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2007 Research & Publications
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November 2007
2007 EMEA Liability Insurance Buyers Report: Risk and Reward
The 2007 EMEA Liability Insurance Buyers Report: Risk and Reward, comprises data from over 2800 companies from around the region, and identifies four major risk areas that are increasing in complexity and scale, while the insurance markets continue to undercut their rivals by offering reduced premiums.
These four areas are pandemics, terrorism, the environment, and new technology – nanotechnology in particular. Look out for our 2007 global Limits of Liability benchmarking report, and European industry reports focussing on transportation, technology and chemicals sectors.
Download report (pdf).
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November 2007
High Tide
Marsh's Global Marine & Energy team has released the premier issue of High Tide - the Marsh Marine Newsletter. The inaugural issue explores the timely global discussion on maritime construction and associated macro-economic risks.
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September 2007
Corporate Pandemic Preparedness: Current Challenges to and Best Practices for Building a More Resilient Enterprise
Ten Best Practices Offered to Overcome 'Pandemic Fatigue'
A new report by Marsh and The Albright Group warns that the catastrophic impacts of a long-lasting pandemic are not only likely to happen, but overdue. The study also states the impact of a pandemic is likely to exceed what most corporate and governmental leaders have imagined, or are prepared for.
The Marsh – Albright Group report has two primary focuses: social and economic. The social impact looks at the health and well-being of citizens, families, employees, customers and business partners. The economic impact includes a deeper understanding of the potential for disruption of operations and supply chains, as well as diminishing or fluxing demand for products and services.
Download report (pdf).
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 August 2007
Flooding Adviser
The extensive flooding that has occurred in northern and western counties of England in July 2007 has drawn attention to the steps that businesses need to take to recover from the emergency. This applies both to companies that have been directly affected by the floodwaters and those indirectly affected by the crisis.
Download Adviser (pdf).
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June 2007
Marsh Survey Shows Private Equity Firms Have Increasing Awareness Of Potential Litigation
 Findings Show A Serious Gap Between Perception And Current Data
Almost half of private equity firms believe they will face an increased level of lawsuits over the next two years, according to a survey by Marsh. Asked whether the legal action brought against private equity firms in the next 24 months will increase, decrease or remain the same 47% expected it to increase, while 43% said it would remain the same. Only 6% thought there would be less legal action.
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Contact us to request a copy of the report. For more information contact Amanda Fong on +44 (0)207 357 1063.
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 March 2007
EMEA Insurance Market Report Q3+4 2006
The survey reports on premium rate movements for mid-sized and large organizations in the second half of 2006, across seven lines of business and 38 countries. A key trend is that as competition increases, with new players entering many established markets, underwriters are fighting to retain their books of business. Capacity is increased, prices are reduced and the markets continue to soften across the region.
Download report (pdf).
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February 2007
Risk Management Impacts of REACH
 In June 2007 a major new environmental regulation known as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals) will come into force, fundamentally impacting chemical industries and the downstream sectors they supply. The cost of this compliance is estimated to be billions of euros for the EU chemical industry alone. While the larger chemical companies will very likely be better equipped to absorb the cost of compliance with REACH, small firms and specialty chemical manufacturers will face a disproportionate increase in their costs.
Download report (pdf).
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January 2007
Understanding China's Business Risk Environment
 With its booming economy, huge manufacturing base, enormous supply of natural resources, and expanding consumer spending, it's no surprise that China is high on the agenda for many businesses. More than 90 percent of multinational companies say that China is important to their global strategies, with 52 percent calling it critical, according to a recent survey from Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a Marsh sister company.
But with opportunities come risks. We invite you to download our latest edition of Risk Alert, which looks at a number of key areas of risk that companies already operating in China-or thinking about operating there-need to consider. Among the critical issues considered in the report are:
- sourcing risks, such as supply-chain and business interruption issues;
- protection of intellectual property;
- recruitment, development, and retention of talented employees;
- trends and concerns in mergers and acquisitions; and
- the potential pitfalls of the Chinese insurance market.
Download report (pdf).
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 January 2007
Global Risk Report 2007
Click here to access MMC's latest analysis of global risks, in this year's World Economic Forum report.
The Global Risks Network is a program in which MMC has been working in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, Citigroup, Swiss Re and the Wharton School Risk Center
At the core of this year's overview of risks to the global community over the next decade is a fundamental disconnect between risk and mitigation. Expert opinion suggests that levels of risk are rising in almost all of the 23 risks on which the Global Risk Network has been focused over the last year, but mechanisms in place to manage and mitigate risk at the level of businesses, governments and global governance are inadequate.
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 January 2007
The Changing Face of Risk Management
In May 2006, a panel of North American experts discussed "Excellence in Risk Management." These risk management professionals addressed the expanding world of risk and the need for evolution in the risk management community to meet the growing need to manage and optimize these risks. Our report, Excellence in Risk Management III/The Changing Face of Risk Management is a combination of the output from that discussion, and the results of new research that help us understand how the corporate finance officer and investment communities think about corporate risk.
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 January 2007
The Asia outlook - An overview of the risks and opportunities in Far Eastern operations
One of the prime destinations for outsourcing and joint ventures is Asia and in particular, China. Marsh has been researching the risks associated with Asian supply chain dependencies to obtain more detailed information about the nature of these risks and how best to manage them. Against this background we have produced a framework, with solutions, to understand and manage these risks more effectively.This reports containts a summary of our findings along with contributions from specialists in the field.
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