Analysis – Page 6
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The rise of the intangible economy and how its risks have grown
Traditional businesses and start-ups are increasingly made up of intangible assets but how do you protect and risk-manage something you can’t touch?
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Less than two-thirds of businesses worldwide are confident about their ability to manage risks to business growth
Confidence levels vary dramatically from 39% in the UK to 70% in Continental Europe as protectionist economic policy threatens to undermine companies’ international growth ambitions
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How Crossrail set the benchmark in construction risk management
Risk management has been central to the success of Europe’s largest infrastructure project, owing much to sustained engagement with lead insurers Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Zurich and broker AJ Gallagher. Colin Hamling, commercial and insurance manager, (December 2009-2016) tells us more
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In the wake of Grenfell, "we must all learn something"
Tougher codes and penalties are putting pressure on the building industry’s insurance cover, while raising questions over how far down the line liability should go
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Carillion: “Recklessness, hubris and greed”
As a company, Carillion did practically everything wrong, yet its sudden demise has sent shockwaves through the business community. As regulators trawls through thousands of documents with a view to taking disciplinary action, the inevitable result is an intense scrutiny of directors and officers liability and transparency
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Primark and Grenfell Tower fires: are risk managers taking their eyes off the ball with fire risk?
After 10 or 15 years of declining incidence of fires, two large-scale property fires in Europe attracted widespread attention because of the enormity of the damage. This begs the question, are risk managers resting on their laurels when it comes to traditional risks, focusing too much on emerging risks?
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Europe’s listeria outbreak sends stern warning to risk and supply chain managers
As Europe’s food and industry thrives, the heat is on to manage its risks. We look to the lab where solutions are being developed to better handle contamination and consider a more holistic approach to coverage that goes far beyond simple product recall insurance
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The top risk management lessons from the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Corruption, hooliganism, terrorism, cyber attacks, and robbery were risk-managed so tightly that no such incidents occurred. So how did the authorities achieve this?
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To ERM or not to ERM?
Is ERM valuable? This was the theme of an online discussion hosted by Alex Sidorenko and Hans Læssøe. StrategicRISK caught up with both risk practitioners ahead of the debate to find out more
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Could energy storage resolve grid volatility?
As power grids seek to adapt to the transition to renewable power generation, energy storage solutions, including battery storage, gas peaking plants and hydroelectricity, are touted as one solution to grid volatility
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Top tips on managing construction delay risks
In complex, interconnected construction projects, delays can grow exponentially but the right mitigation strategies are out there if you know where to look.
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The terrorism risk landscape is changing
Loss of attraction and non-damage business interruption protections are increasingly in demand from insurers, while companies are dusting off response policies and evacuation procedures against evolving terror threats
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Intangible threats moving insurers closer to risk management
Marsh’s chief client officer Ailsa King said insurers will put more focus on risk mitigation efforts to cope with intangible risks
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The role corporate culture plays in shifting risk management from operations to strategy
Risk management is at a turning point, pivoting from an operational to a strategic role. Corporate culture – the way risk is treated and the way we treat those involved in loss events – is critical to that change.
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Five lessons learned from a warehouse fire
A risk manager at a European retailer shared with StrategicRISK five risk management and insurance lessons learned after a warehouse blaze
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Natural catastrophe insured losses “highest ever” in 2017 – Swiss Re
Reinsurer Swiss Re said Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria had resulted in combined insured losses of $92bn, equal to 0.5% of US GDP
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How to respond to a social media crisis
Reputational risk has been sharpened by social media, making crisis response even more vital. David Benyon reports
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Define data first, clean up second – Mazars
With Europe’s GDPR rules on information privacy inbound, Mazars is busy advising clients on their priorities to meet the compliance deadline
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“Unsustainable” insurance pricing must rise – FM Global
The focus on cyber risk should not be at the expense of traditional risks, which have not gone away, thinks FM Global’s Le Dréau
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Risk interconnectivity dominates – AGCS
An interconnected mix of tangible rand intangible risks dominate 2018’s risk landscape, according to Corinne Cipière, France CEO at AGCS