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Neil Doherty

One War We Shouldn’t Avoid: A New Approach to Reducing the Cost of Future Catastrophes

Jul 08, 2009
Public Policy
North America
mic openbook

In 2005, three major hurricanes -- Katrina, Rita and Wilma -- struck the U.S. Gulf Coast area, causing not just death and destruction, but also leading to insurance payments and[…]

For Airlines and Others, Even the Best Fuel-price Bets Can Lead to Turbulence

No one can accurately forecast what the price of oil will be in three days, much less three months, a fact that has played havoc this year with the finances[…]

Leveraging Risk Management

Mar 01, 2006
Finance
North America

Over the past couple of decades, executives have become ever more adept at neutralizing risk with a battery of instruments, including not just insurance but a variety of derivatives based[…]

Are Eliot Spitzer’s Insurance Lawsuits Hitting the Wrong Targets?

On September 15, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer indicted eight former executives from Marsh & McLennan Companies -- Marsh itself was not charged -- for their part in[…]

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