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Cosmetic treatments in the wrong hands

21/05/2013

Cosmetic procedures like dermal fillers and laser treatments are increasingly being called into question, prompting calls for tougher regulation and minimum levels of insurance.

Does fracking trigger earthquakes?

16/05/2013

Hailed by some as a potential saviour to the energy crisis facing the world, and by others an environmental disaster, hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”, is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside.

Building supply chain resilience

08/05/2013

Dual sourcing is becoming more common as companies heed the lessons of 2011.

Artist's palette

Asia demand for fine art insurance

07/05/2013

Despite record claims in 2012 the art insurance market is in rude health. Higher prices for high-end art and rising demand from Asia are creating opportunities for Lloyd’s insurers

Urban sprawl

Global CEOs enter an era of “stable instability”

03/05/2013

The global economy has entered a new era where risks that once seemed improbable and remote are real for CEOs across the world

Risk managers call for greater co-operation with insurers

01/05/2013

Risk managers at some of Europe’s largest companies have called for greater dialogue and co-operation with the insurance industry.

Risk and international growth

24/04/2013

Businesses are being urged to consider changing exposures in a more volatile world.

RIMS '13 - risk managers go west

22/04/2013

Hank Watkins, President of Lloyd's North America, is looking forward to RIMS ’13, the annual convention and exhibition of the North American risk management society. This year the biggest risk management show on earth is being held in Los Angeles.

The iceburg that sank the Titanic? Photograph taken in 1912 by Captain Wood, SS Etonian

Titanic's legacy - safer sea lanes in the North Atlantic

15/04/2013

The International Ice Patrol, established in response to the Titanic disaster, celebrates one hundred years of iceberg spotting

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The changing risk of Formula One

11/04/2013

As the Formula One season kicks off this summer we look at the changing risks of the race

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