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Oxfam uncovers supply chain abuses among global supermarkets

Oxfam has found evidence of poverty pay, abuse and gender discrimination in supply chains of global supermarkets....

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Risk Management

Political risks still threaten trade in north Africa

Political unrest and the risks around forthcoming elections top the risk list in a new report on north Africa by credit insurer Atradius...

Commercial Risk / Article / 9 days ago
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Political Risk & War

Infrastructure risks topped agenda at first Francophone risk management conference

Infrastructure risks topped the agenda when about 120 risk professionals met for the first RARM conference...

Commercial Risk / Article / 9 days ago
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Construction

EU compensation rules 'crippling' airlines and need reform: Gallagher

Airline compensation laws in the European Union are “crippling” the aviation sector, with passenger damages for flight cancellations and delays of more than three hours rising 300% since 2016, according to Gallagher...

Commercial Risk / Article / 9 days ago
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Aerospace

Food recall cover launched in NZ on the back of 'alarming' increase in incidents and tighter regulation

New Zealand’s only locally-owned specialty liability insurer – Delta Insurance NZ – has responded to the growing risk of food recalls in New Zealand with a broader offering for food manufacturers...

Commercial Risk / Article / 10 days ago
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Product Recall

Ratings downgrades loom over no-deal Brexit: S&P

A no-deal Brexit could lead to ratings downgrades, warns Standard and Poor’s (S&P) as the UK enters the final few crucial weeks to secure an exit deal with the European Union before 31 October...

Commercial Risk / Article / 10 days ago
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Ratings

Hong Kong’s general insurance business back into profit

General insurance business in Hong Kong returned to profitability with an underwriting profit of $583m in 2018, compared with a loss of $827m in 2017...

Commercial Risk / Article / 11 days ago
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Rates

Buyers split over where cyber cover should sit

Insurance buyers are divided over whether cyber property damage should be covered by standalone cyber policies or property insurance, just as insurers ramp up efforts to tackle silent cyber risks...

Commercial Risk / Article / 12 days ago
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Cyber

First global insolvency rise for decade, led by UK: Atradius

The level of global insolvencies has risen for the first time in a decade, led by the UK where the insolvency rate is expected to increase by as much as 10% in 2019...

Commercial Risk / Article / 13 days ago
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Trade Credit

UK local authorities battle over 250 million cyberattacks in H1: Gallagher

Local authorities in the UK have been hit by a staggering 263 million cyberattacks in the first half of 2019, an average of 800 per hour, according to research from Gallagher...

Commercial Risk / Article / 13 days ago
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Cyber