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Inside this issue

• The growing significance and increased ingenuity of online attacks

• The risks in cheaper offshore locations and components sourced from further afield - -

Content

Black swans can put your company into the red

Paul J Davies says executives should think the unthinkable because they live in a world of oil spills, terrorism, computer worms and tsunamis

Solvency II: Rules changes will lead to greater burdens

Paul J Davies looks at the likely impact on the sector of capital regulations

Captives: When the unthinkable begins to look likely

Paul J Davies explains why big companies may opt to end the practice of using their own insurance companies to provide cover

Cyber crime: The rats that gain access by the click of a mouse

Mary Watkins explains the growing significance and increased ingenuity of online attacks

Supply chain: Distance can add danger as well as value

Andrea Felsted spells out the hazards inherent in cheaper offshore locations and sourcing components from further afield

Sponsorship: How sex and scandal can ruin a reputation

Jennifer Hughes analyses the attractions of linking a corporate brand to a sports star

Pensions: A long life and a happy one – but not for trustees

Jane Croft looks at the steps many schemes are taking to deal with increasing longevity

Solar flares: Sun storms pose threat to satellites

Increased activity could hit power grids and communications, says Sharlene Goff

Environment: Hungarian spill puts financial provisions under the spotlight

Paul J Davies looks at liabilities after the toxic sludge discharge

Directors: When a restructuring comes knocking at the door

Anousha Sakoui looks at challenges faced by boards in managing liabilities when at risk of insolvency