Features – Page 4

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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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    Gaining credit

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Throughout the production and supply chains, credit lubricates transactions. But oiling the wheels is getting more difficult now, Tony Dowding writes

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    The underwriter evolves

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    The factors that drive underwriters are changing, and corporate insurance buyers who adapt will make their companies a more attractive risk, says Raj Ahuja

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    Danger in the chain!

    2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Companies continue to be brought down by the demise of a key supplier. Neil Hodge provides some guidelines on avoiding the pitfalls

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    Managing risk in a recession

    2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    Promote the risk manager!

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

    In the wake of risk management failures in the financial sector, and in the middle of the crisis of confidence brought on by a global recession, Andrew Leslie asks how the risk manager can best fight his corner?

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    Managing product safety recalls

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Ed Mitchell and Thomas Zanner explain how to deal with recalls in the food and drink industry

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    Telling it like it is

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Communication can be the difference between a good and badly handled product recall, says Julia Johnson

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    Product recall risk

    2009-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

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    Can you dig for wealth and be green?

    2009-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Extractive industries and sustainability do not go hand in hand. Or do they? We asked Total and Rio Tinto for their views

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    What do you know?

    2009-02-28T00:00:00Z

    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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    The cost of compliance

    2009-02-28T00:00:00Z

    While businesses may greet EU proposals for new regulation with a universal groan, Andrew Williams asks – is the need for compliance actually an aid for risk managers in establishing better systems and practices?

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    Insuring against the downturn

    2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    Solutions not problems

    2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    ERM in uncertain times

    2008-10-08T12:40:00Z

    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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    The new risk management landscape

    2008-09-01T00:00:00Z

    As risk management becomes a boardroom issue, risk managers face new challenges, say Simon Perry and Geraldine Rutter

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    The class war

    2008-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

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    Risk engineering

    2008-09-01T00:00:00Z

    In a competitive environment, preventing loss is vital. Nathan Skinner garners the thoughts of five risk managers on the subject

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    Today's European risk manager

    2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Peter Joy looks at some of the findings of StrategicRisk’s Europe-wide survey of risk manager attitudes and concerns

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    Holistic security

    2008-05-18T00:00:00Z

    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