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Europe fails to combat corruption
EU Member States are failing to implement the requirements of the Council Framework on the combating of corruption in the private sector
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Online onlyEnglish poultry test positive for avian influenza
Test results positive for low pathogenic h7 avian influenza near St Helens, Lancashire
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ACE releases podcast on risk transfer options
Online discussion focuses on the effective evaluation of risk transfer products in a rapidly evolving environment
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AnalysisFace up to climate change
Companies need to face up to the realities of climate change and the risks that it poses to their long term interests. Environment and Climate Change Minister Ian Pearson, addressing a meeting of US businesses in New York on 9 May, said that a business's vulnerability to the threats of ...
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OECD's Gurría welcome's Zoellick nomination for World Bank
Gurría said appointment will contribute to expanding co-operation between the World Bank and the OECD.
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US Treasury sponsors pandemic crisis response
US to test ability of financial services sector to respond to pandemic crisis
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Chemical pollution: clean surface water by 2015
New report calls for "toughening up" of proposed rules on improving the quality of surface water
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AnalysisMore checks, tougher penalties
The EC targets employers of illegal workers with new rules to ensure similar penalties across all EU member states
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AnalysisGoing head to head with EU regulators
German energy group RWE and Italian energy company ENI under the regulatory spotlight over antitrust allegations
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ESG Re takes Deloitte to court
ESG Re launches legal action against Deloitte & Touche citing negligence
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Athena and Artemis
Using Geographic Information Systems to Manage Flood Risk. By Suzanne Corona
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Windstorm Kyrill: A glimpse into the future?
Windstorm Kyrill is a reminder that windstorm is a real threat to insurers and reinsurers in Europe. By Julian Alovisi, Claire Souch and Jane Toothill
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Port security risk management
NBC weapons seeping across the US border, and the potentially catastrophic result, represent the ultimate risk for US federal, state and local authorities. By Christopher Rissetto and Jason Matechak
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Regulation - Policing the Policemen
A new UK House of Lords ad hoc committee formed to investigate the role of regulators has issued a call for evidence.
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All aboard for Nantes
The 15th annual conference of AMRAE, the French Risk Managers' Association will take place in the city of Nantes between the 24 and 26 January 2007. Andrew Leslie gets a preview from Alain Poullet, President of AMRAE's Scientific Committee.
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AIRMIC Portfolio
AIRMIC dinner speech notes
Former Secretary of Defence Michael Portillo put the value of risk management into a wider perspective when he spoke at the annual AIRMIC dinner. Portillo described the critical balance governments today have to make between fighting terrorism and preserving civil liberties. "It is all about measuring risk," he said.Portillo addressed ...
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Changed duties and liabilities
Craig Blakemore discusses the implications of new UK company legislation.
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Current and future risks
Regulation was also cited as a huge burden, costing, according to the British Chamber of Commerce, £10bn between 1997 and 2005. However, Royal & SunAlliance's Risk Uncovered Index2 identifies the biggest future risks facing UK businesses as predominantly stemming from problems close to home.Strong competition in the market place has ...
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The WoW Factor in Hurricane Damage Mitigation
Wall of wind (WoW) research capability developed by the International Hurricane Research Center in Florida will change standards for building practices and retrofitting technology of existing structur
