All People Risks articles – Page 15
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AnalysisLitigation risk for data breaches
Dave Fisher says, given the recent frequency of data breaches, it’s only a matter of time before the public takes legal action
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Online onlyUS shipping cartel gets jail time
The conspirators raised the prices for moving freight from the US to Puerto Rico
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Employee health costs rise across Europe
51 % of companies report increased costs in 2007, average increase of 5 % per employee, says Mercer survey
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InterviewsFERMA releases benchmarking survey
Finds risk management maturing and diversifying across Europe
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Online onlyPoliceman arrested for insurance fraud
A New York policeman filed an insurance claim for a missing diamond ring while it was being worn by his fiancée
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Sarah Poon wins IRM’s Best Student Award
Wins the award for her submission on risk issues in the Gulf economies
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Online onlyNo place for weapons in the workplace
RIMS responds to the rising trend of liberalising state gun laws
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Catastrophe RiskCombustible dust explosions in many countries and industries
Risk needs more attention
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AnalysisProcurement – allies or adversaries?
What does the growing involvement of procurement in buying insurance mean for risk managers?
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AnalysisUK’s top risks
The Cabinet Office's National Risk Register lays out the main threats to the country but offers little in the way of solutions
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FeaturesMore than just good PR
Operating in politically and socially volatile regions need not be a potential recipe for disaster. Mike Penrose gives some guidelines for a strategy that will benefit both your business and the local community
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FeaturesForgotten, but not gone?
When cases of bird flu were widespread in 2005 and 2006, the risk of a worldwide human influenza pandemic was taken as a serious threat. While the threat has not receded, European companies may have let down their guard, says Graham Buck
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Catastrophe RiskSouthern California earthquake drill
A massive earthquake drill is set for November 13 in Los Angeles
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FeaturesThe fight against money laundering
‘Pre-wash, wash and spin-dry’ are the cycles that apply to a washing machine and to money laundering. It may appear odd to compare the two but they reflect a reality based in law and in history, explains Charlotte Gaudin
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Labour costs increase
Unit labour costs continued to accelerate in the developed world in the first three months of 2008
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Behaviour schemes can improve firms’ safety: Aviva
Behaviour based programmes can discourage unsafe action among staff, says NURS
