Risk Management
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CRE launches Risk Frontiers Survey 2011–Breaking down the barriers to insurability
CRE’s annual pan-European risk & insurance manager survey, supported again this year by XL Insurance, is underway. It comes as…
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Chartered status on the agenda as IRM celebrates 25th birthday
As the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) celebrates its 25th birthday it seems a good time to consider the journey…
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UK bribery guidelines clarify key elements of act including hospitality
UK insurance buyers, brokers and carriers will be pleased to see that the government has clarified new rules on corporate…
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US food safety law increases product recall risk for EU firms
A recently passed US food safety law will increase the frequency and severity of recalls of food products in the…
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The best of both worlds-new IRM course
The Institute of Risk Management has launched a new international qualification in risk management aimed at the world of financial…
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It’s ERM Jim but not as we know it—NASA uncovered
Due to NASA’s attempts to deal with the risks that go hand in hand with landing on far flung asteroids…
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Risk management suffering from identity crisis says IRM panel
Experts on the Institute of Risk Management’s Forum Question Time Panel ‘Leading the Risk Profession’ have said that the risk…
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$300bn Japanese disaster to cause severe supply chain disruption
Multinational companies that rely on Japanese manufacturers for parts and services need to prepare for a global supply chain disruption…
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Risk managers must lead charge against new wave of cyber crime
Experts at the Institute of Risk Management’s (IRM) 2011 Global Risk Management Professional Development Forum have warned that the latest…
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Risk managers must not waste three-year opportunity from credit crisis
The credit crunch has brought the role of corporate risk manager to the fore and those working in the industry…
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Time for risk consensus-comment
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) held its Professional Development Forum in Liverpool, England this week and it was a…
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German industry hit by events in Japan but credit insurers help minimise loss
The natural catastrophes in Japan have impacted upon German industry, with a number of German companies forced to reduce operations…
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Spanish transportation risk on the rise as cover becomes hard to find
A mix of the economic crisis, regulatory changes, international political instability and natural catastrophes has highlighted the increasing risk exposure…
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IRM launches new qualification in risk management for financial services
The Institute of Risk Management is launching a new international qualification in risk management aimed at the world of financial…
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ECIROA presents case for proportional treatment of captives to commission
ECIROA, the European captive group, has handed the European Commission a set of best practice guidelines that it hopes will…
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UK business exposed to insurance gaps and claims disputes to rise-Mactavish
UK companies are exposing themselves to significant and unnecessary losses because of serious flaws in the way their corporate insurance…
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Kane eyes further growth following HSBC deal
Kane, the fast-growing independent captive management and insurance services group, is thought to be in the market for further acquisitions…
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FERMA wants its joint BIPAR protocol principles to be in new IMD
FERMA wants the principles of the non-binding protocol it agreed to with the European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries (BIPAR) late…
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New media landscape must change publishers’ approach to credit risk
Publishers and other media content providers must fundamentally alter the way in which they approach credit risk as the popularity…
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Polrisk moves forward on several fronts to raise risk management standards
Polrisk, the Polish risk management society, is spearheading a number of new projects that are designed to raise the standard…