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AnalysisThree emerging risks facing renewable energy companies
Risk managers working in the renewables sector must face up to the ever growing risks presented by geopolitics, climate change and cyber interruption.
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AnalysisBusiness react to the conservative general election victory
StrategicRISK explores what the conservative general election win means to UK business leaders and what new risks have emerged on the horizon
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AnalysisPremiums4Good announces $633 million in impact investments
QBE’s Premiums4Good confirms commitment to £1 billion 2021 ambition for impact investments
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AnalysisGuy Verhofstadt, MEP: The European Union must reform or die
Unanimity rules in the EU are stifling innovation and so reform must happen as fast as possible, says Guy Verhofstadt, MEP and former Prime Minister of Belgium
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AnalysisBots behaving badly
New technologies don’t always come with a completed rule book or instruction manual, let alone industry-agreed standards. KPMG director, data science, David Evans asks: How do we take advantage of AI offers while managing and mitigating risks?
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AnalysisStrategicRISK Q3 2019: Smoke without fire?
We all know: Don’t believe everything you read. But in a social media-led world where fake news works so hard to be king, how do we avoid getting burned? Because the most crucial messages could be lost if we can’t discern the facts from the fiction
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AnalysisThe revolution marches on
Our #ChangingRisk campaign continues to inspire our community to push ever forward, applying serious energy to discovering what risk management’s future must be
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AnalysisSailing close to the wind
European countries are embracing renewable energy and investment is booming. But there is no reason to throw caution to the wind. Surety bonds provide the protection green energy companies need
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AnalysisNew dimensions in risk
Just before the start of this year’s GVNW symposium, GVNW board member and FERMA’s president-elect spoke to StrategicRISK about how he will aim for the future, with a pinch of digitalisation and an eye to the next generation
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AnalysisRisk lessons you should learn from Kodak
Historic business failures present some cautionary tales for modern risk managers. In this piece, StrategicRISK takes a closer look at why some of the biggest names in history no longer exist and why.
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AnalysisCritical infrastructure at risk
The introduction of the industrial internet of things (IoT) across production and supply lines is likely to lead to a broader number of cyber risks and potential attacks.
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AnalysisWill insurers ever be able to address reputation risks?
Reputation risk tops the table of greatest risk in CNA Hardy’s recent survey. But it is still difficult to insure. If insurers want to play their part in #ChangingInsurance, they will need to develop risk manager relationships beyond binary transactions and immerse themselves in their clients’ company
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AnalysisEnvironmental bonds: When polluter pays
If a site suffers an environmental accident, the operator is liable for clean-up – even if insolvent. Environmental bonds let you breathe, knowing your costs, and your reputation, are covered
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AnalysisTop risks: a consolidated analysis
We are bombarded by numerous reports of the top risks to companies now and in the future. But what do they really mean for risk managers? Gabriel Souza, risk management specialist takes a detailed look at six risk reports and has this analysis
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AnalysisThree levels of strategic risks
The concept of strategic risks has been given a lot of attention. ‘Strategy’ is possibly the hottest and sexiest word in business – but what does it actually mean in terms of risk management? Hans Læssøe, principal consultant at AKTUS, has this answer
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AnalysisThe rise of the sharing economy and managing the risk of disruption
The sharing economy has upended the working lives of millions, from cab drivers to food buyers, office dwellers to hoteliers. We look at how to mitigate the risks of disruption
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AnalysisBuilding a taxonomy of emerging risks
Reviews of risk registers, historical data and forecasting – the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies unveil its approach to identifying emerging risks
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AnalysisHow to claim it from the weatherman
Almost nine out of ten businesses are impacted by the weather. In other words, the fortunes of 88% of companies depend on meteorological conditions.
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AnalysisOptimise your risk management and make your actions decision-focused
As risk managers, we’re haphazard at application of decision-focused risk management because we don’t ask hard questions. No longer should we worry about the internal fallout of these questions and ask ourselves, how can we confidently challenge executives for more accurate outputs? asks Matt Livingstone, independent risk specialist
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AnalysisTraditional risk management versus ERM
Traditional risk management is a one-dimensional view connected to assessing insurable risks; and ERM can help peel back the onion layers to additional dimensions of risks. So how do we go beyond one-dimensional risk assessment? Carol Williams, enterprise risk management consultant and founder of ERM Insights, has this advise
