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FeaturesRising to the occasion
Last year, UK risk management association AIRMIC announced initiatives to promote better claims handling by insurers and to challenge the issuing of issuing reservation of rights when large claims are made. Graham Buck offers a progress report
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FeaturesManaging risk in a recession
Mike Boyle looks at recessionary risks, with particular emphasis on employer’s liability personal injury claims, and considers how companies can manage them.
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FeaturesReflecting on risk management
Felix Kloman has been described variously as the gadfly* and the guru of risk management. Some of his ideas may currently seem ‘off the wall’, not to say politically and corporately impractical, but there is a strong thread of integrity running through them which suggests that they could be pointers ...
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Special ReportsTell it like it is
There is pressure – and encouragement – for UK companies to improve the quality of their communication on enterprise risk management, says Lee Coppack
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AnalysisSwine flu sparks fears and pandemic planning
Business continuity plans have been put to the test
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FeaturesJust what is meant by Enterprise Risk Management?
Stephen Roberts, Eddie McLaughlin and James Maxwell describe the elements that make up best practice
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Special ReportsValue measurement still elusive
The main reason for implementing ERM is to add value to the organisation through benefits such as more informed decision making. Graham Buck investigates how added value is achieved and asks whether it can be measured?
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Special ReportsWhite Hope or White Elephant?
A battery of regulation was supposed to have encouraged banks to look at their complete spectrum of risk and to put in controls to ensure they were not vulnerable. Then the crisis hit … Andrew Leslie writes
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FeaturesThe dilemma of dissent
Unpalatable news is rarely welcome in the boardroom – and may not be believed. Nathan Skinner interviews HBOS whistleblower Paul Moore
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AnalysisDigital democracy
Parliament is in trouble because an institution designed to operate under closed politics has collided with the new realities of the information revolution
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FeaturesTackle cyber security
Despite all the warning signs, many businesses are still failing to take cyber security seriously, says Neil Hodge
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FeaturesCommunication, understanding and transparency
Economic recession and turmoil in the world’s financial markets have ensured that risk management is high on the agenda for most organisations. Klaus-Otto Bick tells Sue Copeman the reasons why risk management is paramount in his organisation and outlines his approach
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FeaturesChanging markets
Chaired by Nathan Skinner, a roundtable discussion entitled changing markets took place at AXA Corporate Solutions Switzerland’s client and broker gathering on March 31 in Zurich
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Premiums decline 2% worldwide
The big insurance markets collected $4.3 trillion last year
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Risk salaries rising
Financial firms are restructuring their remuneration packages, basic salaries are up, bonuses are down
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Online onlyMore strikes in Europe as recession bites
Firms face a heightened risk of disruption because of the impact of the recession on jobs and more active environmental campaigners
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Online onlyBank of America accused of discrimination
The class action suit alleges that women brokers at the bank were eligible for smaller bonuses
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Online onlyFailure to understand models is big risk
Models need to be integrated with other types of risk analysis, said a consultant
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Online onlyUK launches first cyber security strategy
Businesses, government and ordinary people are all at risk, said the government
