North America – Page 22
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AnalysisCatastrophe model launched for Alberta floods
Model gives insurers realistic estimates of their exposure
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AnalysisMore global businesses report rise in bribery and corruption risks
Small businesses or those based outside the US worry about bribery and corruption much less than large US companies, 2013 Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking Report finds
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AnalysisCyber attacks pose a greater national threat than physical attacks, survey finds
More than half of businesses believe that hackers are already inside their networks
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AnalysisFlorida Commission certifies AIR Worldwide's US hurricane model
The latest model incorporates the 2011 update of NOAA’s Atlantic basin hurricane database
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AnalysisAirmic 2013: Going global
Fiscal Reps’ captive practice client director Karen Jenner discusses the theme of the consultancy’s upcoming workshop on international compliance
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AnalysisInsurers hit by minimum $4bn payout from Oklahoma storm damage
A number of billion-dollar severe weather events in May affect the US
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AnalysisEU businesses may need to reassess cover of US risk as part of a multinational programme
ACE issues the warning as the EU and US negotiate new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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GuideGuide to: Executive Travel
Protecting employees when they are on the other side of the world is difficult but also a necessary priority for business and risk managers
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Online onlyRisk Financing - employee benefit captives
Coca-Cola has been given a green light to reinsure benefit risks through its captive; the US Affordable Care Act is prompting smaller employers to self-insure healthcare benefits. Is this a turning point for employee benefit captives?
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AnalysisUltimate sacrifice
Directors and management may be forced to take punishment for the benefit of their companies under US-style plea bargaining
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AnalysisDeadly tornado rips through towns near Oklahoma City
The deadly storm said to be more damaging than 1999 tornado
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AnalysisAppointment: Towers Watson appoints Michael Murphy
Murphy will lead the firms its Risk Consulting and Software business in EMEA
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Analysis
Number of insurers offering terrorism coverage could drop if US TRIPRA act expires
Expiration could also up cost of terrorism insurance
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GuideGuide to: Directors' and officers' liability insurance
The buyers’ profile of D&O insurance has steadily evolved and transformed over subsequent decades, owing in part to society becoming more litigious, with little tolerance for mistakes made by directors and officers
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AnalysisRIMS launches two new chapters in Australasia and Peru
News of the 81st and 82nd chapters, announced at the society’s annual conference, provide further networking opportunities
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AnalysisRisk leaders struggle to manage major risks, global survey finds
Top 10 risks for 2013 and 2016 also unveiled
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Features
Dealing with staff kidnapping
The threat of kidnap is increasing and is not limited to known hotspots such as South America and parts of Asia. It is starting to emerge in a variety of guises in Europe, where extortion is a common threat
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Risk IndicatorKidnap and ransom
Kidnap threats are rising around the world and the danger to business travellers and employees is particularly acute
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Interviews
Guenter Droese
Deutsche Bank Group’s global head of corporate insurance is deeply worried about the industry’s shift in focus from relationships to price
