All Asset Risks articles – Page 9
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InterviewsUK clamps down on corporate corruption
The Bribery Act has far reaching implications for both UK businesses and multinationals with offices or headquarters in the UK. Rupert Nevin explains how the Act will affect corporate liability
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InterviewsAirlines urge Europe to reopen skies
International Air Transport Association criticises Europe’s blanket closure of airspace
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InterviewsGoldman charged with fraud
The SEC claimed Goldman Sachs misstated key facts about a product tied to subprime mortgages, which cost investors $1bn
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Online onlyVesuvius eruption could kill 8,000 and cost $24bn
Willis ranks 10 of Europes most dangerous volcanoes, Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull not on list
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Online onlyQIS5 capital requirements “radically reduced”
The calibration for standard formula capital requirements has been reduced from what CEIOPS proposed but it is still above QIS4
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InterviewsFinancial firms rethink risk management
WEF report designed to help finance learn risk management lessons from unlikely sources
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InterviewsWHO begins assessment of swine flu response
Calls for public health organisations to raise their questions and complaints
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InterviewsStatutory cap saves Toyota from $13.8bn fine
Carmaker fined $16.4m for failing to notify Federal regulators about accelerator pedal defects, the Washington Post reports
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InterviewsBribery Bill diluted in "wash up"
The House of Commons has passed the Bribery bill with amendments
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Interviews25 die in West Virginia mine explosion
Rescue operation underway following deadliest mine explosion since 1984
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Online onlyRisk managers exonerated
Most risk managers say they saw the risks well in advance of the banking crisis but they were ignored
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FeaturesWorth the risk
It's never too soon to put in place a robust business continuity strategy. Marsh's Rod Ratsma outlines the benefits and explains the issues involved in setting up this crucial line of defence
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FeaturesTotal recall
Product defects put manufacturers, suppliers and retailers at risk of product liability claims, and factors such as globalisation and new technologies mean that these exposures are becoming increasingly complex, explains Jon Elvidge of XL Insurance
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FeaturesProtect yourself
With financial collapse usually comes a steep rise in executive liability claims, and yet the hard market expected for 2009 never materialised. But there is still scope for things to change in 2010? Thibaud Hervy at HCC takes a closer look
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FeaturesSo where do we go from here?
Our first decade has been, among many things, an invaluable learning process - and we intend to build on that in the decade to come, says Sue Copeman
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Features
Facing the facts
Risk management has entered the public consciousness. But there's a major problem: you can'f force people to apply it, as Peter Davy explains
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Features
By hook or by crook
From Enron to Worldcom to Madoff, the last decade featured a number of momentous frauds and scams. But, as Andrew Leslie discovers, those profiting from people's desire to make a quick buck is not just a modern problem
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FeaturesSeal of confidence
Dan Trueman discusses how businesses can protect their key intangible assets
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FeaturesTowards a better world
Sustainability, ethical standards and anti-corruption measures - these are the three big issues that should be dominating every corporate agenda, bellieves Nathan Skinner
