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Catastrophe RiskUS terrorism insurance inquiry
Large, high value urban properties find it hard to find terrorism cover
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FeaturesThe watercourse of nature
Anne-Claire Serres is an agronomist specialised in hydrology, who heads the catastrophe quantification team at Paris Re. She talks to Catastrophe Risk Management about her work. By Lee Coppack
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Online onlyApex Oil ordered to perform $150m cleanup
Company must remove soil and groundwater pollution from Hartford refinery
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Online onlyFirms complacent when it comes to fire safety
NURS says only 47% of small businesses may have knowledge of fire safety rules
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Soft market gaining momentum, says society survey
Property premiums post largest quarterly decrease since Hurricane Katrina
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Catastrophe Risk
Catastrophe modelling from a European perspective
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) and International Underwriting Association (IUA) will again host the conference in London
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Catastrophe RiskThe Goldfinger catastrophe theorem
James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger explained his approach to causation in the following way: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
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Online onlyClimate change goals are achievable: OECD
Research shows that it would cost around 1% of growth to implement policies that can cut key air pollutants by about a third
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Online onlyWorld Bank launches new cat loan
New loan facility for natural catastrophes approved for middle-income countries
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Online onlyDisaster resistant home completed in Seattle
A recently completed home located in Washington state claims to be the first disaster resistant home built in the Northwest
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Online onlyLas Vegas hotel fire forces evacuation
A fire on the roof of the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas forces the evacuation of 3,000 guests
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Catastrophe RiskDisasters bulletin: 7 August - 19 November 2007
By Professor Bill McGuire of Benfield - UCL Hazard Research Centre
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FeaturesManaging new risks
Which emerging risks do companies think are important? And are they doing anything about them? Nathan Skinner analyses the results of our readership survey.
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FeaturesGetting a Handle on Cargo
Cargo accumulations. Hard to understand. Harder still to quantify. Until now. By Herbie Lloyd
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Catastrophe RiskString theory and catastrophe risks
The application of intellectual energy to the greatest puzzles, such as the origin of the universe, produces such imagination straining explanations as string theory
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Features
From Chaos Theory to Commodities
Isla Gilmour is a meteorologist who advises commodities traders on the impact of weather on their business. She talks to Catastrophe Risk Management about how science supports this important market. By Lee Coppack
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AnalysisHow prepared are you?
Increasingly businesses are seeing the value in BCM but what impact will another standard have on risk management within the UK
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Online onlyUK business better prepared for disaster: Study
BSI British Standards finds that 81% of FTSE companies could last one week before feeling serious detrimental effects following a disaster
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Marsh issues advice on Suffolk bird flu outbreak
Currently H5N1 is not in itself a business threat except to the poultry industry, says broker
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Online onlySafeco expects $35m in California wildfire losses
The estimated loss includes $5m in commercial property claims
