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    Collective bargaining

    22 December 2009

    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

    22 December 2009

    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

    22 December 2009

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

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    An update of ERM systems

    29 October 2009

    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?

    29 October 2009

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

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    A truly international approach

    28 October 2009

    Nathan Skinner talks to Jorge Luzzi, worldwide director of risk management for Italian tyre maker Pirelli.

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    Making ERM work for you

    28 October 2009

    Enterprise risk management (ERM) was the theme of the latest StrategicRISK Question Time event, held in association with Marsh Risk Consulting. Nathan Skinner reports

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    Just what is meant by Enterprise Risk Management?

    1 July 2009

    Stephen Roberts, Eddie McLaughlin and James Maxwell describe the elements that make up best practice

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    The dilemma of dissent

    1 July 2009

    Unpalatable news is rarely welcome in the boardroom – and may not be believed. Nathan Skinner interviews HBOS whistleblower Paul Moore

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    Communication, understanding and transparency

    1 July 2009

    Economic recession and turmoil in the world’s financial markets have ensured that risk management is high on the agenda for most organisations. Klaus-Otto Bick tells Sue Copeman the reasons why risk management is paramount in his organisation and outlines his approach

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    Reflecting on risk management

    1 July 2009

    Felix Kloman has been described variously as the gadfly* and the guru of risk management. Some of his ideas may currently seem ‘off the wall’, not to say politically and corporately impractical, but there is a strong thread of integrity running through them which suggests that they could be pointers ...

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    Managing risk in a recession

    1 July 2009

    Mike Boyle looks at recessionary risks, with particular emphasis on employer’s liability personal injury claims, and considers how companies can manage them.

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    Product recall risk

    6 May 2009

    In today’s world product safety is paramount. Nathan Skinner sets the scene for this special report on product recall

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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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    What do you know?

    28 February 2009

    Managing risk information successfully has become a priority for European companies. Graham Buck asks what a risk information system needs to be effective for everyone within the organisation

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    An integrated approach

    27 February 2009

    Aymeric Boyer-Vidal, GDF-Suez’s director of audit and risk discusses embedding enterprise risk management and handling a crisis

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    Converting knowledge into action

    10 December 2008

    Anselm Smolka was one of the few geoscientists in the insurance sector when he joined Munich Re Group. Today he is head of Geo Risks, corporate underwriting for the group. He tells Catastrophe Risk Management about his work. By Lee Coppack

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    A geographical understanding of risk

    10 December 2008

    The advent of satellite navigation and the birth of Google Earth, Google Maps and France’s Geoportail have alerted everyone involved in the management of catastrophes to the value of geographical information systems. By François-Xavier Goblet

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    Seeing risk: Floods

    10 December 2008

    The 2007 UK summer floods pushed flooding up the agenda for politicians and businesses alike. A year and a half later topographical maps and modelling technologies have improved to give us better tools to manage the risks. By Justin Butler

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    Catastrophe risk management using multiple models

    10 December 2008

    While catastrophe models follow a similar overall approach to risk assessment, there can be wide variations in results, leaving users to question which is the most appropriate. By Atul Khanduri