All StrategicRISK Global articles in June 2000
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Analysis
Kidnapping: New record in 1999
Worldwide kidnaps for ransom reached a record peak in 1999, according to a survey by specialist insurer, the Hiscox Group.
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Features
Alchemy for project financing?
Rob Tucker explores the arcane world of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) and Alternative Risk Finance (ARF) and its application within property and other structured finance deals.
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Analysis
Anti-competitive behaviour banned
The Competition Act 1998, which came into force on 1 March, prohibits anti-competitive agreements and behaviour.
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Analysis
Insurers comment on pain and suffering awards
In its March ruling the Court of Appeal considered the Law Commission's proposals on levels of damages for pain and suffering.
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Analysis
Capital markets' political risks
Sovereign Risk Insurance is offering a political risk product for cross border capital markets transactions.
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Features
The changing face of risk
Christopher Huhne, MEP discusses the complex business world in which European companies now operate.
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Analysis
Energy tax concerns
UK companies are anxious about likely damage to business arising from the Kyoto environmental protection measures.
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Analysis
Tackling cyber risks
Many insurance industry players are focusing on designing products and facilities to help companies deal with the new "cyber risks" arising from e-business activities.
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Analysis
Data protection
The new Data Protection Act extends the 1984 legislation in a number of areas and provides data subjects with some additional rights.
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Analysis
Recovery's a disaster
A survey by Performance Concepts, Continuity and Recovery 2000, finds that 92% of companies fail to update their disaster testing or planning after installing new systems.
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Analysis
Discount rates review
The Lord Chancellor should announce a decision this summer on the level of discount rates.
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Analysis
Reductions for driver training
Fleet operators who train drivers using Liberty Motor's Skilldrive scheme can obtain fleet insurance premium cuts ranging from 5% to 15%.
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Analysis
E-commerce liability
Internet service providers may be subject to the same libel laws as other media organisations.
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Analysis
Environmental liability paper
The deadline for submissions on the European Commission White Paper on Environmental Liability, adopted in February, is 1 July
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Analysis
Preventing fraud
A new CBI publication says corporate fraud costs businesses hundreds of millions of pounds each year, and ignoring the risk is not an option.
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Analysis
Freedom of information - new risks
The Freedom of Information Bill will give citizens access to information held by public authorities.
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Analysis
Lone workers vulnerable
Lone public sector workers often face greater risks of personal injury than people working in more obviously hazardous industries like North Sea oil.
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Willis encouraging charities to join AIRMIC
The charity sector now has a significant body of members within AIRMIC, thanks to support from UK broker Willis.
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AIRMIC Portfolio
New AIRMIC chairman will take over at conference
For the first time in AIRMIC's history the mantle of AIRMIC chairmanship will be handed over at conference.
