All Regions articles – Page 73

  • Features

    The extradition risk

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Gillian Eastwood and Paul Lomas summarise the current extradition arrangements in the US and UK, assess the change in the extradition risk and outline some practical steps for managing it.

  • Analysis

    Flood threat in the United Kingdom

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The east coast of England is under threat from rising sea levels, the ABI has warned in a report on the coastal flood risk. Existing flood defences must be improved

  • Features

    Russians going global

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Vladislav Soloviov believes that embracing international corporate governance standards can help Russian companies shake off their negative image.

  • Features

    What role for government?

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Frank Nutter, president of the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), answers some questions from Catastrophe Risk Management about the US market, including proposals for more government involvemen

  • Features

    Keeping IT simple

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Sean Elson spells out the pros and cons of new UK fraud legislation.

  • Features

    Lloyd's prepares for the worst

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    If the global insurance industry had a mission statement, it should simply say, 'Be prepared'.

  • Features

    A Model of Tenacity

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    A little over 20 years ago, a young woman, metaphorically clutching her new masters degrees in economics and business administration, went to work in Boston for the US subsidiary of one of Britain's l

  • Features

    Topics and trends

    2006-12-19T00:00:00Z

    A steady stream of regulation has imposed stringent requirements on European company directors and officers. Sue Copeman looks at the areas that risk professionals believe have implications for management liability in 2007.

  • Features

    An adaptive approach

    2006-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Do companies which fully comply with codes automatically have good governance? The answer is an emphatic No, believes Paul Forrest of BDO Stoy Hayward

  • Analysis

    Pan-european pensions beckon

    2006-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Multinational companies could be missing an opportunity to save costs and reduce risks by continuing to operate separate pension schemes across Europe, according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

  • Features

    Regulatory confusion fuels fraud explosion

    2006-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Simple, low-cost steps that could significantly reduce fraud are not being adopted by UK business. Richard Kusnierz explains why.

  • Analysis

    Eastern Europe faces confusion over EU laws

    2006-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Eighty per cent of companies operating in Central and Eastern European countries consider their overall awareness of EU legislation to be at a low or medium level despite the fact that 85% consider EU

  • Features

    Harmonisation produces discord

    2006-10-24T00:00:00Z

    The provisions of the European Statutory Audit Directive have ruffled some feathers in the UK. Neil Hodge explains.

  • Analysis

    Identity theft is predicted to soar

    2006-10-24T00:00:00Z

    ID theft cost British businesses £50m in 2005, and this is set to increase by 1,300% by 2020 to £700m.

  • Features

    Managing Uncertainty in Cat Models

    2006-10-06T00:00:00Z

    Difficult questions raised by the 2005 hurricane season on the merits of the various types of analyses that underpinned trading decisions continue to worry senior management.

  • Features

    Financial Management of Large Scale Catastrophes

    2006-10-06T00:00:00Z

    The OECD has launched an international network that will gather high level public officials, representatives of the private sector and academic experts with a view to exchanging information and provid

  • Features

    Reviewing Model Changes

    2006-10-06T00:00:00Z

    Commercial catastrophe model vendors have made key changes this year to their US hurricane and European windstorm models. Especially for US hurricane, the effect on modelled loss is material.

  • Features

    Life after SOX

    2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Has all the aggravation, not to mention the considerable cost, incurred by many large European companies to comply with the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act been worth it? Fiona Sheridan gives her view.

  • Features

    Reassurance or no assurance?

    2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Sean McGahan reviews recently enacted UK legislation on compensation.

  • Features

    Stop workplace bullying

    2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

    On 12 July the House of Lords gave judgment in the case of Majrowski v Guys & St Thomas' NHS Trust. Nick Hanning looks at the significant implications for employees and employers.