma Rogers

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    Climate Change

    11 April 2002

    With the cost of climate change becoming clear, all companies can expect increasing environmental scrutiny, says Jessica McCallin

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    Managing weather risks

    12 June 2001

    Trading in weather derivatives has grown steadily in Europe since the first deal was struck in 1998.