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Monzo’s £21m fine: a warning to risk leaders on growth without control
Monzo’s £21m fine underscores the compliance risks that arise when financial crime controls fail to keep pace with rapid growth.
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Polycrisis pressures force a strategic rethink of risk management
As businesses grapple with a complex web of threats, Inverto’s latest study reveals a shift toward structural risk management, yet many still lag in digital readiness. From AI gaps to supply chain overexposure, the report urges firms to act now or risk falling behind.
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Power resilience: What risk managers must learn before the lights go out
Power outages are no longer rare disruptions. As extreme weather, energy volatility, cyber threats and ageing infrastructure increase blackout risks globally, risk managers must ensure their organisations can function in the dark and recover quickly.
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Risk-!n 2025: Top tips for engaging the CEO on risk
Risk is often seen as a compliance chore, rather than a tool for strategic decision-making. At Risk-!n 2025, André Schneider and Philippe Hellich shared practical advice for risk managers looking to engage CEOs and boards more effectively.
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What the SVB banking collapse reveals about board-level risk blind spots
Despite mounting threats and repeated warnings, many boards continue to undervalue enterprise risk management. From SVB’s leadership vacuum to global survey data, evidence suggests structural fixes alone are not enough. True resilience requires strategic integration and cultural change at the top.
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How 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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Six mistakes risk managers are still making - and how to fix them
Two experts, one stage, zero patience for bad risk management. At Risk-!n 2025, a CRO and a professor exposed the most common mistakes – and how to fix them.
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Risk-!n 2025: solving risk management’s identity crisis
As the role of risk professionals evolves, so too must the way risk management is understood and integrated within the business. At a recent Risk-!n session, a panel of senior risk professionals and CROs explored how the function needed to evolve to make risk management great again.
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Risk-!n 2025: “Risk is our business” - Michael Rasmussen on the future of GRC
Governance, risk and compliance is no longer about avoiding trouble – it’s about enabling decision-making. At Risk-!n, GRC 20/20’s Michael Rasmussen set out his vision for business-integrated risk management, AI-enabled insight, and a culture of accountability.
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Risk-!n 2025: Turning resilience into action with new UN tool
At Risk-!n 2025, speakers warned that insurance is no silver bullet - and presented a practical new way for businesses to benchmark resilience maturity
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Renewable sector must urgently learn to manage growing extreme weather risks
Renewable energy insurer GCube, owned by Tokio Marine HCC, released a report that is a warning, but also a call to adapt, collaborate, and build resilience into the global renewables market.
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How 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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US 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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Risk briefing: Strategies for risk managers as Europol warns businesses face enhanced cyber threats
EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment warns that organised crime is fundamentally changing, making it more entrenched and more destabilising than ever before. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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Crisis 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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Quick 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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Scenario analysis: What risk managers need to know about Trump’s tariffs
Trump’s so-called “flexibility” on tariffs — marked by delays and shifting targets — has plunged global trade into uncertainty, forcing risk managers to brace for every scenario.
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Strategies to reduce the risks of road crime and cargo theft
1.5 trucks in Europe will be attacked during the time it takes to read this article. Pascal Matthey, VP, Marine Risk Control, Continental Europe at Sompo explores what risk managers can do to tackle the issue
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Quick briefing: Are risk managers underestimating the threat of AI?
Aon’s Adam Peckman delves into the risks of underestimating AI and how organisations can get on the front foot
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Quick briefing: What risk managers need to know about DeepSeek
The rapid ascent of DeepSeek underscores the need for risk managers to reassess their strategies for managing AI-related risks.