Features – Page 5

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    Total recall

    2010-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Product defects put manufacturers, suppliers and retailers at risk of product liability claims, and factors such as globalisation and new technologies mean that these exposures are becoming increasingly complex, explains Jon Elvidge of XL Insurance

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    ERM affects ratings for insurers

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services believes enterprise risk management (ERM) is an important discipline that will continue to be crucial to the financial health of insurers, says Yann Le Pallec

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    One size does not fit all

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    It is nearly two years before Solvency II becomes law. Nathan Skinner finds out why its much-advocated standard model for solvency capital requirements is not the answer for beleaguered insurers and why captives need their own set of rules

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    End the duvet day

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Absenteeism can have a devastating effect on a business’s health, yet experts say many employers do not appreciate the scale of the problem and are failing to diagnose the reasons behind excessive sick leave, writes Neil Hodge

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    Evolving threats

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    As political risk uncertainty rises, the threat landscape is changing. StrategicRISK has teamed up with ACE to find out what tops your list of concerns and what you’re doing to mitigate them

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    A world of difference

    2010-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Laws relating to directors' liability vary across Europe - while the spectre of US extradition looms in the background, writes Neil Hodge

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    On thin ice!

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Using pioneering ice-drilling methods, one survey team has made the most ominous predictions yet for the future of the polar caps. Nathan Skinner looks at the perils facing the Arctic – and those who explore it

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    Inside the rating agency

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    In his only UK interview, Moody's whistleblower Eric Kolchinsky offers a glimpse into the inner workings of the rating agencies and warns Nathan Skinner that systemic problems are getting worse not better

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    Under your controls

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    In the current climate, procurement teams must find a way to manage the uncertainty of supply price, availability and demand. Risk frameworks are vital but Andrew Leslie finds that the human touch should not be underestimated

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    Charting disaster

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Following a year of economic turmoil and political tensions, Nathan Skinner highlights the global issues that will be on the world's risk register in 2010

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    So now what?

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Organisations are working hard to put the financial crisis behind them, but with a new year must come a new approach for companies and their risk managers, says Andrew Leslie

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    On best behaviour

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Financial pundits are asking why big corporates failed to anticipate the economic meltdown. Hindsight may be a wonderful thing, but companies' boards must take some responsibility says David Wilson. Now is the time to get the right dynamics in place.

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    Special Report: ERM

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Against the odds in these litigious, recessionary times, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance is getting cheaper for many companies. Sue Copeman gets the full picture

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    Collective bargaining

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    As the European Commission proposes a system of collective redress, some critics fear a move towards US-style class actions says Neil Hodge

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    Managing the risk

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Managing your directors’ and officers’ liability (D&O) risk has always been important. In today’s recession where pressures may encourage directors to cut corners and third parties to sue, it’s vital, writes Sue Copeman

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    Making the investment fit

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    How can risk managers persuade their boards to invest in risk engineering when money is tight? asks Tony Dowding

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    The enforcement emphasis on both sides of ‘the pond’

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    With new brooms sweeping clean and increased powers, expect greater scrutiny warn Kevin Roberts, Randall Fons, and Brian Neil Hoffman

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    Protecting intellectual property

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Companies are struggling in their fight to protect IP. Their risk managers can help, says Andrew Leslie

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    An update of ERM systems

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    There are products on the market to help companies make sense of the large amount of data that risk management can create. Sara Edlington talks to some of the companies that think they have the answer

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    Inherent risk ranking: Why bother?

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Richard Archer explores the concept of inherent risk ranking, and asks if it’s worth the effort