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Microsoft outage disrupts critical services worldwide as organisations activate contingency plans

A prolonged Microsoft 365 outage has disrupted healthcare, financial services and government operations worldwide, testing business continuity arrangements and exposing organisations’ dependence on interconnected technology systems.

New ISO standard puts people and planet at the heart of risk management

Anita Punwani, UK ISO head of delegation for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, explains how a new international standard can help organisations manage risks to people and accelerate progress towards a fairer, more sustainable world.

Cyberattacks on refrigeration systems disrupt supermarkets across Europe

Hackers have manipulated refrigeration temperatures at supermarkets across Europe, forcing retailers to discard food and exposing security weaknesses in remotely controlled equipment. StrategicRISK examines the disruption and what businesses can do to protect their systems.

Expansion of risk management roles to encompass greater ESG responsibility is “striking”

FERMA board member confirms that risk professionals bring the “methodology, framework and consistency” that is needed for sustainability, climate change linked and ESG work in organisations

Civil unrest risk rises across Europe as economic pressures fuel protests

With civil unrest risk in Europe at its highest level since 2021, analysts warn that economic pressures, political instability and the spread of protests across borders could expose businesses to sustained disruption.

Five minutes with Sonia Cambier, board member, FERMA

Sonia Cambier, FERMA board member and insurance & prevention director at Solvay, explains why climate change is the ‘mother of all risks’, the growing threat of misinformation and how risk managers can strengthen their influence at the highest levels of business.

Flooding exposes businesses to prolonged infrastructure and operational disruption

Flooding is creating prolonged disruption to transport networks, critical infrastructure and essential services, leaving businesses exposed to risks that extend well beyond the initial event, according to Riskline.

The Big Question: Will insurance survive, thrive or die as interconnected risk landscape evolves?

Insurer leaders took to the plenary stage at Rotterdam’s FERMA Forum 2026 event in October, providing an array of thought provoking stances on the risk and insurance industry’s status quo, direction of travel and which pivots are central to sector futureproofing

Q3 2026 Edition

French riots highlight the risks of widespread civil unrest

Riots across France have damaged thousands of businesses, raising questions about business interruption, the accumulation of claims and the future of riot insurance.

Why risk managers need to speak the language of the boardroom

Risk managers may have only minutes to convince senior executives to act on complex exposures. At a FERMA panel, speakers discussed how to turn detailed operational assessments into financial arguments and clear recommendations.

FERMA Forum 2026: FERMA president pushes to have “change of culture” around insurance LTAs

Association president advocates for LTAs to be truly long term, to enable much deeper conversations between businesses and insurers

Risk managers take on wider remit as strategic role grows

Almost eight in ten risk managers now hold responsibilities beyond their core function, as organisations increasingly look to the profession to support strategic decisions, resilience and sustainability. But FERMA says greater responsibility must be matched by greater strategic influence and better risk quantification.

Five minutes with Sharon Cilia Tortell, board member, FERMA and chief risk & sustainability officer at Steadfast Insurance Partners

Sharon Cilia Tortell, FERMA board member and chief risk & sustainability officer, discusses the growing interconnectedness of risks, the governance challenges posed by AI and why risk managers need a stronger voice in strategic decision-making.

FERMA Forum 2026: FERMA’s first Next Gen Council reveals six-step risk methodology to help tackle interconnected risks

The collective of 14 risk professionals aged between 25 and 35 have forged a butterfly methodology, aiming to create a practical tool for risk managers across geographies and industry sectors

FERMA Forum 2026: President urges risk professionals to challenge insurance cycle status quo and address AI paradox

Association leader encourages event attendees to “take risks” and “be open to leaving your comfort zone”

Widening the lens: how FERMA is reshaping the relationship between business and insurance

Businesses are making investment decisions over three-to-five-year horizons while insurance remains largely tied to an annual cycle. FERMA is calling for longer-term relationships with insurers and greater clarity over how insurance will respond to AI.

Five minutes with Richard Hoult, FERMA board member and Synthomer VP of risk, audit and compliance

Richard Hoult, FERMA board member, Airmic president and VP of risk, audit and compliance at Synthomer PLC, discusses geopolitical uncertainty, the need for risk managers to respond to the business and why collaboration across associations matters.

Five minutes with Gabriella Fraire, FERMA board member

Gabriella Fraire, FERMA board member, discusses interconnected risks, the rapid development of AI and her ambitions for the risk management profession.

The philosopher: How Laurent Nihoul is bringing a different mindset to European risk management

FERMA’s CEO, Laurent Nihoul, started out in philosophy and continues to view the risk world through this lens: reaching new levels of understanding by asking the right questions, challenging assumptions and connecting ideas. Now he’s bringing that mindset, plus a real practical streak, to the top job in European risk ...

Risk insight is still failing to shape business decisions, Marsh finds

European organisations are investing in scenario analysis, supply-chain resilience and AI, but Marsh research suggests risk insight is still too often developed separately from the strategic decisions it is supposed to inform.