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AnalysisAirmic 2025: Employers urged to stay ahead of rising travel risks
As global instability accelerates, risk managers are being urged to rethink travel risk strategies, improve governance, and collaborate more closely with insurers to protect staff overseas.
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AnalysisAirmic 2025: The truth about lithium-ion battery risks and how to manage them
Electric vehicles may be the spark, but lithium-ion battery risks run deeper. At Airmic 2025, Marsh’s Alistair Schuberth gave a briefing on what risk managers need to know
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AnalysisAddressing rising mobility risks not a one-and-done exercise
As businesses grapple with talent shortages, geopolitical instability and cost pressures, EY says mobility strategies must evolve from compliance tools to strategic enablers of growth. But integrating mobility into the broader business agenda is no easy task.
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AnalysisHow narcissistic CEOs influence risk - and what to do about it
Narcissistic CEOs don’t just lead - they steer entire organisations into bold, and sometimes perilous, territory.
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AnalysisFrom sport to corporate risk: How concussion claims are reshaping liability cover
With group lawsuits progressing against football and rugby bodies over historic concussion injuries, the insurance market is already tightening. Sports risk managers and CROs should take note - these cases could set a precedent for how duty of care is judged, and whether cover is even available in the future.
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AnalysisLong-term thinking essential to tackle Europe’s systemic risk landscape
Short-term thinking is leaving European organisations exposed to systemic risks, warns FERMA’s new NEXT Report. Here’s how strategic foresight can help risk managers confront emerging threats and build long-term resilience.
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AnalysisWhy marine companies must manage cardiovascular health risks
MedSea data shows that cardiovascular issues accounted for 20% of medical diversions and were also the leading case type requiring shoreside evaluations. Here they share top tips for managing the risk
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AnalysisHow to protect your empty business premises against heightened crime risks
Axa has warned of an ‘unusually high spike’ in crime at empty commercial premises. Here’s what businesses can do to protect themselves.
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AnalysisRising mental health issues create paradoxes for employers: but management strategy holds the key
Organisations must move away from gimmicks like yoga mats, and instead prioritise strategic management redesign to tackle an epidemic of mental health
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AnalysisUS employers must tackle heat risks - despite regulatory halt
Safety experts warn that employers must still manage workplace conditions during extreme temperatures, despite Trump’s administration freeze. Here’s what businesses need to know
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AnalysisCrisis management lessons with WTW’s Thomson-Hall
At next month’s Dubai World Insurance Congress (DWIC) 2025 event in Dubai, speaker Pamela Thomson-Hall, CEO, international, WTW, will share insights on managing geopolitical risk crises. Here we learn her top tips for managing crises
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AnalysisQuick briefing: how to manage emerging risks associated with employees using TikTok
Risk managers must tackle the growing threats from employees using social media apps on company phones. Here’s what you need to know
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AnalysisBusinesses face significant risks as mental health concerns soar
Organisations must acknowledge the inextricable link between good mental health, employee wellbeing, and organisational effectiveness, and take steps to improve mental well-being in the workplace
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AnalysisCEO murder could signal growing risks for executives
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson highlights the possibility of rising threats against executives, prompting organisations to reassess their security strategies
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AnalysisHow risk managers can cultivate talent in their organisations
Poor people management can have a profound effect on a business – hitting productivity, innovation and morale. More attention must be given to the roots of people risk if we don’t want the talent to run dry.
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AnalysisWEF global risk report: Businesses face escalating environmental, geopolitical, social, and technology challenges
War risk is the biggest immediate fear, endangering stability and progress, while technology and the environment loom large and dominate medium- to long-term concerns, according to the 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2025.
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AnalysisAviva’s plea as businesses fail to prioritise safety around lithium-ion batteries
’Lithium-ion batteries are critical to many modern technologies, but they carry inherent risks if not handled properly,’ says director
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AnalysisLessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami - 20 years on
A new report by the Swiss Re Institute outlines the key lessons risk managers and governments must learn from the world’s most deadly tsunami
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AnalysisStaff cannot be forgotten in climate resilience efforts warn experts
Experts are warning that the rising severity and frequency of climate driven events are having an impact on mental health, which is not being recognised by businesses and risk managers.
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AnalysisFour major themes at PARIMA’s Taipei conference
For the first time, PARIMA held one of its conferences in Taipei, Taiwan, on Friday, and StrategicRISK was there. Here are some of the major takeaways from the day.
