All General articles – Page 9

  • Features

    When the inspector calls

    11 January 2002

    The contaminated land regime is now heading into an important phase. Risk management principals are at the core of the new legislation, says Sue Cooley

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    Assessing captive performance

    11 January 2002

    Current insurance market turbulence will encourage greater use of captives. But how do you know if your captive is performing successfully? Clive Thursby advocates a financial strength rating

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    Trouble ahead?

    11 January 2002

    Nick Stanbury looks at the practical implications for company directors of the proposed UK company law changes

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    South Africa the HIV/Aids crisis

    11 January 2002

    Companies which source products in South Africa, or which have subsidiaries there, may need to face up to the growing problem of the country’s HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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    Watch your wallets!

    10 January 2002

    UK risk managers and corporate treasurers warned to plan for the long-haul

  • Analysis

    Taking more risks

    10 January 2002

    UK companies are increasingly adopting a risk-taking stance as CEOs realise the importance of risk management, according to recent research.

  • Analysis

    Management practices and shareholder value

    10 January 2002

    A new study of best practices in generating and sustaining shareholder value

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    Transactions increase vulnerability.

    10 January 2002

    Negotiating mergers, acquisitions and IPOs can leave directors open to claims. Charles Boorman discusses the risks and how to protect yourself against them

  • Analysis

    Moving forward

    10 January 2002

    The events of 11 September have shattered the traditional concepts of our world.

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    Early warning system

    10 January 2002

    AIG Europe is offering its financial institution clients an early warning system that allows them to use confidential consultancies to help diagnose business risks.

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    Extortion or malice?

    9 January 2002

    How do you prevent product extortion or malicious tampering - and how do you deal with the situation if the worst happens? Christine Seib gives some pointers.

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    On the record

    26 September 2001

    Honest and open media strategies play a crucial part in successful crisis and risk management, stresses former police spokesman Matt Tapp.

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    Managing people risks and risky people

    26 September 2001

    Mark Edelsten believes that HR managers have an important role to play in the risk management team.

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    Look, no wires!

    26 September 2001

    Verne Meredith suggests an approach to the risks posed by the wireless environment.

  • Analysis

    Public sector good practice

    26 September 2001

    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, said that his office was working with government departments to improve their risk management and assist them in well thought-through risk taking.

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    European perspective

    26 September 2001

    FERMA's new president, Thierry Van Santen, discusses the challenges facing risk managers.

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    Complex Challenges

    26 September 2001

    Adrian Leonard asks Professor Ortwin Renn, a consultant at the Centre of Technology Assessment in Baden-Württemburg about his approach to the challenges of systemic risk management.

  • Analysis

    Emotions blocking effective risk management

    26 September 2001

    organisations are losing out and failing to realise value because ego, greed and fear are stopping them from employing effective risk management

  • Features

    Mobile alert

    26 September 2001

    Electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones and their support infrastructure, look set to be a long-term thorn in the side of many risk managers and insurers. Jessica McCallin reports

  • Features

    New age risk transfer

    26 September 2001

    A massive new study has found that corporations want to transfer risks to earnings, as well as risks to assets. Adrian Leonard summarises the results