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FeaturesClimate report 2024: Risk managers attitudes to climate threats revealed
When it comes to embedding climate threats into organisational risk management strategies, progress is being made. Slowly. But, as our 2024 climate change survey finds, the fight for resources continues.
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FeaturesSector spotlight: key risks facing the automotive sector and how to tackle them
We are anticipating a transportation revolution, as electric and autonomous cars hit our roads. But from battery fires sparking concern to liability questions over driverless crashes, the risks are still largely unmapped territory. Matt Scott reports.
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FeaturesSpotlight on: the risks of doing business in china
Inscrutable new anti-espionage rules and opaque government processes set against a rocky COVID recovery and geopolitical tensions make risk management in China more crucial than ever. But it requires a creative approach and solid local connections. Trevor Treharne reports.
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FeaturesSpotlight on: the unique risks facing dating app providers
Will insurers swipe right on covering dating apps’ unique risks? Chantal Kapani explores the threat landscape and the options for businesses looking for cover.
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FeaturesSpotlight on: risks facing the financial services sector
Financial services firms face a significant cyber insurance coverage gap, as well as growing threats related to climate, geopolitics and technology. Here’s how to tackle the risks
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FeaturesSpotlight on: product recall risks
As data shows that recalls are increasing across food, consumer products and automotive, we look at what risk managers can learn from the past and how to minimise the threats for the future
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FeaturesDealing with disaster: how to make sure your business is prepared for the worst
When catastrophic weather devastates businesses, insurance alone can’t – or won’t – be enough. Know your exposures and devise mitigation plans now, before it’s too late.
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FeaturesSpotlight on: supply chain risks in the transport and logistics sector
Sustainability, technology, and geopolitical challenges are top supply chain risks for the $9.7 trillion global transport and logistics industry
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FeaturesResearch shows that prevention works when it comes to ransomware attacks
Just two years ago, ransomware was crippling organisations to the tune of millions of dollars. Today, risk management can cautiously celebrate, having reduced the severity and number of claims. But with a new wave of attacks likely around the corner, it’s not quite game over.
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FeaturesSpotlight on: solar flare risks
The sun is expected to reach the peak of its cycle in the summer of 2025, heightening risks of solar flares. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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FeaturesBusiness interruption is a top risk in APAC - why European risk managers should care
As a manufacturing hub, the APAC region is a crucial cog in the global supply chain, but evidence suggests that business interruption is a concern. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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FeaturesUK audit regime puts D&Os in the spotlight
Sweeping new reforms are set to place greater responsibility on directors and officers to ensure accurate financial reporting
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FeaturesInsurers shine spotlight on container loss incidents
The extent and pace of growth in container volumes have put strains on a wide range of operational procedures
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FeaturesSpotlight on business interruption insurance
The COVID-19 outbreak has laid bare the limitations of business interruption insurance, with companies across the globe discovering gaps in coverage
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FeaturesAXA Corporate Solutions UK: Ambitions to grow
Linking product areas together in mutual support of each other, AXA Corporate Solutions is seeking opportunities to grow its business in the UK
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FeaturesRoundtable: A new age of risk uncertainty
Increasing uncertainty, complexity around cyber, and best practice in risk cultivation within an organisation were the key topics of debate during a roundtable held by StrategicRISK and CNA Hardy
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FeaturesCaptives: explaining their potential
Why captives have been used successfully as a form of insurance, and will likely continue to be. Claudia De Meulemeester reports
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FeaturesKeeping credit markets turning – Zurich
Banks and other financial institutions are turning to insurers to help free up capital through risk transfer deals
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FeaturesHow European risk managers found their voice − FERMA at 40
From its early days with six national affiliates, no office and a hard-to-pronounce acronym, FERMA has blossomed into a formidable, well-respected force across Europe. This is the story so far
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FeaturesHow technology can help manage the enterprise view of pricing
A look at how improved technology and better availability of data is changing the role of the underwriter
