Features – Page 2

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    Risk in a recession

    28 February 2009

    Risk is following hard on the heels of the recession, warns Nathan Skinner

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    Insuring against the downturn

    1 December 2008

    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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    Are you breaking the law?

    1 November 2008

    Nathan Skinner addresses the thorny problem of the legality of multinational insurance covers

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    Stefan Sigulla

    1 November 2008

    The ex-head of German risk management association DVS describes his path to the top

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    The class war

    1 September 2008

    Nathan Skinner tracks the latest developments in European legislation towards evolving a US-style system of collective redress

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    Navigating the global regulatory minefield

    14 February 2008

    Jonathan Pickworth introduces a survey which suggests that many companies are too complacent about regulatory risk

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    Ralf Oelßner

    17 December 2007

    A German viewpoint on emerging risk, aviation insurance and terrorism

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    EPL An inevitable trend

    1 October 2007

    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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    A range of views

    6 June 2007

    Andrew Leslie reviews the morning's topics

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    Walking the tightrope

    31 May 2007

    Andre Basile examines the risks facing directors and officers from emerging legal challenges

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    Time for Review?

    1 April 2007

    The news that the recent UK high court judgment in Bartoline Limited v (1) Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc & (2) Heath Lambert Ltd (2006) may now be going to the Court of Appeal has created even more uncertainty in an already confused situation. John Cooper and Bob Martin ...

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    The extradition risk

    19 December 2006

    Gillian Eastwood and Paul Lomas summarise the current extradition arrangements in the US and UK, assess the change in the extradition risk and outline some practical steps for managing it.

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    Topics and trends

    19 December 2006

    A steady stream of regulation has imposed stringent requirements on European company directors and officers. Sue Copeman looks at the areas that risk professionals believe have implications for management liability in 2007.

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    Smash the rose coloured glasses!

    12 September 2006

    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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    The price of globalisation

    14 June 2006

    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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    Comfort blanket or bed of nails?

    21 December 2005

    Guy Williams discusses the implications of the UK Company Law Reform Bill

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    A DUTY TO DISCLOSE

    14 November 2005

    Directors have a statutory duty to report on environmental risks

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    Focus on four

    4 October 2005

    What are the key concerns of European risk managers? Sue Copeman talked to four of the national risk management associations

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    Risk management and corporate governance

    4 October 2005

    Corporate governance initiatives in Europe are changing the risk management role according to a recent Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) survey

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    Security or Illusion?

    20 December 2004

    Directors' and officers' liability was a discussion theme at the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) seminar 2004