news headlines: 6th September 2005

UK faces threat of fuel protests
Businesses need to tread a delicate balance between ensuring that they have contingency fuel supplies and avoiding 'panic buying'.
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•Date: 7th September 2005 • Region: UK• Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Hurricane Katrina: initial impacts on business continuity thinking
What issues does the impact of Katrina raise for the business continuity profession? David Honour reports. UPDATED WITH READER COMMENTS
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•Date: 6th September 2005 •Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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What can we learn from Katrina?
A comment by Paul F Kirvan, Editor-in-Chief, CPM Global Assurance.
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•Date: 6th September 2005 •Region: US/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Fraud risk being ignored by middle market UK companies: KPMG
Sector very weak at taking proactive preventative measures - just a quarter of companies have a fraud response plan.
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•Date: 6th September 2005 • Region: UK• Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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NASD provides guidance to members affected by Hurricane Katrina
Requests that members who have invoked business continuity plans make contact to discuss and address any problems that have resulted.
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•Date: 6th September 2005 • Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Regulators say insurance industry is prepared for Hurricane Katrina's cost
RMS increases the estimated insured losses from Hurricane Katrina to US$20-$35 billion; insurance industry maintains adequate capital and liquidity to cover the losses says NAIC.
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•Date: 6th September 2005 • Region: US• Type: Article •Topic: Financial sector
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Katrina: offers of disaster recovery assistance
UPDATED A roundup of companies that are offering disaster recovery aid specifically aimed at businesses impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
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•Date: 6th September 2005 • Region: US • Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• Southern Japan hit by Typhoon Nabi
• ‘Customer Buying Behavior on Security Services and Business Continuity Services’
• Urban Transit Security Conference
• Republic of Ireland Branch of the Emergency Planning Society Annual Conference
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