All StrategicRISK Global articles in September 2008
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FeaturesThe fight against money laundering
‘Pre-wash, wash and spin-dry’ are the cycles that apply to a washing machine and to money laundering. It may appear odd to compare the two but they reflect a reality based in law and in history, explains Charlotte Gaudin
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Claims handling index
The first draft of AIRMIC's guide for insurance buyers on evaluating insurers' claims handling performance will be ready in October for discussion at a special convention
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FeaturesThe class war
Nathan Skinner tracks the latest developments in European legislation towards evolving a US-style system of collective redress
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FeaturesHans Gorrée and Peter A den Dekker
Two dutch risk management greats talk about what has changed in risk management over their lifetimes
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Features
Risk engineering
In a competitive environment, preventing loss is vital. Nathan Skinner garners the thoughts of five risk managers on the subject
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FeaturesSee no evil
Is Google as squeaky clean as its users like to think? Lee Coppack considers privacy and trust, and looks at the risks that may lie in wait for the world’s favourite search engine
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FeaturesForgotten, but not gone?
When cases of bird flu were widespread in 2005 and 2006, the risk of a worldwide human influenza pandemic was taken as a serious threat. While the threat has not receded, European companies may have let down their guard, says Graham Buck
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AnalysisPresent and future insurance risks
Insurance lawyers hosted a conference looking at the latest risk trends
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FeaturesMore than just good PR
Operating in politically and socially volatile regions need not be a potential recipe for disaster. Mike Penrose gives some guidelines for a strategy that will benefit both your business and the local community
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FeaturesThe new risk management landscape
As risk management becomes a boardroom issue, risk managers face new challenges, say Simon Perry and Geraldine Rutter
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AnalysisUK’s top risks
The Cabinet Office's National Risk Register lays out the main threats to the country but offers little in the way of solutions
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Online onlyFed bails out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The Treasury said it would buy as much as $200bn in preferred stock in the mortgage companies
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AnalysisProcurement – allies or adversaries?
What does the growing involvement of procurement in buying insurance mean for risk managers?
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AnalysisEU proposing green procurement for public authorities
The Commission wants to use its spending power to push the development of greener products
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AnalysisTechnology and assigning blame
Dave Fisher explains that in order to reduce and remediate risk, an electronic audit trail is needed to compliment safe computing guidelines
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Online onlyUK grants £67m for cutting freight emissions
Government backs programmes to help industry improve efficiency
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Online onlyLehman files for bankruptcy
The investment bank becomes the latest high profile victim of the global credit crunch
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Online onlyNo place for weapons in the workplace
RIMS responds to the rising trend of liberalising state gun laws
