All Risk News articles – Page 310
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Analysis
CLIMATE CHANGE-HAS ANYTHING CHANGED?
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is to undertake its third major study into the effects of climate change for the insurance sector
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Analysis
CIMA WELCOMES NEW COMPANY LAW CLAUSES
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) welcomes the proposed new clause of the Company Law Reform Bill, laid before Parliament on 3 May, which limits directors' liability to statemen
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Analysis
COMPLACENCY PUTS UK ORGANISATIONS AT RISK
Many UK organisations are failing to prepare for disruption, despite evidence outlining the business benefits of disaster planning, says a survey published last month by the Chartered Management Insti
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Analysis
STRUGGLING TO MAKE SOX SUSTAINABLE?
Non-US companies that are required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation for the first time this year, are so focused on the year one deadline that they are struggling to make t
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Analysis
BIRD FLU SCARE PUTS COUNTRIES ON TRADE RISK ALERT
According to Jardine Lloyd Thompson's latest political and economic risk ratings guide for the first quarter of 2006, six countries in South East Asia and Africa have been downgraded because of the po
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Analysis
ENHANCING YOUR APPROACH TO SOX
US-listed foreign private issuers (FPIs) entering into their initial implementation year for Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 can apply many lessons learned by FPIs that conducted full-scale pilots, as well
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Analysis
PANDEMIC BUSINESS CONTINUITY REVIEW
Aon Limited has launched a new pandemic business continuity review service The service is intended to help businesses assess their readiness for pandemic crises from a human capital resources perspect
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Analysis
RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD RETAILERS
Food retailers who are extending their reach into non-food products as sourcing them becomes easier and selling them offers higher profit margins, are exposing themselves to a variety of new risks
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Analysis
Virus infection still a problem
Infection by viruses was the biggest single cause of the worst security incidents for UK companies in the past two years, accounting for roughly half of them, a new survey shows
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Analysis
PENSIONS RISK MANAGEMENT
The UK Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) is introducing a certificate paper in pensions risk management (Cert PRM), which will specifically address the regulatory and market issues facing UK c
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European Round-up
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2007
The Swiss Risk Management Association (SIRM), which is organising the next FERMA Forum, to take place in Geneva in October 2007, has chosen 'Responsibility and Sustainability' as the theme of the even
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AIRMIC Portfolio
A new spin on the airmic conference
John Tiner, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has one of the most important roles in the country in relation to the work of most AIRMIC members, but it is not immediately clear
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European Round-up
Benchmarking survey under way
Over 2000 risk manager members of national associations in the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) have received electronic questionnaires for the third pan-European risk manag
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European Round-up
Investing surplus insurance capital
Insurance companies with surplus capital could use it effectively by helping their clients to invest in risk reduction measures, the president of FERMA, Marie-Gemma Dequae, told the European Insurance
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Government support for rehabilitation
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, government spokesman on Work and Pensions in the House of Lords, has welcomed the joint campaign by AIRMIC and the Confederation of British Industry to promote workplace reha
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Analysis
Riskier outlook for 2006?
Following unprecedented storm damage losses in the US, 2005 is believed to be the most costly year ever for insurers, with 2006 set to provide more of the same, warns Aon Limited's 2006 Risk Report
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Analysis
Avoiding and handling disputes
There is no conformity across Europe in the way that companies avoid and handle disputes
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Analysis
Looking forward to celebrating excellence
Peter Andrews announces the launch of ALARM's annual awards for risk management excellence in the public sector
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Analysis
New certificate course
Registration for the second intake on the IRM's practitioner level qualification, the Certificate in Risk Management, is open from 1 March to 5 May 2006
