Analysis – Page 5
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AnalysisHow insurability hinges on disaster mitigation
Global warming is just one factor provoking the rise in natural disasters. If we want to avoid ‘no coverage’ regions, we must invest in risk mitigation
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AnalysisInfrastructure to drive growth post COVID - sigma
There will be strong growth in investment in renewable energy, smart and resilient infrastructure
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AnalysisPower sector feels pandemic pressures
The increasing focus on ESG is also having a significant impact on future power sector risk management strategies
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AnalysisCovid-19 heralds hardest of hard markets
Few insurance classes are expected to emerge unscathed as markets harden in the wake of coronavirus - Insurance Times
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AnalysisClimate change “major threat” to global resilience - sigma
Failure to take immediate tangible action could lead to climate systems reaching irreversible tipping points, jeopardising insurability
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AnalysisNo risk is an island – so we must communicate better
Risk management is changing, which means that those who work in the profession need to change too. Strategic Risk caught up with Anders Esbjörnsson, Group Risk Manager, Construction company NCC to find out why he thinks communication is critical and how an MBA helped transform his approach to risk
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AnalysisDay two Amrae highlights: What the risk managers are saying
Today several risk workshops are taking place throughout the day. We spoke to the moderators of the panels to find out what will be covered and some of the key takeaways for risk managers. Here’s our selection of the best:
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AnalysisVue d’expert: Les nouvelles technologies offrent une approche globale aux risk managers
Pour Bruno Mostermans, Head France, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, les programmes internationaux permettent non seulement aux risk managers d’atténuer les risques plus efficacement, mais aussi de limiter les “trous de couverture” et de traiter plus facilement les sinistres
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AnalysisFive risk trends that company directors need to watch in 2020
With corporate management under unprecented scrutiny, a new report highlights the five mega trends which will have significant risk implications for senior management in 2020 and beyond.
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AnalysisAGCS launches new services including risk consulting, captive fronting and crisis management
The suite of services, which is designed to complement Allianz’s traditional insurance offering, is launching in two core markets, Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Mediterranean region.
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AnalysisExclusive: AXA XL to share anonymised claims data as part of its European-wide catastrophe model
AXA XL will share anonymised claims and nat cat data with risk managers in a bid to help them better model their nat cat risks, says Corinne Vitrac, head of AXA XL Risk Consulting.
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AnalysisCrooked construction
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative means huge opportunities for developers and investors. But with so many infrastructure projects in developing countries beleaguered by corruption and crime, can this one stay on the straight and narrow?
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AnalysisUps and downs of managing risk
Dean Kong, head of risk (AGM) for the Changi East megaproject – the development of a new passenger terminal to Singapore’s Changi Airport, tells StrategicRISK about the risk challenges of megaprojects
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AnalysisJargon busting – what should risk tolerance, appetite and profiles look like for a 21st-century business?
Risk terminology can get in the way of risk management, says Sarah Gordon.
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AnalysisSlaves to your business
We are all complicit in modern slavery. Do you really know if there is forced labour in your supply chain? Because ultimately, the buck and the power to changed enslaved people’s lives, lands with you.
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AnalysisStrategicRISK Q3 2019: Smoke without fire?
We all know: Don’t believe everything you read. But in a social media-led world where fake news works so hard to be king, how do we avoid getting burned? Because the most crucial messages could be lost if we can’t discern the facts from the fiction
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AnalysisGetting to grips with risk criteria
Not all risks are easily measurable, but that doesn’t mean they can’t form part of your risk criteria, argues Sarah Gordon, chief executive of Satarla
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AnalysisThe myths that hold risk managers back from making a difference at the top table
“I look after strategic risk and you look after operational risk”. When you place risk management into categories, you stop performing ERM and prevent yourself from helping the board make risk-intelligent decisions. Here’s Sarah Gordon’s (chief executive of Satarla) take on #ChangingRisk and influencing decision-making
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AnalysisWhaley Bridge dam collapse is a wake-up call: concrete infrastructure will not last forever without care
Part of the bridge’s reservoir spillway collapsed after being battered by heavy rainfall this summer, placing the dam at risk of a full collapse. A vital mitigation aid, Mohammad Heidarzadeh, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering at Brunel University London, takes a closer look at earthfill dam protections
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AnalysisThe essential ERM toolkit for risk managers
Backed by our #ChangingRisk campaign, we’ve launched a new training programme. This course is first in a series of two. Places are limited, book your place now to avoid disappointment
