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InterviewsContingents: What the ‘big three’ say
No return to contingent commissions StrategicRISK is told
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InterviewsNew decade, new health risks?
Over the last decade pandemics have been the cause of most concern, but other kinds of health risk are increasing
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FeaturesEvolving threats
As political risk uncertainty rises, the threat landscape is changing. StrategicRISK has teamed up with ACE to find out what tops your list of concerns and what you’re doing to mitigate them
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Online onlySwine flu not a “fake” pandemic
WHO responds to claims it created a hoax to boost drug sales
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FeaturesOn thin ice!
Using pioneering ice-drilling methods, one survey team has made the most ominous predictions yet for the future of the polar caps. Nathan Skinner looks at the perils facing the Arctic – and those who explore it
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FeaturesCharting disaster
Following a year of economic turmoil and political tensions, Nathan Skinner highlights the global issues that will be on the world's risk register in 2010
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FeaturesCollective bargaining
As the European Commission proposes a system of collective redress, some critics fear a move towards US-style class actions says Neil Hodge
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Online onlyEmerging economy front runner in climate policy for the first time
Brazil knocks Sweden down a notch in Climate Change Performance Index
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InterviewsUK expands traveler information requests
Travelers from more countries will have to supply advanced information in order to pass through security
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InterviewsDiary of a risk management student
I feel a bit like an outsider in the world of professional risk management but I’m gaining insights fast
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AnalysisRiskMap charts uncertainty and opportunity
Control Risks outlined five states that could present opportunities for the adventurous investor
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FeaturesAn update of ERM systems
There are products on the market to help companies make sense of the large amount of data that risk management can create. Sara Edlington talks to some of the companies that think they have the answer
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FeaturesA truly international approach
Nathan Skinner talks to Jorge Luzzi, worldwide director of risk management for Italian tyre maker Pirelli.
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FeaturesHandle with care
Recent UK initiatives are at last giving issues over claims handling the attention they deserve. Sue Copeman reports
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FeaturesThe underwriter evolves
The factors that drive underwriters are changing, and corporate insurance buyers who adapt will make their companies a more attractive risk, says Raj Ahuja
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Global analysis
Regulatory approaches to insurance vary throughout the world, even among countries that are in the same region. Nathan Skinner summaries some of the differences
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Taxing issues
In Europe, the Kvaerner ruling set a legal precedent that companies must allocate premium to where the risk is located. Praveen Sharma examines the challenges and offers some helpful suggestions
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Canada
Non-admitted insurance: Non-admitted insurance is permitted in Canada. However, under the Excise Tax Act, all Canadian corporations that place insurance with a non-licensed insurer or through a broker outside Canada must pay a federal tax.Premium tax paid by insured: The Federal Excise Tax requires an insured to pay a 10% ...
