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Converting knowledge into action
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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FeaturesSolutions not problems
A four pronged approach to supply chain risk management can improve resilience and the value of the insurance programme says Jim Carruthers
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FeaturesTerror trade
Kidnappers and extortionists use violence as a means to their financial or political ends. They pose a threat to both employees and corporate reputations. Nathan Skinner talks through the problem
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The engine-house of modern risk management
Do internal audit and risk management connect or not? Responding to an article last year in StrategicRISK, Nicola Rimmer gives her opinion
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FeaturesTwelve steps to better security
Some organisations are struggling to comply with the payment card industry’s new set of standards on data security. Nathan Skinner explains
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FeaturesA question of culture
Richard Baker stresses the need to align risk culture with that of the organisation and suggests ways of developing an effective approach
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FeaturesFixing injury claims
The Ministry of Justice has proposed reforms to the claims process in the UK. Philip Tracey outlines what they mean and how they could affect the issue of costs
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FeaturesERM in uncertain times
The credit crunch is likely to make life harder for commercial insurance buyers but there are opportunities to create value as well, says Lindsay Cox
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FeaturesThe new risk management landscape
As risk management becomes a boardroom issue, risk managers face new challenges, say Simon Perry and Geraldine Rutter
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FeaturesHans Gorrée and Peter A den Dekker
Two dutch risk management greats talk about what has changed in risk management over their lifetimes
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FeaturesMore than just good PR
Operating in politically and socially volatile regions need not be a potential recipe for disaster. Mike Penrose gives some guidelines for a strategy that will benefit both your business and the local community
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FeaturesThe fight against money laundering
‘Pre-wash, wash and spin-dry’ are the cycles that apply to a washing machine and to money laundering. It may appear odd to compare the two but they reflect a reality based in law and in history, explains Charlotte Gaudin
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FeaturesDelivering the promise
Nathan Skinner runs his eye over the multitude of risks faced by companies who neglect ethical behaviour
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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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FeaturesThe changing face of corporate defence: Part 1
Sean Lyons asks to what extent the corporate world is preparing itself for defending the interests of all its stakeholders
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FeaturesManaging supply in an outsourced world
Procurement and risk management need to team up over modern supply chains, say Alex Hindson and Finlay Murray
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FeaturesMore than money?
Fraudsters may not be motivated by personal gain alone, say Julian Parker and Ed Wilding. Can offender profiling help to spot them?
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FeaturesHeading in the right direction?
Beata Paxford fears that the rules governing insurance intermediaries in Poland may not have achieved the EC’s aims of a level playing field
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FeaturesNo more easy oil
The development of deep water fields, often in remote locations lacking infrastructure, poses new challenges to the offshore energy industry, which must operate facilities safely over 20 to 30 years in harsh environmental conditions. By Phil Thomas and David Brown
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FeaturesBreaking down the silos
Business continuity and risk management have both come from very different places, yet there are increasingly obvious similarities on how both disciplines are applied in practice, says Douglas Ure
