Risk Specialist Magazine - December 2007

Risk Specialist provides risk and insurance news, opinions and articles for specific industries and mid sized to large corporations. Each article brings together specialists from the insurance market and, quite often, risk managers in major corporations to discuss current issues, developments or to share best practice and their experience.

This edition includes:

• 2008 insurance market outlook  - The insurance industry is more robust, more resilient and more flexible. The result is a buyer's market
  
• Effective and efficient claims management  - The London market's claims handling efficiency drive must guard against prioritising process over people
  
• Converting risk into profit - High oil prices and strong demand from oil companies have led to a boom in the conversion of tankers into floating production storage and offloading vessels
  
• Cutting edge technology risks - Owners and operators of the latest gas-fired power stations often face difficulties accessing suitable insurance owing to the perceived risks associated with new turbine technology
  
• Focus on China - China is portrayed by many as the world's economic powerhouse but what are the risks inherent in this picture of exceptional growth?

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