As crackdowns push terrorists to new fronts, the risk insurance industry and global organizations must assess and address vulnerability
Perhaps the most complex risk for organizations is terrorism. Terrorist attacks, high-profile kidnappings, political insurgencies and extortion threats formerly tended to target business operations in emerging or...
A four-step survival guide can keep your business moving forward through volcanic ash, catastrophic risks and other surprises
Until recently, most people around the world had never heard of Eyjafjallajokull. But that changed on April 14, 2010, when the small Icelandic volcano erupted. Lava flow (up to 65 feet thick) melted ice and caused...
Catastrophe planning models help keep your business—and business risk—on solid ground
The devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile have pushed the potential for catastrophe to the forefront of everyone's mind. And for people in catastrophe-prone areas—think California and Japan for earthquakes...
Simple Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Exposure to Credit Risk
Domestic trade in the United States has been redefined by an unprecedented series of events, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters and corporate malfeasance—the most notable among them: the Sept. 11...
Aon's CatPortal can help companies and risk managers understand risk by translating critical database information into easily understandable language and graphics
Any organization with a large number of properties needs to be able to understand its exposure to the potential impact of catastrophic events around the world. Insurance companies, dealing with tens or hundreds of...
Natural and human disasters are a regular part of life—and business. Catastrophe modeling offers lessons from these tumultuous events
It seems that hardly a day goes by without some type of disaster in some part of the world. Over the past two years, the scope and magnitude of these events has been astounding. There have been massive earthquakes in...
Unpredictable catastrophic events don't have to be the downfall of your business
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A team of catastrophe experts is helping businesses anticipate—and manage—the most unpredictable exposures
Catherine Lowe is a volcano aficionado. She has a postdoctoral degree in volcanology from University College London and spent nearly 10 years monitoring volcanic eruptions in some of the most beautiful and exotic places...
As the number of people occupying the planet continues to rise, there are implications organizations of all sizes must consider
Would you get nine or 10 "yes" replies? Probably. And you can thank a butterfly scientist in California for this commonly held belief. Paul Ehrlich—today a professor of population studies at Stanford—almost single-...
The right strategies can help you avoid and deal with business disruptions when disaster strikes
Whatever name you attach to it—hurricane, megastorm, post-tropical cyclone or superstorm—Sandy wrought great personal devastation on the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut region and revealed just how easily disasters can...
