All Risk Type articles – Page 22
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Features
Age is no bar
Get wise to the new age discrimination laws that came into force in the UK on 1 October, says Rhian Gait-Parker.
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Analysis
Avoid E-mail chaos
Over a third (38%)of large organisations across the UK admit their e-mail management system is in 'complete chaos', according to the findings of a survey released by AIIM on compliance and its impact
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Analysis
Pan-european pensions beckon
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.
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Features
Business as usual?
You have a problem and you need to switch to your alternative off-site facility. But will it be the seamless transition you planned for? Jared Landin discusses how you can avoid unpleasant surprises.
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Features
Regulatory confusion fuels fraud explosion
Simple, low-cost steps that could significantly reduce fraud are not being adopted by UK business. Richard Kusnierz explains why.
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Analysis
Online credit information
Coface UK has launched InfoLine - a service that combines factual business information with risk analysis to help businesses understand the creditworthiness of their customers.
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Features
No demand - or no product?
Loss of reputation is the big one - the hit that can bring a company to its knees. But so far, it is a risk that cannot be insured. Garry Honey thinks this may change.
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Features
How effective is your security?
Steve Wright discusses how you can measure the effectiveness of security using ISO 27001.
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Analysis
Identity theft is predicted to soar
ID theft cost British businesses £50m in 2005, and this is set to increase by 1,300% by 2020 to £700m.
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Editor's Letter
Comment
UK companies should make sure they are prepared for the effects of a terrorist attack, following the news that MI5 is now publishing the official terror threat to Britain on its website, say risk and
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Analysis
Environmental claims increase
Environmental claims are increasing in terms of both frequency and magnitude of loss, and this trend looks set to continue, according to insurers surveyed in the latest Willis Index for Environmental
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Features
A positive approach
Sophie Gaultier-Gaillard and Jean-Paul Louisot discuss the need to assess and mitigate risk to reputation.
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Analysis
Proactive approach to employee health
Energy company Centrica has teamed up with Nuffield Proactive Health to encourage employees to lead healthier lifestyles.
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Features
Stop workplace bullying
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.
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Features
Gas industry rocked by contaminated land case
Anna Rabin says that the High Court's decision in a landmark contaminated land case has significant implications.
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Features
The measurement challenge
Assessing reputation risk and clearly distinguishing it from other types of risks such as credit, market or operational risks is far from easy. Aldo Soprano, Daniele Ruspantini and Marco Penzo write.
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Analysis
German companies exposed
The largest German-owned companies have almost 20% more exposure to pensions risk than top UK and Dutch firms and over three times more than French-owned organisations, according to new research by Me
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Features
IT compliance reduces risk
How can companies ensure they are archiving and protecting business data to comply with electronic data laws? Hugh Jenkins explains.
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Economic crime still soaring
UK companies are losing billions of pounds to economic crime. Hossein Hamedani discusses the results of a recent survey.
