Archive for September 2011
British Behaviour Abroad
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has released a report entitled ‘British Behaviour Abroad’ on the consular assistance it provides to British nationals globally. In this video, Minister for Consular Affairs Jeremy Browne explains how sensible precautions such as taking out travel insurance and researching local laws and customs can help you to avoid problems when you go abroad. You can read the report, and find more travel advice and information at www.fco.gov.uk/travel
Safety Travel Kit
Risks in the Making: Travels in Life Insurance and Genetics (Amsterdam University Press – Care and Welfare Series)
In recent decades, insurance companies, scientists, and public officials have debated the potential use of genetic testing in insurance decisions. With Risks in the Making, Ine van Hoyweghen alters the terms of the debate, moving it from abstract, theoretical grounds to the question of how insurance companies actually work. Through an empirical ethnographic study of life insurance in Belgium, van Hoyweghen reveals fascinating and important details about insurance practices and risk management, underscoring the diversity of insurance markets, underwriting practices, and strategies.