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June 1, 2006
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Cover Story
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Agribusiness: Back in the Green
By Kim Bower-Spence
Crop insurers find profit in their public-private partnership after the shakeout of four years ago.
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Features
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Facing a Tough Situation
By Peter Rousmaniere
Employers hiring workers who live in the United States illegally risk fines and civil lawsuits. In addition, the huge size of the illegal work force is causing the workers' compensation system in some states to deteriorate.
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Two Employers' Distasteful Experience
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How Docile A Jostle for Domiciles?
By Cyril Tuohy
Seeking a niche, onshore captive domiciles jockey for position behind Vermont. Competing for second place is tougher than it used to be.
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Coloring by (Exposure) Numbers
By Matthew Brodsky
Mapping technology doesn't just paint pretty maps. Mapping is omnipresent with carriers and reinsurers, and gaining ground with corporate risk managers and brokers--all because it helps them think for themselves.
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Plotting a Map Deployment
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Measure for Measure
By Michelle Kerr
A powerful cost-management tool comes of age, allowing employers to see the big picture of how their absence and productivity management programs stack up against that of their peers. Now's the time to get on board.
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EMPAQ: The Buzz Grows
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Breaking Free From the Price Cycle
By Frank Pennachio
Workers' compensation, like most other lines of business, lives a cyclical life that is often the bane of employers' existences. But rather than stand by as passive victims of the cycle, employers can take steps to cut costs in markets hard, soft or anywhere in between.
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Serving by Accident
By Mindy W. Toran
For Jim Bradshaw, being in the right place at the right time has led to a fulfilling career in public risk management. His experience and insights have helped the city in which he works to meet many milestones.
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Columns
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Departments
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Special Reports
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Cyber Risk
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This is terrifying, and ever-more relevant, stuff--bot attacks, denial of service bombardments, extortion threats from Eastern Europe and privacy violations that can cost in the billions.
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Industry Risk Report
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Agribusiness
Merely mention agribusiness, and a friendly chat can grow into an argument over genetically modified crops, mad cow disease and bird flu, and illegal-immigrant employees. For risk managers in the business, though, these aren't just hot cocktail-party fodder. They're blooming into the top challenges for agribusiness, along with other risks that you'd expect technologically advanced multinationals to face, such as commodity price fluctuations, political risk and intellectual property issues. Click above to read more on this industry, or view the industry risk table.
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