All Material Damage articles – Page 3

  • Features

    Reflections in New Orleans

    30 March 2007

    From a distance the roads look unremarkably. There are few cars, but it is the middle of the day. Closer up there is clearly something wrong.

  • Features

    Ten Years of Earthquake - Insurance in Japan

    19 December 2006

    In this article, we look back over the past 10 years in the Japanese insurance industry with the focus on earthquake coverage. We also attempt to make some predictions for the future direction of eart

  • Features

    Contingency Costs in Fighting Terrorism

    19 December 2006

    The costs of a terrorism incident - both in terms of human suffering and monetary loss - are catastrophic. Thwarting a terrorist attack can also be disruptive and expensive for business.

  • Features

    Staying in business after the storm

    19 December 2006

    For a company in a hurricane prone area, a hurricane emergency plan may mean the difference between being back in operation quickly and going out of business for good.

  • Features

    Modelling Offshore Energy Risk

    6 October 2006

    Two years of devastating hurricanes pose the question - can offshore energy risk be modelled?

  • Features

    Well documented decisions

    28 February 2005

    Ashley Bailey says that it is important to balance risk against cost when identifying the optimum document management systems

  • Features

    Cost versus risk

    4 November 2004

    Keith Tilley discusses the importance of evaluating the risks associated with off-shoring business processes and what the risk management professional should consider when deciding to move mission-cri

  • Features

    Back To Basics

    13 January 2003

    With the increasing focus on strategic and operational risks

  • Features

    Coping With Extreme Threats

    24 July 2002

    In a submission to the UK Defence Committee in April, David Gamble looked at how the private and public sectors could contribute in the face of an extreme national threat

  • AIRMIC Portfolio

    Terrorism Covers Fears

    26 April 2002

    A recent AIRMIC/Association of British Insurers (ABI) survey suggests that the lack of suitable insurance cover against terrorism could cripple UK businesses

  • Features

    Countering Terrorism

    11 April 2002

    The events of 11 September will have far reaching consequences for the financial services industry. David La Bouchardiere reviews some of the implications and countermeasures

  • Features

    Seeking a Terrorism Insurance Solution

    9 April 2002

    News from the Federation of European Risk Management Associations and its members

  • Analysis

    Gloomy picture at Ferma

    11 January 2002

    Shrinking capacity and rising rates resulting from the World Trade Center disaster dominated talk at the Federation of European Risk Management (Ferma) forum in Barcelona.

  • Analysis

    Moving forward

    10 January 2002

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

  • Editor's Letter

    Comment

    10 January 2002

    New entrants must show significant security