Risk Management
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Peking University and RIMS partner for risk management education plan
RIMS, the US-based risk and insurance management association, has teamed up with China’s Peking University in a bid to make…
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Kroll appoints cybersecurity expert
Risk firm Kroll has appointed Ioan Peters as associate managing director of its cybersecurity and investigations practice in London. Mr…
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Mining code on cards for Africa
Mining houses and governments could be supported by a new model mining code for Africa. According to a report on…
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Syngenta warns African agricultural growth is slow
Halfway through an ambitious ten-year growth plan across Africa, global agribusiness Syngenta has admitted progress remains slow. In 2012, Syngenta…
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Free online course launched to develop understanding of nat cat risk
A free, online course has been launched to help interested parties, including risk managers, better understand natural catastrophe risk and…
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XL Catlin appoints captive centre of excellence manager
Owen Williams has been appointed as captive centre of excellence manager for XL Catlin’s insurance operations. He will be based…
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Companies buying inappropriate cyber cover because of patchy risk awareness
A lack of understanding around cyber risk is causing many firms to purchase cyber cover that simply does not meet…
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VW’s China JVs pull 1.8 million vehicles over fuel pumps issue
Volkswagen’s product recall woes continue following the news that the German carmaker and two of its China-based joint ventures are…
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Risk mitigation post-Sandy limit marine cargo losses from Hurricane Harvey
Risk measures in place at hurricane-prone ports since Superstorm Sandy are expected to have minimised the full impact of Hurricane…
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South Africa commits to stronger trade links with Mozambique
South African firms should take advantage of the recovering Mozambique economy, according to the South African High Commissioner to Mozambique,…
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Award-winning risk managers urge governments to boost cyber mitigation
Winners of the European Risk Manager of the Year Awards have urged governments to concentrate on boosting cyber defences to…
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UN’s insurance protection gap programme boosted by new partnership
The Microinsurance Network, a multi-stakeholder platform for the world’s microinsurance community of experts and institutions, has joined the United Nations’…
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Ten best things about captives
So what’s all the fuss about captives? For over 50 years they have been helping companies with their risk financing…
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Hawaii appoints acting captive insurance administrator
Hawaii has appointed Andrew Kurata as acting captive insurance administrator for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division.…
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Political risk heightened in Kenya as Supreme Court becomes first African court to annul election result
Kenya’s Supreme Court has annulled the presidential election result of 8 August and ruled that a new election must take…
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Swiss Re’s Alison Martin to take over as Zurich CRO from Cecilia Reyes
Zurich group’s chief risk officer Cecilia Reyes will leave the insurer and be replaced by Alison Martin. Ms Reyes will…
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Hurricane Harvey could see Houston lose $60bn of GDP
Houston city’s economy could lose up $60bn of its gross domestic product (GDP) output as a result of flooding caused…
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Harvey continues to cause havoc as business disruption grows
Hurricane Harvey, now a tropical storm, continues to bring extensive disruption to industry and infrastructure in Texas and Louisiana, after…
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Trade boost for Nigeria?
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called for an intensification of trade between Britain and Nigeria on a visit to…
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Companies could count the cost of Taiwan’s anti-money laundering drive
Companies in Taiwan will be subject to new rules on anti-money laundering and cybersecurity, due to a series of measures…