Analysis
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AnalysisSecondary perils: Why businesses must strengthen resilience as severe weather intensifies
Rising losses from floods, hail, wildfires and other under-recognised hazards show that secondary perils are no longer secondary. New data highlights the scale of the threat – and why risk managers need a more systematic, site-specific approach to resilience.
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AnalysisElemental exposures: what changing natural hazards mean for global risk leaders
New analysis from Hiscox highlights the shifting pressures behind global natural hazard exposure and what they mean for corporate resilience.
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AnalysisAPAC’s risk landscape is shifting fast: why resilience is now a strategic differentiator
Asia Pacific’s high-growth markets are facing rising geopolitical tensions, climate impacts, supply chain disruption and escalating cyber threats. Aon’s 2025 Global Risk Management Survey shows that organisations across the region are already feeling the strain, and many are rethinking resilience as a driver of competitive advantage.
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AnalysisThe £64 trillion energy transition: five risks redefining resilience
Swiss Re’s latest market analysis warns that the global shift to renewable energy will reshape corporate risk profiles, creating new exposures in technology, supply chains and extreme weather.
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AnalysisHurricane Melissa: Testing the limits of resilience
Hurricane Melissa has left Jamaica counting the cost of record-breaking winds and a widening protection gap, highlighting the need for faster recovery tools and stronger regional resilience.
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AnalysisFERMA 2025: Risk managers must lead corporate response to climate threat, warns WBCSD’s Fiona Watson
At the FERMA Seminar, WBCSD vice-president Fiona Watson urged businesses to move beyond the value chain in tackling physical climate risks, arguing that corporate risk managers must become the strategic architects of resilience.
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AnalysisSoft market, shifting ground: why mining risk managers must hold their nerve
Mining insurers are cutting rates and expanding capacity, creating tactical opportunities for buyers. Yet WTW’s latest analysis points to tightening scrutiny on tailings, seismicity, flooding and project approvals. The right move in a soft cycle is not to ease off, but to turn cheaper premium into stronger resilience.
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AnalysisNew guidance sets roadmap for climate-ready ports
Nearly nine in ten major ports are exposed to damaging climate hazards. New guidance urges ports, waterways and logistics operators to move quickly from awareness to action, embedding climate resilience into business strategy.
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AnalysisManaging fleet risk: why training and data matter more than ever
A new report from SambaSafety highlights how data-driven telematics and driver training can cut fleet collisions and reduce insurance costs, but warns that claims inflation and repair complexity continue to challenge the UK motor market.
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AnalysisNew IUMI paper highlights fire risks and safety gaps in EV shipping
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has updated its guidance on the carriage of electric vehicles at sea, adding new evidence on gas hazards, peak heat, ship design constraints and the limits of current firefighting systems. The paper explains where risks are evolving and how operators and insurers should ...
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AnalysisThe convective storm surge and what risk managers can still control
How a fast-rising weather peril is reshaping insurance markets and forcing risk managers to rethink their approaches.
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AnalysisSpotlight on: jumbo bag missteps and how poor stowage could cost you your P&I cover
Improper stowage of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs) is leading to costly claims, operational hazards, and in some cases, loss of P&I cover. StrategicRISK looks at the regulatory obligations, real-world incidents, and practical steps risk managers should be taking to protect their organisations.
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AnalysisPower 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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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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AnalysisRenewable 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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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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AnalysisUS 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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AnalysisSpotlight on: using AI to manage supply chain risks
Generative AI promises to transform supply chains – enhancing efficiency and data quality, reducing labour costs, and much more. But over-reliance on this new tech could expose the entire chain to new weaknesses in accuracy, security and fairness.
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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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AnalysisRisk briefing: how to take advantage of AI, whilst also managing risks
Philippe Cotelle, head of insurance risk management at Airbus Defence & Space and chair of FERMA’s digital committee says that while AI risks must be managed, it cannot be at the expense of ignoring the opportunities
