Analysis
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AnalysisCaptives emerge as a powerful lever for ESG transformation, says FERMA
A new FERMA report argues that captives can embed environmental, social and governance principles across underwriting, claims, investment and data activities, turning risk financing into a practical driver of sustainable value.
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AnalysisPARIMA Singapore 2025 highlights AI, climate pressure and geopolitical uncertainty
Sessions across the conference examined how Asian organisations are adapting their risk strategies, from AI governance and parametric innovation to climate-driven disruption and new geopolitical realities.
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AnalysisThe £64 trillion energy transition: five risks redefining resilience
Swiss Re’s latest market analysis warns that the global shift to renewable energy will reshape corporate risk profiles, creating new exposures in technology, supply chains and extreme weather.
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AnalysisEnterprise risk management frameworks key to meeting CSRD reporting requirements
As CSRD reporting beds in, risk managers are emerging as key players – using ERM tools to connect compliance, sustainability and long-term strategy.
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AnalysisHurricane Melissa: Testing the limits of resilience
Hurricane Melissa has left Jamaica counting the cost of record-breaking winds and a widening protection gap, highlighting the need for faster recovery tools and stronger regional resilience.
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AnalysisRegulation watch: the Omnibus Simplification Package
As the Omnibus Simplification Package reduces scope and reporting burdens, FERMA’s Adrien Boudet urges balance: efficiency must not come at the cost of environmental goals.
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AnalysisFERMA 2025: 20 minutes with new FERMA president, Philippe Cotelle
StrategicRISK editor Sara Benwell caught up with FERMA’s new president to find out his views on key risk priorities, and what’s in store for his tenure
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AnalysisFERMA 2025: Risk managers must lead corporate response to climate threat, warns WBCSD’s Fiona Watson
At the FERMA Seminar, WBCSD vice-president Fiona Watson urged businesses to move beyond the value chain in tackling physical climate risks, arguing that corporate risk managers must become the strategic architects of resilience.
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AnalysisSoft market, shifting ground: why mining risk managers must hold their nerve
Mining insurers are cutting rates and expanding capacity, creating tactical opportunities for buyers. Yet WTW’s latest analysis points to tightening scrutiny on tailings, seismicity, flooding and project approvals. The right move in a soft cycle is not to ease off, but to turn cheaper premium into stronger resilience.
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AnalysisSector spotlight: passenger transport and the rising reputational threats of cyber and climate
Environmental and cyber risks have overtaken safety as the biggest reputational threats for passenger transport companies, according to Willis Towers Watson’s latest research. Firms are strengthening crisis readiness but remain weak on financial resilience.
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AnalysisWhy resilient supply chains need more than emissions targets
A new World Resources Institute (WRI) study finds most corporate sustainability goals focus on emissions and environmental footprints, while overlooking the workers who make supply chains function. Risk managers must act now to safeguard resilience and reputations.
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AnalysisNew guidance sets roadmap for climate-ready ports
Nearly nine in ten major ports are exposed to damaging climate hazards. New guidance urges ports, waterways and logistics operators to move quickly from awareness to action, embedding climate resilience into business strategy.
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AnalysisThe rise of the all-round risk manager
Risk managers have traded in their back-office image for a front-row seat at the strategy table - but finding professionals who can fill that broader role is proving harder than ever.
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AnalysisWorkplace absence climbs to record levels – why risk managers should act now
UK employees are taking almost two weeks off sick each year, according to the latest CIPD and Simplyhealth report. With absence rates at a 15-year high, risk managers must treat workforce wellbeing as a core resilience challenge, not just an HR issue.
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AnalysisSwiss Re notes nuclear growth, SRCC exposures and geopolitical volatility
At RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, Swiss Re executives highlighted nuclear energy investment, rising civil unrest exposures and geopolitical volatility as prominent features of the evolving risk landscape.
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AnalysisRegulation Watch: UK introduces new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence
Everything risk managers need to know to prepare for new failure to prevent fraud offonce legislation coming into force in September
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AnalysisGenAI rules spark backlash but will test business resilience
As the EU’s AI Act reaches its first anniversary, new rules on general-purpose AI models are provoking business criticism while forcing boards to take governance seriously.
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AnalysisSteel-zero: new research shows why risk managers must prepare for policy-driven change
A major new study warns that carbon pricing alone will not deliver the transition to clean steel, with big implications for businesses reliant on the metal.
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AnalysisSpotlight on: the growing reputational risks threatening charities and NGOs
Charities and NGOs are losing ground on reputational resilience, WTW warns, leaving them exposed to fast-moving risks that could damage trust, funding and their mission.
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AnalysisThe five risks rising fastest as policy and politics collide
Global policy changes and geopolitical volatility are reshaping the risk landscape across Europe. New Chartered IIA research highlights the five most affected risk areas – and why closer collaboration between risk managers and internal audit is vital.
