Opinion – Page 13
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Prepare for more climate see-saws
A cluster of winter storms are among the examples of extreme weather events causing increasing concern over how our climate is changing
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COVID-19: What happens when it’s over?
Even as the pandemic continues to unfold it is important for risk managers to focus on the aftermath, argues Hans Læssøe, founder of AKTUS and former risk manager at The Lego Group
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Business and supply chain resilience during Covid-19
The intensity of the impacts on businesses and supply chains are expected to accelerate in the near term and then extend to the medium term, explains Adrian Simmonds, senior risk manager at QBE
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‘The sum of the whole is greater than the parts’
Catherine Orobator, insurance officer at University of East London and one of Airmic’s rising stars, shares her thoughts on why the risk industry needs more diversity and inclusion.
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Risk market reacts to Aon WTW merger
As the dust begins to settle on the news of the latest mega-merger, StrategicRISK asked our risk experts what their thoughts are on the deal and what the impact will be on you as risk managers.
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5 minutes on coronavirus with Dr Hyzler
As the world scrambles, StrategicRISK spoke with Dr Adrian Hyzler to get his top tips for risk managers on how best to tackle this crisis over the coming weeks.
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How WeWork got ‘bringing home the bacon’ all wrong
As WeWork prepares to shed its risky wild child image and take on a new CEO, our editor Lauren Gow reflects on where the issues began with this workplace upstart.
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Allianz pledge half a billion euros towards frontline coronavirus aid
The fund’s main goal is to support those working in the areas most hit by the epidemic in China’s Hubei Province and aid will consist of medical supplies, donations and insurance protection.
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Time to kill 3LoD?
The Risk Culture Builder’s Horst Simon tells StrategicRISK why it might be time to #Kill3LoD in order to get to the next level of risk management.
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How to leverage ISO 31000:2018
ISO 31000: 2018 was published in February 2018, nine years after the last version. Much has been written and discussed about it. Gareth Byatt, principal consultant at Risk Insight Consulting and APAC Ambassador for the IRM, gives us his perspective on how to benefit from the new release.
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How can we become more diverse?
Ahead of this month’s Dive In festival, two senior risk managers give their view on diversity and inclusion in the risk and insurance industry. Here, Emmanuel Fabin, insurance manager at TSB bank, says “despite moving away from its traditional, stuffy persona, in reality insurance is still not reflecting the diversity ...
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Our battle against bias
Ahead of this month’s Dive In festival, two senior risk managers give their view on diversity and inclusion in the risk and insurance industry. Here, Karla Gahan of VinciWorks, says “by relying so heavily on shortcuts, we are tapping into our biases and risk making poor choices”
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Why strategic risks are not operational risks viewed strategically
Chief risk officer, Michael Doyle tells StrategicRISK why businesses need to be very clear on where strategic risk ends and operational risk begins.
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Whirlpool tumble dryers and fire safety
This article looks at the impact on the company’s reputation and what, in my view, could have been done to mitigate the negative publicity. By Shane Russell, crisis management specialist, red24assist
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Why ISO31000 beats COSO
Hans Læssøe, principal consultant at AKTUS and former risk manager of Lego tells StrategicRISK why ISO 31,000/2018 (ISO) is well ahead of the updated COSO standard, despite the almost quantum leap the 2017 update has been given since the 2004 edition
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Opinion: Brexit complacency could be fatal
The prospect of the UK leaving the European Union represents the biggest risk to business this year
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Opinion: the stakes are highest for financial services
A Brexit could have good and bad effects on Malta, but the UK losing its passporting rights in the EU is likely to be particularly disruptive
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Opinion: This isn’t the time to vote with your gut
People need an impartial body to lay out the EU’s pros and cons ahead of the EU referendum. They can’t rely on those shooting from the hip and pushing their own agenda
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Editor's opinion: ‘migrant labour might be commonplace, but it remains nonetheless controversial’
Mike Jones on how different immigration policies around the world are adversely affecting key economies
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Editor's opinion: ‘Finding a workable solution to global wealth inequality is a long-term challenge’
Mike Jones says a failure to tackle the disproportionate sharing of global wealth could be damaging for businesses and nations