All Risk News articles – Page 226
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InterviewsGlobal insurance markets remain stable in 2010
Broker predicts stable insurance prices but stricter tax regulations
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Online onlyPoll reveals best and worst reputable companies
Alliance Boots replaces Marks & Spencer at top; banks, BA and Royal Mail are bottom
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InterviewsFraud on the up but firms ill prepared
A survey by Ernst and Young shows that many organisations have never completed a fraud risk assessment
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Online onlyInsurers may be cutting corners on QIS5
Solvency II preparations will take longer than expected to complete warns Towers Watson
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InterviewsRisk manager survey
What impact has the economic crisis had on the D&O market? Give us your feedback in our rapid fire anonymous survey
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InterviewsItaly should prepare for large quakes
Aon Benfield says central and southern Italy should take steps to reinforce poorly constructed buildings
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Special ReportsAcronym = aggronym
Anyone looking to put money into the Bric should not be fooled into thinking the risks are the same. Peter Davy looks at the prospects for Brazil, Russia, India and China.
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AIRMIC PortfolioBad behaviour
Employees behaving badly, controlling M&A costs, information security and financial crime, the fatal accident and how to persuade the CEO that risk management does make a difference. All these are among the workshops planned for the annual AIRMIC conference taking place in Manchester from 14-16 June under the theme ...
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FeaturesBreaking the deadlock
As M&A begins to pick up again, one firm is offering protection to both buyers and sellers
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FeaturesPassing the buck
A UK company found guilty of price-fixing is trying to recover the cost from the individuals involved
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Interviews
The burden of disclosure
Making sure they have disclosed all material facts to underwriters is becoming more onerous and time consuming, say AIRMIC members, while lack of clarity about the requirements leaves them, in many cases, with the possibility of a contested claim. In response, AIRMIC is now running a project to try to ...
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AIRMIC PortfolioSolvency II and business
The Solvency II reforms as currently proposed would reduce the amount of insurance capacity available to UK businesses and put up the cost of cover, AIRMIC has warned ahead of final proposals from European insurance and pensions regulations, CEIOPS, on the implementation of the Directive. AIRMIC reiterated its support ...
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FeaturesChain reactions
Whether it's a supplier going bust or a dispute with a key partner, the potential risks in a supply chain have only increased with the downturn. StrategicRISK surveys the issues
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Employers' liability consultation
AIRMIC’s insurance steering group is planning to canvas members’ views as the basis of a a response to the consultation by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) on its proposals for an employers’ liability insurance bureau and an employers' liability tracing office and has been canvassing The measures are ...
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FeaturesData watchdog has teeth
Companies with UK operations should check their security procedure in light of the regulator's new powers
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FeaturesHow to: Understand the ELD
Countries have been slow to implement the Environmental Liability Directive. Andrew Williams asks: has progress been made?
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Special ReportsSpecial Report: Emerging markets
Fortune favours the bold, so the saying goes. But in emerging markets, fortune favours the well prepared. Nathan Skinner highlights some instances where it can go wrong
