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FeaturesInsuring against the downturn
The economic downturn introduces new risks and emphasises old ones. Nathan Skinner investigates what is making companies cautious and how the insurance industry is responding
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FeaturesConflicted directors on thin ice
Danielle Harris warns that new UK rules could force directors to stand down or risk possible claims
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FeaturesHolistic security
Despite the huge sums of money spent on network security, organisations appear incapable of protecting confidential data. A change of approach is required, argues Gordon Rapkin
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Time to re-assess balance sheet threat
What is the risk of one of your debtors defaulting? High and rising, says Bob Lilley
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A Healthy Appetite for Insurance Risk
Capital markets’ investment participation in insurance risk continues to grow at a remarkable rate. By Cory Anger
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FeaturesRisk without frontiers
Love it or hate it, globalisation is the name of the game now for major European companies. How are StrategicRISK Benchmarking Club members viewing the challenges? Sue Copeman describes the results of our latest survey
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FeaturesEPL An inevitable trend
In the US, where payouts over discrimination claims can be huge, insuring against such claims is seen as a must. Will Europe follow in US footsteps? Nathan Skinner investigates the probability.
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Kill or Cure?
As from 6 April 2007, Part 36 of the UK Civil Procedure Rules 1998 has been extensively revised. Joanne Pruden looks at the implications for negotiating and settling claims
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Regulation, risk and global strategy
The need for EU-based insurers to develop and implement an enterprise risk management strategy in response to Solvency II was one of the topics at the International Insurance Society (IIS) 43rd annual seminar in Berlin in July. Jean-Paul Louisot reports
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Walking the tightrope
Andre Basile examines the risks facing directors and officers from emerging legal challenges
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Seeing risk through a glass darkly
Investigations into the accident at the Texas City refinery suggested that all was not well with BP’s perception of risk, says Lee CoppackOne of the world's most respected companies was responsible for the worst industrial accident in the US since 1990. An investigation by a US federal government agency found ...
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Smash the rose coloured glasses!
Ben Gilad says that executives who think they are right even when they are wrong pose the biggest strategic risk to companies.
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Managing shareholder value and reputation risk
Garry Honey & David Hensley report on the findings of a joint Crawford/StrategicRISK survey.
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SEC Pay Proposals
Proposals by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the US financial services regulator, to amend its executive compensation disclosure requirements to improve transparency have been broadly welcomed
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The price of globalisation
Make no mistake Globalisation brings many benefits to business; it also increases the risks for corporate decision makers, warns Patrick Drinan.
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NEW AGE THINKING
With the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations being introduced later this year, Alison Love looks at what age discrimination will mean for UK employers
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Out of Brussels
Employers are bracing themselves for the implementation of what everyone reckons is the most significant piece of European legislation of all - the age discrimination strand of the European Employment
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Smelling a rat?
Lee Coppack discusses the reasons for Rentokil-Initial's desire to abandon its final salary pension scheme and the problems companies face generally in funding pensions
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Mapping the risk
Last month saw the publication of a new corporate governance risk map Sue Copeman writes.
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