All UK articles – Page 29
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Online onlySafeBoot says US is ‘streets ahead in the data protection game’
SafeBoot warns that failure to embrace data encryption technologies leaves organisations open to large damages
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AnalysisThreat from al-Qaeda is low level attacks
A terror risk forecasting company says that the threat to UK property stems from loosely coordinated small scale attacks
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Online onlyNew group life catastrophe cover
Policy is a response to firms housing top employees in prestigious high-risk locations
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AnalysisAon: Covering the cost of FMD
Aon consultant warns that standard business interruption policies will not cover foot and mouth disease related losses
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Online onlyFoot-and-mouth: UK is “high risk” says EC
The EC has banned the export of all live animals from the UK following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth
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Online onlyUK lagging behind on Environmental Liability Directive
The UK is failing to implement the EU Environmental Liability Directive, say insurers
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Flood clean up means health risks
Law firm warns of considering all health and safety precautions before clean-up work begins
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UK Government toughens money laundering regulations
New regulations launched to strengthen UK's money laundering and terrorist financing defences
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Staff discrimination cases ‘rocket’
UK SMEs witness rapid rise in tribunal costs due to staff discrimination cases
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UK government sets up body to tackle absence in the workplace
Norwich Union welcomes the decision by the UK government to set up a vocational rehabilitation task group
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Analysis
Regulation - Policing the Policemen
A new UK House of Lords ad hoc committee formed to investigate the role of regulators has issued a call for evidence.
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Analysis
Risk management's contribution increasing
Risk management continues to grow in importance within local authorities according to a new survey from ALARM, the UK national forum for risk management in the public sector.
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Features
Lloyd's prepares for the worst
If the global insurance industry had a mission statement, it should simply say, 'Be prepared'.
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AnalysisFlood threat in the United Kingdom
The east coast of England is under threat from rising sea levels, the ABI has warned in a report on the coastal flood risk. Existing flood defences must be improved
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Analysis
Current and future risks
Regulation was also cited as a huge burden, costing, according to the British Chamber of Commerce, £10bn between 1997 and 2005. However, Royal & SunAlliance's Risk Uncovered Index2 identifies the biggest future risks facing UK businesses as predominantly stemming from problems close to home.Strong competition in the market place has ...
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Features
Changed duties and liabilities
Craig Blakemore discusses the implications of new UK company legislation.
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AIRMIC Portfolio
AIRMIC dinner speech notes
Former Secretary of Defence Michael Portillo put the value of risk management into a wider perspective when he spoke at the annual AIRMIC dinner. Portillo described the critical balance governments today have to make between fighting terrorism and preserving civil liberties. "It is all about measuring risk," he said.Portillo addressed ...
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An adaptive approach
Do companies which fully comply with codes automatically have good governance? The answer is an emphatic No, believes Paul Forrest of BDO Stoy Hayward
