Opinion – Page 11
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Could nat cats swing elections?
In a highly polarised world, could natural catastrophes - such as last year’s Hurricane Zeta - tip the geopolitical balance?
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Managing risk in a volatile world
Risk leaders must work on strategies and business models to help their firms achieve their objectives in the new environment
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NDBI: Exposed and unprotected
Caroline Woolley explains why it’s much better to play ‘let’s pretend you have a loss’, than trying to deal with expectation gaps after an event
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Operational resilience takes centre stage
Why breaking down barriers between risk and business continuity is the key to greater operational resilience
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Keeping up in 2021
The risk management function is undergoing a fundamental transformation spurred by the coronavirus pandemic
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Financial firms face a risk reckoning
Are fines for poor risk management practices just a ’cost of doing business’, or is it time the sector upped its game?
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Preparing for the next wave
Climate change is so big that we do not even see it as a wave that may “break” and cause havoc for us
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Understanding terrorism-related NDBI
Is it possible to identify the relative ‘attractiveness’ of different terrorism targets based on current datasets?
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Is cladding ever safe to use?
When fire strikes in buildings using foam plastic materials, the results can be catastrophic and tragic
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2021: What next for risk management?
Why we must improve risk maturity to make risk management a relevant and useful exercise
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Outsourcing risk - a cautionary tale
How Capital One suffered the price for failing to put in place an effective outsourcing risk oversight programme
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From every angle
The global pandemic will help to elevate the conversation about cross-company risk, thinks Pamela Rogers.
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Risk, resilience and utilities
The ability to survive a crisis and thrive in a world of uncertainty is at the heart of a new technical standard for utility companies
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Cyber risk in an era of connectivity
As the modern risk landscape becomes increasingly complex, cyber-risk is one area where businesses need to remain vigilant
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The science driving claims service improvements
Technology enables us to transform service – but to do this effectively, we need to understand and really engage with our clients
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How risk and insurance supports sustainability
Energy companies need partners and advisors that can help them make the move to a renewable future
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Happy birthday StrategicRISK!
FERMA president Dirk Wegener looks back on 20 years in risk, as StrategicRISK gets ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary
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Beware BI underinsurance
While nobody wants to pay unnecessary premiums, it is essential to be clear on policy wordings and gross profit calculations
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Improving supply chain strength and agility
As many countries enter the second wave of the pandemic, global supply chains continue to be disrupted. Here’s how to build in greater resilience
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Let me guess: COVID will be in all top risk studies this year
An analysis of the value of external studies to risk managers, and how to improve them