 |
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
News and Press
Below is a short selection of reports we believe you may find helpful. We will add to this from time to time and invite visitors to nominate further articles for inclusion. Simply email bcp@crisissurvivor.co.uk
Department of Health recommends BS25999 The aim of the NHS Resilience Project is to build resilience within the NHS ensuring continued operational delivery of healthcare services when faced with disruptive challenges.....read more.
Risk perspectives - Eliminating doubt The Companies Act 2006 has codified the requirements of directors and established where responsibility and therefore blame and personal liability lies....read more.
What will happen if events outside the broker's control, such as the current outbreak of swine flu, affect their ability to deliver a contracted service....read more.
Business Resilience guidance launched for BIBA members The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has launched a collection of Business Resilience support documents to help members advise their clients about their risks and ensure that they are all adequately considered....read more.
BIBA appoint Business Continuity associate Business continuity planning consultancy Crisis Survivor has been appointed as an associate firm by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association...read more.
A Decade of Living Dangerously - The Business Continuity Management report 2009 It is clear from the research undertaken by the Chartered Management Institute that many businesses are failing to adequately protect themselves and are therefore exposed to unnecessary risk...read more.
Draft Flood and Water Management Bill Government published draft Bill...read more.
The role of HR in business continuity management BCI survey shows that 93 percent of respondents believe that HR has an important role to play in business continuity management ...read more.
Katherine Brandon investigates why business continuity plans are essential for brokers and their clients
Many businesses cite cost as a reason for failing to respond adequately to legal health and safety requirements. However, with the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act earlier this year, Roger Ball asks can this still be a valid excuse? ...read more.
Difficult economic circumstances create their own unique set of threats to businesses, with the increased likelihood that disgruntled former employees could wreak havoc with IT systems - something many business continuity plans fail to plan for, as Jane Bernstein discovers ...read more.
Survey finds that business continuity information is not being disseminated New research by YouGov on behalf of the BCI Partnership reveals that less than 50 percent of UK workers have been advised what to do in the event of their workplace becoming inaccessible following an incident such as a fire or flood.: ...read more.
Government review of BCP for the NHS David Nicholson, the NHS Chief Executive, in the preface of the June 2008 Interim Strategic National Guidance for NHS organisations, says that, patients expect the NHS to be there for them when they need it, no matter what the circumstances: ...read more.
Pitt Review on Flood recommends wider adoption of British Standard The Pitt Review on the 2007 floods recommends that legislation should be amended to formally recognise the British Standard for Business Continuity (BS25999) for continuity planning ...read more.
Insurance and Risk Managers on British Industry’s poor state of readiness Insurance industry speakers comment on British industry’s poor state of readiness and false sense of security ...read more.
ABI & Government launch campaign to help small firms keep their heads above water The Association of British Insurers join forces with the Government to raise the level of contingency planning among small- and medium-sized businesses ... read more.
The PACE Business Continuity Planning Guide The BCPG is intending to assist in preparing Business Continuity Plans by offering comprehensive, practical guidance in producing these Plans ...read more.
Insight into the motivation of the Insurance Industry which will lead to their need to take an interest in Business Continuity Plans ...read more.
Why data protection must be central to any Business Continuity Plan
Regulatory changes mean that many professions, including insurance brokers themselves, are required to have a testable BCP. This also impacts all company directors ...read more.
...and finally Fumes alert keeps Bullring closed BBC News Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre remains closed for a second day after a chemical scare that led to more than 30 people needing medical treatment ...read more
Burning chilli sparks terror fear BBC News A pot of burning chilli sparked fears of a biological terror attack in central London. ...read more |