Risk Management Analysis & Opinion
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The right to be forgotten
The recent global focus on Facebook and Cambridge Analytica’s use of data and the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…
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UK Supreme Court widens the scope of actionable personal injury
The UK Supreme Court has broadened the scope of actionable personal injury, raising important implications going forward for employers, risk…
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Captives on standby for hard market
Captive insurers are looking to restructure captives to mitigate future increases in insurance rates and underwrite new lines of business,…
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The risks of court choices highlighted in new case
When assessing the potential risks to, and exposures from, potential litigation, it can be important to consider the corporate structure…
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Gender pay reporting becomes business risk
As many will have noticed, organisations reporting their gender pay gap statistics have been creating negative headlines in the press.…
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French risk and insurance management community leads the way on cyber
The French risk and insurance management community deserves a big pat on the back for its ongoing efforts to sort…
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Advertorial: The future of farming? Plant the sea
Could ocean ‘farms’ help supply an expanding population with nutritious food produced in a sustainable manner? Innovative operations in the…
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Hold on to your seats for take-off in 2018
It is looking like 2018 will be a big year for the European risk and insurance management communities as they…
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Advertorial: Your refrigerator – appliance or accomplice?
If hackers are hungry enough for information, your refrigerator is not off limits. They are not interested in what’s inside…
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Collaboration key to supply chain risk management
Supply chain risk is clearly a critical area for all companies that operate in today’s highly competitive, fast-changing and global…
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To boldly go…
With Ferma’s pan-european risk Forum taking place in Monte Carlo this month, it seems a good time to take stock…
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Dramatic expansion of US sanctions on North Korea
On 21 September 2017, the US dramatically expanded the scope of US sanctions that apply to those who do business…
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Holiday illness claims – the Spanish viewpoint
As recently reported in Commercial Risk Europe, the epidemic of holiday illness claims, predominantly being brought by British tourists against…
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Asia’s first Apology Bill passed
Hong Kong has become the first jurisdiction in Asia to enact apology legislation. The Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) passed…
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Turning the tide on holiday illness claims
Risk managers and their insurers are always on the watch for the next big trend. The recent eye-watering increase in…
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Common law liabilities for pollution in the UK
Anyone familiar with environmental liability will understand how heavily laden the subject is with regulation. Amid the excitement of the…
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An introduction to China’s new cyber security law
On 7 November 2016, the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China was enacted and widely heralded as the…
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Advertorial: What’s a steering wheel?
In the past few months: a self-driving pod developed by Oxbotica made its debut in Milton Keynes, England; a self-driving…
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Cyber preparedness and response
Cyber is a word you no doubt read every day, such is the concern around the ever-growing and evolving problem…
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United Airlines reels from reputation hit
If the future of United Airlines’ chief executive, Oscar Munoz, is not yet decided, his company’s name seems destined to…