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Africa
Technology driving business opportunities
Two major reports have highlighted the importance of technology in the way business will be done in the future.
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Africa
News in brief
Urban planning key, East Africa oil and gas boost, Airport redevelopment and Financial crime report.
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Africa
Spreading the word – comment
Sitting listening to many of the speakers at the recent Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) annual conference recently, you could be forgiven for becoming extremely morose.
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Africa
Allianz boost for 2014
Allianz’s Africa operation has become a billion rand company, despite restructuring in 2013.
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Africa
Mature risk management helps firms’ bottom line
There is a direct correlation between more mature risk management practices and stronger financial results and organisational resilience, according to the recently published Aon Risk Maturity Index Insight Report.
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Africa
Deforestation threatens supply chain: CDP report
This year has seen a run of extreme weather events, commodity price spikes and supply chain disasters that should have sparked urgent action from risk managers to ensure their supply…
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Africa
Ghana content rules: Risk managers must tread carefully when transferring risk overseas
The Ghanaian Parliament last month passed the Petroleum (Local Content and Local Participation) Regulation, 2013 (LI 2204) which is an attempt to ensure all the benefits and profits from the…
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Africa
Start spreading the news
Commercial Risk Africa held a round table to gauge the views from speakers and delegates during the Institute of Risk Management South Africa’s recent annual conference in Johannesburg.
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Africa
Reasons to be cheerful – IRMSA Conference report
Around 300 risk managers spent two days enjoying the recent Institute of Risk Management South Africa annual conference near Johannesburg. Commercial Risk Africa Editor Liz Booth reports.
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Africa
A unique moment for Africa – Robert Ward, The Economist Intelligence Unit
Across Africa the opportunity for growth has never been so good, according to one leading economist. Robert Ward, of The Economist Intelligence Unit, is confident Africa has a golden future.
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Africa
Capitalising on the opportunity for growth
Nigeria has just hosted its first ever risk awards in Lagos, as Commercial Risk Africa’s west Africa correspondent Billie McTernan reports.
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Africa
The pendulum swings on Kenya – country focus: Kenya
There is a lot for Kenyans to be proud of but the country still faces some major challenges, as Commercial Risk Africa’s east Africa correspondent Steve Mbogo reports.
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Africa
Time to take a stand – industry sector: Ports
Corruption in ports across Africa is rife but, as Michael Wahab reports, risk managers need to take tough action.
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Africa
Continental shift – economic outlook
IMF and World Bank experts agree Africa is strong enough to ride the continuing economic storm, as Commercial Risk Africa Managing Editor Adrian Ladbury reports.
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CRE Insurance
Innovative solutions cover reputation risk in supply chain
Supply chain insurance solutions, including protection against reputational damage, are becoming more sophisticated with insurers taking a more pragmatic approach to data requirements of insureds, according to Tom Teixeira, Practice…
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Climate Change
Global environmental risk on the rise
The level of environmental risk facing multinational companies continues to grow with China, perhaps surprisingly, a potential hotspot, Karl Russek, Senior Vice President, Environment, ACE Overseas General told risk managers…
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CRE Risk Management
Cultural risk under the spotlight – IRM Risk Leaders 2013
Whether it’s an industrial disaster, a company failure or a market crash, more often than not human error and the wrong organisational culture are the root cause.
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CRE Risk Management
New Year resolutions – comment
As the year comes to an end and once the holiday frivolities are over attention inevitably turns to what the New Year has in store.
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Asia
Risk transfer industry concedes work to be done on innovation
Speaking at the 12th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) leading players from the world of risk transfer were refreshingly honest when assessing that their industry must better deliver solutions to…
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Association News
ANRA Report 2013–In search of solutions
Commercial Risk Europe’s Editorial Director Adrian Ladbury recently hosted the insurer debate at the Anra conference in Milan. The topics—set by the Italian risk management association to challenge the insurers—included…