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AnalysisThe risks that make a nonsense of just-in-time manufacturing
Just-in-time inventories are a key feature of fast-moving global companies looking for lower costs. But in a world of black swan events, such supply chain solutions can leave businesses dangerously exposed when the unpredictable happens
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AnalysisTalking factories: the fourth industrial revolution to hit the manufacturing business
The next industrial revolution is nigh with the advent of product lifecycle management – or Industry 4.0 – which will super-connect all the diverse elements of manufacturing
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AnalysisCan 100% traceability be found in digital supply chains?
Digital supply networks promise to bring much sought-after transparency to often impenetrable supply chain relationships, but they also bring concerns over security and compliance
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AnalysisHow Internet of Things will shape risk management
IoT is the biggest since the industrial revolution and it will have a deep and profound effect on the way every company in every industry does business For commercial risk managers to understand the Internet of Things (IoT) as a phenomenon that exclusively affects consumer products is to underestimate its ...
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AnalysisAshley Madison data theft is “the loudest call for action to date”
An urgent change in behaviour is needed if businesses want to avoid the next big data hack
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AnalysisNon-insurance providers and autonomous cars, ranked biggest emerging risks by brokers
Non-insurance entities and autonomous features will be the biggest source of disruptive innovation, with the latter holding potential to “take premium out of the market”
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AnalysisHow AIG is using Big Data to identify vulnerabilities in the supply chain
High-quality information is the risk manager’s friend in need as it helps them to analyse potential loss more effectively Part of a property and casualty risks series supported by
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AnalysisWhy manufacturers in Germany and France are turning to 3D printing
From bottles to complicated prosthetics, 3D printing is revolutionising all aspects of manufacturing but the technology is posing significant challenges for insurers Part of a property and casualty risks series supported by
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AnalysisThe future’s driverless, or is it?
To their champions, autonomous vehicles herald a revolution on the roads – but safety and security worries are mounting Part of a technology risks series supported by
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AnalysisHow lessons from Superstorm Sandy are saving companies and insurers millions
The loss prevention techniques that were learnt following the superstorm are being applied across the economic spectrum, resulting in savings for companies and insurers Part of a property and casualty risks series supported by
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AnalysisGilbert Canaméras and Dirk Wegener elected to FERMA board
Three existing board members also receive new mandates
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AnalysisInsuring nanotechnology risks
Even though nanotechnology may not have resulted in any litigation yet and is widely used, many insurers exclude its application in their fine print. However, as its benefits become clearer, some insurers are revisiting their position Part of a technology risks series supported by
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AnalysisAGCS creates cyber role to combat increasing threat
Insurer responds to rising client concerns with dedicated cyber role
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AnalysisThe increasing cost of nat cats in Saudi Arabia
Growing awareness of disasters in a historically safe country
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AnalysisGilbert Canameras to open AMRAE 2015 with new cyber tool announcement
In an interview before the conference, the president of the association reveals what is behind its new cyber tool and plans for a new training programme
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AnalysisReputation, cyber and business interruption risks top AGCS’s risk barometer
Loss of reputation and brand value and cyber crime have both leapt up the risk table to second and third place respectively, after business interruption
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AnalysisHow supply chain management has evolved since 1990
Supply chain management has advanced in recent years to copy with the complex risk landscape, but there are still lessons to be learned
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Analysis“There’s still a chance the euro will collapse”
As a tax-ridden, red tape-bound Europe sinks into further economic gloom, small and medium businesses must wait for reform
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AnalysisEmerging risks will drive increase in liability claims – Swiss Re
Cyber, regulatory changes and economic growth will bump up levels of claims, according to a new report
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AnalysisAllianz report reveals top causes of loss for businesses
Largest financial losses come from ship groundings, fires, aviation crashes, earthquakes and storms
