Analysis
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AnalysisCaptives will relocate to the UK, confirms Airmic CEO
Some large captives are preparing to redomicile to the UK, Airmic has confirmed, as momentum builds behind a new domestic regime.
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AnalysisCaptives gain ground as Airmic hints at Treasury’s next move
With strong backing from Airmic and growing government engagement, the UK is now laying the groundwork for a domestic captive insurance regime, a move that could reshape risk financing strategies for British firms.
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AnalysisSupply chain risks deepen as cyber, complexity and board concerns rise
New research from WTW reveals how global firms are moving from disruption response to long-term resilience planning, yet many still lack visibility, control and fit-for-purpose cover.
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AnalysisRisk-!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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AnalysisDWIC 2025: Closing the catastrophe protection gap across MEASA
Panellists from Munich Re Underwriting Agents, Gallagher Re and AM Best discussed the catastrophe reinsurance market in the Middle East and beyond.
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AnalysisDWIC 2025: Tackling the problem of escalating cyber risk in the Middle-East
As cyber threats intensify across the Gulf, businesses face a growing protection gap—with few insured against the true scale of risk. At DWIC, Zurich’s Peter Englund and Clyde & Co’s Olivia Darlington explored how regulation, rising incident costs and evolving insurance products are reshaping the region’s cyber risk landscape.
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AnalysisHow 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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AnalysisCyber resilience starts with SMEs, says FERMA CEO Beaupérin
Risk managers in major companies across Europe have been urged to use their expertise and resources to support SMEs in closing the cyber insurance and resilience gap. Typhaine Beaupérin, CEO, at European risk management association FERMA has told StrategicRISK, that large businesses now have an opportunity to support their smaller ...
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AnalysisQuick briefing: what are space weather risks and how can organisations manage them
Solar storms have the potential to severely damage critical infrastructure and create significant disruption across multiple industries. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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AnalysisQuick 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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AnalysisBriefing: Soaring EV sales spark new underwriting concerns over fire risks
Electrified vehicles now represent a 7.7% share of the UK’s used car market, which could impact the severity of lithium-ion battery risks insurers are grappling with
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AnalysisProtection gap panel calls for tenfold increase in crisis finance
Leaders call for tenfold Increase in proportion of international crisis finance that is pre-arranged to meet the cost of future crises.
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AnalysisLast year's insured losses reached $145bn globally – Aon Cat Report
Report reveals 60% of economic damage caused by catastrophes in 2024 was uninsured; insured losses reached $145bn globally – the sixth costliest year on record.
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AnalysisInsurers need to adapt to changing business needs, says David Broughton, head of insurance risk at Centrica
As risks become ever more connected, businesses are struggling to transfer the critical threats to their businesses. Insurers must shape up, or face companies turning to captives to manage key threats
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AnalysisLessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami - 20 years on
A new report by the Swiss Re Institute outlines the key lessons risk managers and governments must learn from the world’s most deadly tsunami
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AnalysisRegulation watch: the pros and cons of the captive domicile charge
The UK is set to join a number of European Union member states which already have or are well advanced in the creations of captive domiciles. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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AnalysisVIDEO: Hans Læssøe’s legacy of risk innovation
Hans Læssøe shares his journey and the lessons learned from his innovative risk management approaches at AKTUS and the LEGO Group
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Analysis50 years of risk: Tapio Huovinen, UPM - The Biofore Company and Daniele Zucchi, FERMA board member
As FERMA celebrates its 50th birthday, StrategicRISK Magazine spoke to its board members and risk leaders about how the risk landscape is changing and the priorities for the future. Here Professor Simon Grima, associate professor, head department of insurance, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta shares his ...
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AnalysisWhy risk complexity is forcing risk managers to adopt new strategies
Against the backdrop of concerns that more risks are becoming insurable, Aon’s Michelle Mason discusses how risk managers - and their insurance partners - must adapt
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Analysis50 years of risk: Professor Simon Grima, head of the department of insurance, University of Malta
As FERMA celebrates its 50th birthday, StrategicRISK Magazine spoke to its board members and risk leaders about how the risk landscape is changing and the priorities for the future. Here Professor Simon Grima, associate professor, head department of insurance, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta shares his ...
