Analysis – Page 2
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Why building code regulations are the key to curbing Nat Cat losses
New research shows that just 27% of economic losses from Nat Cats this year have been insured. For risk managers, following building codes and prioritising resilience are crucial for minimising the risks
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Airmic 2023: Three new tools to help risk managers
Airmic has launched a series of guides at its annual conference, designed to help risk managers do their jobs more effectively - here’s what’s new
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SR Q2 2023: Protecting your greatest asset
No risk is an island. And in this complex, interconnected risk landscape we are operating in, no risk department should be either. The health of our organisations and our people depends on building risk cultures that break silos and become truly cross-functional
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Western countries are high risk supply chain locations due to forced labour and ESG violations
Risk managers most move beyond near or onshoring to secure supply chains, amid data showing over half of countries globally are high risk
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Shipping threats are evolving - here’s what risk managers need to know
Shipping losses hit a record low in 2022, but a jump in fires, shadow tanker fleet and economic uncertainty pose new safety challenges
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How climate change is making it more difficult for risk managers to find adequate insurance
As insurers grapple with increasingly frequent and severe natural catastrophes, the insurability of cat risks is being called into question, with worrying implications for risk managers.
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Economic uncertainty fuels financial, liquidity and insolvency fears
How risk managers can tackle risks to businesses driven by ongoing economic uncertainty
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Dealing with the mental health consequences of natural and man-made disasters
Pressure is mounting on businesses and organisations to take a more holistic approach to their operations and address the mental health fall-out from any man-made or natural disasters.
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How one firm developed its systemic resilience capability
Jean-Michel Paris, head of corporate risk, group vice president, STMicroelectronics, shares insights into ST’s resilience journey: from framework design in 2018 to navigating the world’s VUCA environment since 2020
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Nine tips for reducing people-related risk in a cost of living crisis
When employee well-being suffers, so does an organisation’s bottom line. Risk managers must make sure that people-related risk is top of mind as the cost-of-living crisis worsens.
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Brokers missing the mark on ESG factors
UK brokers are failing to consider ESG factors when evaluating insurers, according to new research from GlobalData.
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SR Q1 2023: Look out, listen out, speak out
One thing risk professionals know only too well is that history has a nasty habit of repeating itself
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Cultivating risk culture
Tough to measure and tricky to implement, how can organisations bolster risk culture?
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AXA XL identifies seven sectors most exposed to water risks
The cost to businesses of inaction is five times higher than the cost of action
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Panic spreads despite emergency takeover of Credit Suisse
UBS seeks to “preserve the value left in the business while limiting downside exposure”
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Directors warned ESG litigation set to snowball
One of the most high profile ongoing cases is the ClientEarth case against 13 directors of energy giant Shell
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HSBC buys UK arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank
Deal rescues a key lender for tech start-ups in the UK and curbs fallout from the biggest bank collapse since 2008
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Top three regulatory trends for the year ahead
Climate and ESG, cyber, and resilience are three major risk trends dominating the European corporate agenda
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Credit Suisse displayed risk management “deficiencies” over Greensill, says regulator
FINMA has opened proceedings against four managers as it orders the bank to improve its controls
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Climate litigation becoming a corporate threat – Kennedys
Climate action group ClientEarth has taken energy giant Shell to the UK’s High Court