Risk Management
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Survey finds buyers content with preparedness for Insurance Act
Insurance buyers in the UK believe they and the market have risen to the challenge of the Insurance Act and…
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Modern slavery index reveals depth of supply chain risk
Modern slavery is "rife" in 58% of 198 countries studied for a new global ranking by Verisk Maplecroft with China…
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Corporate round-up
AGCS shakes up global property, engineering and risk consulting management, Allied World appoints Rob Kuchinski head of international property, Hyperion…
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Political unrest casts cloud over Rio Olympics
The Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games that open tomorrow are being held at a time of heightened political risk in…
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Companies increasingly turn to captives to manage employee benefit risk
Businesses are increasingly using captives to manage and finance their range of employee benefits, with a growing focus on improving…
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France a hotspot for civil unrest: Maplecroft
Companies face "significantly" more disruption from civil unrest in France than any other western European economy, according to a new…
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Expert judging panel announced for joint CRE-Ferma 2016 risk management awards
Commercial Risk Europe and Ferma have secured a star-studded lineup of risk and insurance management experts to act as judges…
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Trade worth $5tn a year at risk as China ignores South China Sea ruling
Annual trade worth an estimated $5tn is under threat as a dispute over China’s recent aggressive expansion into the South…
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Launch of the CR Asia Risk Frontiers survey
This month we are pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Commercial Risk Asia Risk Frontiers survey, in partnership…
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East Asia and Pacific growth hit by China ‘rebalancing’ and stagnation in Japan
The World Bank’s latest economic report for east Asia and the Pacific region shows that growth is estimated to have…
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Time to take captives seriously
The captive is a powerful risk and insurance management tool that is both underappreciated and underused in the Asia-Pacific region,…
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Risk and insurance together or separate?
The Asian risk managers who were gathered for the Malaysian leg of the Asia Risk Frontiers project were asked whether…
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Communication, confidence, diplomacy and technical excellence all needed to succeed in risk
The asian risk and insurance management community may well be at a relatively early stage of development and still, far…
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Time to take stock
Raziyah Yahya, general manager, risk and insurance at Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm, has been a risk…
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We live in interesting and ageing times
The keynote speaker at the IIS Global Insurance Forum 2016 in Singapore was the country’s senior financial official – deputy…
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The appliance of science – risk manager profile
Nicholas Pratt talks to Dr Guan Seng Khoo, director of risk management at Changi Airports International, about what a true…
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European terror attacks signal growing risk to certain business sectors
The spate of terror attacks in Europe during the past weeks signals increasing risk for public-facing businesses and will lead…
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Global piracy hits 21-year low
Global piracy fell to a 21-year low in the first half of 2016, driven by a reduction of activity in…
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Risk managers welcome FRC’s finding that corporate culture key to success
Airmic has welcomed the findings of a Financial Reporting Council (FRC) study that concludes healthy corporate culture delivers long-term, sustainable…
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ABI calls for compulsory sprinklers at warehouses as payouts rise
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) this week called for sprinklers to be made a legal requirement in all new…