All Governance articles – Page 28
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Special Reports
Jurisdiction comparison
Jonathan Groves provides a comparison of captive jurisdictions and the relevant rules in some key European countries
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Captives demand tailored technology
The captive industry has some specific requirements from technology. Sue Copeman interviews Nick Teetelli
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Special ReportsFinancial benchmarking
Benchmarking performance against your peers is nothing new. However, it remains a relatively new concept for captive insurers, says Jonathan Groves
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FeaturesAn integrated approach
Aymeric Boyer-Vidal, GDF-Suez’s director of audit and risk discusses embedding enterprise risk management and handling a crisis
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Special Reports
LOC alternatives
Caroline Cruickshank discusses meeting collateral requirements and provides a lesson on insurance trusts which are an attractive alternative to letters of credit
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Online onlyPoland struggles with foreign debt
Poland has estimated external bills of $100bn, says JLT
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Online onlyAXA CS weathers the financial storm
Turnover and operating profit both increase but combined ratio tops 100%
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Marsh settles bid rigging suit for $88m
Lawsuit stems from bid-rigging allegations dating back to 2004
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Interviews
Risk managers are ignored
Audit and compliance professionals feel they do not have the influence to manage risk properly
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Online only52,000 UBS customers hid accounts from IRS
US authorities have demanded to see the identities of US customers with secret Swiss accounts holding about $14.8bn in assets
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Online only$10m mortgage fraud scam unearthed
Defendants are accused of obtaining more than two dozen subprime mortgages fraudulently
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Online onlyXL to remain in ‘practically all’ lines: McGavick
Staff eliminations and business cutbacks are efforts to prevent XL entering a downward spiral
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AnalysisInsurers are stable: AIRMIC Live
The impact of the financial crisis has mainly been offset by a hardening of the insurance cycle, say industry experts
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AnalysisPower struggles
Chavez's referendum victory increase political risks but Venezuela faces a difficult year with falling oil prices
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Online onlyS&P highlights another systemic risk
The rating agency said collateralisted loan obligations could be at risk if just a few companies default on their debt
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More due diligence needed
Firms are often ‘blissfully unaware’ of the range of risks that threaten the viability of their investments, say consultants
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AnalysisGreen habits
Companies should continue their green initiatives even in a struggling economy
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BSI consults on data protection standard
Standard designed to help organisations comply with 1998 Data Protection Act
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AnalysisThe Emperor’s new clothes
The banking crisis offers an opportunity to adjust our view of how the risk function should be engaged
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Online onlyCrisis pushes UK deeper into recession
UK economy is expected to contract by 3.3 % and unemployment to reach close to 2.9m by the end of the year, says CBI
