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Women in Risk: plugging the gender gap
In the first of a series of Women in Risk articles, FERMA president Julia Graham is on a drive to improve gender diversity in the risk and insurance profession. Here, she explains how and why
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Flight into the unknown
As the first plane to attempt a round-the-world trip using the power of the sun alone, Solar Impulse 2 is a unique risk – so what convinced one insurer to support it against all odds?
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Extraordinary year for natural disasters and extreme weather
Increasingly volatile weather is becoming a global trend and businesses need to be prepared for extreme and unprecedented disruptions
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Risk management for modern era
Profile: Carl Leeman The chief risk officer for Katoen Natie understands the risks facing us in the digital age … and he’s keen to spread the message
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Behavioural strategies
Emotions play a significant part in the decision-making process, according to the latest in our academic essays series
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Top risks for French risk managers
Cybercrime’s seemingly limitless potential for disruption is giving French risk managers sleepless nights
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Resilience through sustainability
Businesses must shift to an embedded sustainability strategy to guarantee growth and competitive advantage in the future
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Keeping the lights on
Energy risk is a growing concern in a world where resources are becoming increasingly scarce, but mitigating this risk now offers a wealth of additional benefits
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How to: Do business in frontier markets
Emerging markets promise big gains – and risk management challenges to match. Ambitious companies should follow these five steps to crossing frontiers
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How to: Seize the opportunity in risk
The real market movers are those that are able to embrace risk as part of their business models and use it to their advantage. But when the stakes are high, how do you make sure you come out a winner?
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How to stay nimble amid the hurdles
Regulators are running risk managers ragged as they struggle to meet ever-more complex general requirements as well as the needs of their business. We check out the obstacles in their path
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The perfect space storm
As solar activity hots up, could we be heading towards another massive sun storm? The effects of such a superstorm could be devastating to the technology-dependent modern world - we need to up our sun protection, says Nathan Skinner
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A group activity
A new healthcare law in the USA could spark the growth of employee benefit captives, says Helen Yates
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Bear vs bull
Their extreme conservatism may have helped captives escape the recession relatively unscathed, but is it time to take the bull by the horns and make their investments work harder? As Helen Yates is told, fortune still favours the brave
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Think forward, think risk
Enterprise-wide risk management and the increasing role of risk management in corporate strategies dominated the recent RIMS annual conference in Boston. Professor Jean-Paul Louisot reports
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How to: Understand eco-labels
An overabundance of eco-labels and soft testing criteria is making it hard to consume responsibly. Are these green seals losing their clout? Nathan Skinner investigates
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Breaking the deadlock
As M&A begins to pick up again, one firm is offering protection to both buyers and sellers
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Chain reactions
Whether it's a supplier going bust or a dispute with a key partner, the potential risks in a supply chain have only increased with the downturn. StrategicRISK surveys the issues
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A whimper and a bang
For European risk managers, the first decade of the third millennium began with the event that didn’t happen, the year 2000 or Y2K bug. As the decade continued, it brought fresh challenges to European risk managers, writes Lee Coppack
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The inside job
Which risks will be more dangerous in the future? Internal or external risks, ask Michael Bruch and Dr Rudolf Kreutzer of Allianz