All Weekly Email Alert articles – Page 62
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AnalysisWhat AIG's downfall means for buyers
A hardening market and doubts about insuring non-traditional risks
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Online onlyIndustry group applauds efforts to stabilise AIG
A Washington-based trade group welcomed the government's takeover
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Online onlyNo place for weapons in the workplace
RIMS responds to the rising trend of liberalising state gun laws
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Catastrophe RiskCombustible dust explosions in many countries and industries
Risk needs more attention
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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 onlyUK grants £67m for cutting freight emissions
Government backs programmes to help industry improve efficiency
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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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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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AnalysisProcurement – allies or adversaries?
What does the growing involvement of procurement in buying insurance mean for risk managers?
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Bluetongue detected in UK cattle
Defra announced the detection of Bluetongue in 18 imported cattle
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Online onlyGovernment stung by another data breach
A newspaper revealed that the UK government lost personal records of 5,000 prison staff
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Risk of pension ‘hangover’ from M&A
Companies must note the pension regulator’s action on ‘retrospective responsibility’ following the sale of a company
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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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Catastrophe RiskTornadoes 2008
Insured losses for 2008 have already exceeded losses for the whole of 2007
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Catastrophe RiskDisasters bulletin: 7 March to 25 July 2008
By Professor Bill McGuire of Benfield – UCL Hazard Research Centre
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FeaturesStrategic planning to reduce flood impact across Europe
On 26 November 2007, the new European Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks entered into force. For the first time, EU legislation requires its members to plan strategically to reduce the adverse consequences of flood events on human health, economic activities, the environment and cultural heritage. ...
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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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Catastrophe RiskFew US homes insured against flood
Mid West flooding expected to cost $20bn but no impact on insurers
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Catastrophe RiskModelling flood: Approaches & pitfalls
Modelling flood is a complex undertaking, owing to the numbers of variables that need taken into consideration, but the range of models is gradually growing which, together with improvements in mapping, will increase the confidence of insurers and reinsurers. By Rebecca Cheetham
