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Businesses must invest in cyber security to bring down the cost of cyber cover
While the risks continue to rise, investment in cyber defences enables businesses to secure cyber insurance at a more competitive rate
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Risk-!n 2024: Risk lessons from Paul O’Dwyer, head of risk & insurance at SITA Switzerland Sarl
On a panel at Risk-!n dedicated to risk managers sharing lessons from throughout their careers, SITA Switzerland’s Paul O’Dwyer told the tale of two risk events and what he learnt from them
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Risk-!n 2024: How MSC Cruises is tackling geopolitical risks
Rocco Bozzelli, head of global insurance at MSC Cruises SA, shares how the company deals with crisis and why he thinks insurers are letting down their side of the bargain
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VIDEO: The role of risk appetite in strategy and decision-making
Susan Holliday, board member and adviser and DCRO Qualified Risk Director, deep dives into the delicate balance between ambitious corporate strategies and measured risk appetites.
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Property underinsurance worsening - a warning for risk managers
Businesses need to understand that market value and insured value can be two very different figures
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Biba 2024: Could a public-private partnership provide an answer for systemic cyber risk?
The ‘man-made peril’ of cyber attacks is on the up as digitisation increases, however, there is still a low penetration of cyber insurance in the UK, say industry commentators
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Quick briefing: learning lessons from the Dubai floods
Preparation and planning are everything, when it comes to managing flood risk. Experts share their top tips for getting ahead of threats.
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Businesses at risk from SME partners with weaker cyber defences
The relationship between a big business and a partner SME can present ’a vast opportunity for hackers to infiltrate the larger business’ due to ’weaker security systems’ at small companies
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DWIC 2024: Insurers need to focus on risk management and mitigation - Lloyds’ Mackinnon
The world is in a “manageable plateau of chaos”, says Chris Mackinnon, deputy regional director, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Lloyd’s, but insurers and reinsurers must adapt to help businesses survive.
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DWIC 2024: Insurers are not as consistent as they should be, says QBE group CEO
Insurance is more important than ever to help businesses manage escalating risks, says Andrew Horton, group chief executive officer at QBE. However, to do this successfully, he argues that insurance companies must prioritise consistency
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DWIC 2024: “The climate crisis is on everyone’s agenda”, says Guy Carpenter’s Vicky Carter
As temperatures across the globe continue to rise, the insurance industry must play a vital role in helping the green transition, says Vicky Carter, Chairman, Global Capital Solutions, International, Guy Carpenter
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How risk managers can prepare for a supercharged hurricane season
Experts are urging businesses to prepare for an above-normal hurricane season. Here’s how risk managers can respond
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Regulation Watch: Big win for risk managers using captives
As the finish line looms in what has been a very long race, FERMA’s head of EU affairs, Charles Low, considers the captive market impact of the Solvency II agreement reached by the European Parliament and Council.
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Baltimore Bridge collapse could cause $81billion trade crisis - what risk managers need to know
Stakeholder engagement, adaptation, and flexibility are key for businesses impacted by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Experts outline the next steps for risk managers
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Health and safety tops risk concern list for Directors and Officers - here’s how to protect your business
Health and safety, cyber, and data loss are all key risks facing company directors and officers. To manage the threats, risk managers must focus on breaking down siloes and attaching dollar values to key threats
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The heat is on: climate change set to increase economic losses
New research shows the economic impacts of climate change are set to get even more severe. Risk professionals must therefore urgently target prevention and mitigation measures.
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Risk briefing: managing the legal ramifications of interconnected risks
The interconnectivity of threats is a hot topic in the risk management world, but the legal and insurance implications are easily overlooked. Here’s what risk professionals need to know
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Risk analysis: What will 2024’s elections mean for businesses
Risk professionals need deeper supply chain understanding and to think about how growing political risks might manifest, to weather the storm ahead
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How quantitative risk analysis can transform insurance buying and other business decisions
Alex Sidorenko, group head of risk, insurance and internal audit at Serra Verde Group, shares why technological advances mean that every CRO can tackle quantitative risk analysis to improve threat management and insurance buying
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$100bn annual nat cat losses is “the new normal” - how risk managers can better prepare
2023 highlighted the need for a proactive approach to risk identification, mitigation and adaptation including a renewed focus on downward counterfactual analysis.