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WELCOME to INsight 2010, an online information resource offering XL Insurance's perspectives on business and industry's most pressing risk management challenges.
"A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience," Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote. That is why I encourage you to take a moment to learn from XL Insurance's most valuable asset — the considerable experience of our underwriters, risk engineers and claims specialists. Through INsight, they will brief us on some very critical — often complex — risks that business and industry find themselves facing. More importantly though, they will provide their thoughts and guidance on how these risks can be effectively managed through insurance, loss prevention, claims management and other proven strategies.
Effective risk management and continuous learning go hand-in-hand. I hope you will learn from what we share through INsight. Additionally, we would like to learn about the risk management issues on your mind and welcome any comments or article suggestions to make INsight a more effective educational resource.
Dave Duclos,
Chief Executive, Insurance Operations
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SECURING SUPPLY ROUTES
Goods shipped around the world can be confronted by natural perils, criminal gangs or even political action, causing delay or even total loss. Senior Marine Risk Engineer Pascal Matthey highlights the increasing risks to goods shipped around the world and practical precautions companies need to take to ensure a safe delivery.
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FINE ART, FAST CARS AND FINE REDS
In times of economic uncertainty tangible assets such as gold, art and fine wine become a popular investment option as they are seen as resistant to depreciating real currencies or an uncertain stock market. Fine Art and Specie experts Yannick Daucourt and David Scully explain how these alternative investments require special protection so that they keep their value.
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Mitigating Your Company's Global Claims Exposure
Final product and component manufacturers, as well as suppliers and retailers, face substantial and growing exposures from claims around the world. Jon Elvidge, Senior Casualty Risk Engineer, discusses the recent trends regarding product liability in today's global marketplace.
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Cities of the Future
Global issues such as population growth, urban convergence and sustainability are putting pressure on land use and challenging urban developers to find new and innovative uses of space, utilizing sustainable materials and efficient operating systems. Christian Müller, Senior Underwriter Property Construction, explains the development of the world's first carbon neutral city and how XL Insurance is working to provide innovative coverage solutions for cities of the future.
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Going to extremes — preparing for Europe's changing weather
Extreme weather conditions in the form of severe drought or flooding are becoming more frequent. Martin Vinkenflügel, from our risk engineering arm XL GAPS, highlights the risk associated with the changing weather pattern across Europe and informs companies what they can do to make sure they are prepared.
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Cyber risks: is your company protected?
The EU's intention to harmonize data protection laws will have significant impact on companies across the continent. Dawn Simmons, Senior Underwriter Professional Lines, argues companies need to take better measures to safeguard personal data under their control, or risk facing potential damage to their reputation and bottom line.
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