Corporate Governance HIH; What Went Wrong? During 2000 at the Institute of Actuaries annual seminar on general insurance‚ two senior actuaries‚ Peter McCarthy and Geoff Trahair‚ presented a paper that rang alarm bells for HIH Insurance. Even though HIH was not mentioned in the paper [entitled “Lack of industry profitability and other stories”] the insurance industry was accused of under pricing policies‚ pressuring actuaries to reduce the projected level of outstanding claims liabilities and
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What Went Wrong at Mattel The toymaker is recalling more dangerous toys made in China. Its troubles may be a warning sign for other multinationals Elmo‚ Barbie‚ Big Bird‚ and Dora. They are some of the most familiar and best-loved children’s characters. Now they’re caught up in the global debate about the safety of Chinese-made products. Mattel (MAT)‚ the world’s largest toymaker‚ announced on Aug. 14 an expanded product recall‚ involving vehicles based on the hit movie Cars that had lead paint
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SUCCESS CAREER COLLEGE BERNARD ROAD Nassau‚ Bahamas COURSE: ECO 228 –INTRO TO ECONOMICS Submitted to: Prof. Moniquell Johnson Submitted by: Leneka Adams Date of Submission: Septemeber 3rd 2014 ASSIGNMENT: WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BAHAMAIAN ECONOMY? CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed whether quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper
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For as long as one can remember‚ racial profiling has been considers a major issue between enforcement and citizens in general. Racial profiling is the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of an individual’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin. Most often when people think about racial profiling‚ they think of police brutality‚ which is wrong. The idea of racial profiling should be acceptable as long as no one is being harmed and there is no racism involved. People are convinced
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already extensive‚ damage to the country. One of the greatest fears was the potential of a nuclear fall out. Specifically‚ the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was in question. The nuclear plant in Fukushima had six nuclear reactors‚ and three out of six of them were in critical state – possibly melting down. The potential of radiation damage spread panic and fear‚ not only within Japan‚ but also around the world. Although nuclear power plants have an enormous risk factor‚ their benefits are greater –
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What is PR? Throughout the years Public Relations has been used as a tool to convey a message‚ to communicate and in some cases used to skew the public opinion either favorably or not towards a cause‚ organization or person. For some practitioner’s‚ public relations is a vital tool of adjustment‚ interpretation and integration between individuals‚ groups and society (Edward Bernays). Social psychologist‚ Edward Bernays looked at the way that as a PR practitioner you have the ability to influence
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left alone” Have you ever been called shy because you afraid to talk with new people you just met? Or boring because you are so quiet and reticent? Or even asocial personality because you don’t like to hang out with friends or go to a party? Actually‚ you are not shy‚ quiet or asocial personality‚ you can easily have a conversation with others and hang out with friends normally‚ but you just decide to do the opposite things and you feel more comfortable with your decision. If so‚ you might be an introvert
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Welfare‚ it’s what is Wrong with America Today. American conservatives feel the welfare system‚ as we know‚ needs to be completely dismantled‚ or in the least‚ restructured with extreme limitations on who can receive benefits and how benefits are used. The good intentions of welfare advocates have over burdened American citizens with perhaps the heaviest burden placed upon the ones they intended to help the most. Liberals would suggest the wealthiest of Americans should bare a larger burden
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WHAT WENT WRONG WITH SATYAM? PROFESSOR J. P. SHARMA J.P Sharma‚ Professor of Law & Corporate governance‚ Department of Commerce‚ Delhi School of Economics‚ University of Delhi WHAT WENT WRONG WITH SATYAM? INTRODUCTION Till about two decades ago corporate governance was relatively an unknown subject. The subject came into prominence in the late 80’s and early 90’s when the corporate sector in many countries was surrounded with problems of questionable corporate policies or unethical practices
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Testing: The Truth Behind Education The education system in Canada is far from perfect in regards to how students are tested. However‚ what is actually wrong with it? As a grade 12 student‚ it is apparent that testing is an aspect of the current system that needs to be improved. The easy part is noticing what’s wrong. The hard part is figuring out how to improve it or if this problem even has a solution. The fact of the matter is that this is just one obstacle that makes the difference between
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