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Online onlyUK most at risk to spread of flu pandemic
Research reveals developed nations are at extreme risk of spread of the flu, but their capacity to contain an outbreak is good
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WHO raises pandemic alert
Signal to all countries to immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans
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Online onlyWHO raises alert on swine flu
The World Health Organisation has raised its pandemic alert following an outbreak of swine flu
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Online onlySwine flu breaks out
40 cases of human infection in the US, 26 in Mexico, 6 in Canada and 1 in Spain reported so far
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US declares public health emergency for swine flu
20 confirmed cases of human infection to date in US
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Online onlyG20 at high energy security risk
A new energy security ranking shows six G20 countries at high risk
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Online onlyMost rating agencies fail to apply standards
14 out of 21 credit rating agencies worldwide failed to implement an international code of practice
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FERMA finalises 2009 risk forum agenda
The theme this year is the global village and the future of risk management
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AnalysisAon’s bribery fine is a major milestone
But UK authorities have a long way to go to match their US counterparts
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Catastrophe Risk
Estimating New Madrid devastation
A big earthquake in the region could lead to the highest losses from a natural disaster in the US
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FeaturesWhy the next big northeast hurricane will surprise
A repeat of the 1938 New England Hurricane could cause losses as large as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. By Karen Clark
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FeaturesWinds of change for agricultural risks
Changing climate and commodity price trends are steering agricultural risk in a new direction. The result is a rethink of exposure, products and product design. By Thomas Heintz
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Features
Hurricane risk at high resolution
We are using high resolution climate models and supercomputers to assess future hurricane risk to the United States and Caribbean at precision never before seen. By Greg Holland with James Done, Jim Hurrell, David Hosansky and Asuka Suzuki
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Catastrophe RiskDisasters bulletin: 26 July to 25 October 2008
By Professor Bill McGuire of Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre
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Marsh launches five new products
The new products spread risk across a number of carriers
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FeaturesAre you breaking the law?
Nathan Skinner addresses the thorny problem of the legality of multinational insurance covers
