All Regions articles – Page 52
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Online onlyNew manslaughter offence won’t apply until 2010
Safety charity predicts the new offence will only start applying to large organisations in relation to deaths that take place after 2010
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Online onlyGlobal fuel security could foil UK nuclear plans
Threats to supply of uranium are the biggest chalenge to the government's nuclear expansion plans, says Aon
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AnalysisRipples spread from the subprime crisis
Large multinational firms are at risk of an increased threat of claims as a result of rising volatility in the financial markets
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Online onlyRIMS backs Paulson’s regulatory revamp
The buyers’ association supports the call for an optional federal charter for insurance regulation
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Online onlyLords call for carbon reporting standards
The Lords have passed an amendment so that all companies will have to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions
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Online onlyDiscrimination widespread in UK: Study
Age discrimination remains a serious problem in UK businesses, finds a new survey
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AnalysisRisk retention in Scandinavia
More and more public sector authorities in Scandinavia are looking to self insure
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Online onlyRegulatory reform not a response to crisis: US Treasury
Financial market regulatory overhaul should not take place until after current market turmoil is resolved, says US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
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Online onlyFirms over-optimistic about their approach to BCM
Many firms overrate their own level of BCM, finds survey
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Online onlyAon expects surge in corporate manslaughter convictions
Broker urges companies to improve health and safety controls
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FeaturesEURO 2012 – risk and opportunity
In April 2007, Uefa president Michael Platini announced that Poland and Ukraine would host the EURO 2012 football championship. How is Poland coping with the challenges?
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FeaturesTalking about modelling
The cost of homeowners’ insurance is a very sensitive subject in US coastal states, and the role that catastrophe models may play in helping underwriters determine rates is bringing them under increasing scrutiny from politicians. By Lee Coppack
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Analysis
AGERS agrees trainin
AGERS and the Pontifical University of Comillas have signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement
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FeaturesBringing brush fire risk under control
In the last decade US brush fire exposures have nearly tripled and the frequency of such events is clearly on the rise. By Amy Block
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FeaturesHow do coastal cities fare under rising flood risk?
Rising sea levels will amplify the flood risk in coastal cities like Miami, New York, Rotterdam and Guangzhou, while population increase and economic growth will increase the value of the assets at risk to new levels By Celine Herweijer and others
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FeaturesThe financial consequences of natural disasters
There is significant value for the public sector to shift from a disaster relief approach – looking for financial support after an event – to one which includes the accumulation of funds and the spreading of risks before a loss occurs. By Reto Schnarwiler
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FeaturesEurope continues to pursue offenders
Flouting European unfair competition rules is becoming increasingly costly. But some companies still do not seem to be taking the message on board
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FeaturesPoland a steep learning curve but …
The second POLRISK conference provides an opportunity to look at how risk management is evolving, Poland’s corporate governance aspirations and rules governing intermediaries, and the risks and opportunities presented by Euro 2012
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FeaturesHeading in the right direction?
Beata Paxford fears that the rules governing insurance intermediaries in Poland may not have achieved the EC’s aims of a level playing field
