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Rare earth dispute exposes compliance collision in global supply chains

Chinese countermeasures against a major supply-chain due diligence body are beginning to collide with rare-earth trade, creating new problems for businesses trying to meet different regulatory requirements across global supply chains.

The convective storm surge and what risk managers can still control

Severe convective storm losses were below trend in the first half of 2026, but elevated storm activity shows why businesses cannot afford to ease off on resilience.

Low water is becoming a chronic supply chain risk for organisations reliant on inland waterways

Inland waterways are central to lower-carbon freight strategies, but recurring drought is exposing the risks of supply chains built around historically reliable river systems.

Climate risk exposes adaptation gaps in pharma supply chains

Almost nine in ten pharmaceutical companies expect climate-related disruption to their supply chains to increase, but new research suggests practical adaptation remains limited and supplier visibility is still a significant barrier.

Lithium chokepoints put global supply chains at risk

WTW research shows how shocks across South America’s Lithium Triangle could spread through contracts, logistics networks and balance sheets without causing direct physical damage.

Lower catastrophe losses give risk managers a window to strengthen protection

First-half catastrophe losses remained manageable for insurers, but regional extremes, earthquakes, heat and shifting weather patterns show why organisations should use improving market conditions to address gaps in their resilience.

Sector spotlight: Food firms strengthen continuity as confidence falls

Food, beverage and agriculture businesses are formalising continuity plans, but confidence has fallen as risks spread across operations and gaps in resources and insurance protection persist.

Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes risks far beyond oil

Renewed disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is showing how quickly a shipping crisis can spread through global energy, trade and food systems

Q2 2026 Edition

Executive protection gaps persist one year after UnitedHealthcare CEO murder

Following the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, companies made bold security statements and bolder spending. Yet surveys show structured threat assessments and board oversight are still falling short of true executive protection.

Airmic 2026: Gulf deal buys time, not certainty, risk managers warned

A conditional agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz may ease pressure on energy markets, but companies with Gulf exposure should not assume regional stability has returned.

Risk tool spotlight: getting to grips with risk appetite

Appetite defines the level of risk organisations will venture into, but only if it sticks. Closing the gap between intent and reality means linking appetite to strategy, controls, investment and measurable indicators.

MS Amlin warns earthquake models miss supershear loss risk

The Lloyd’s insurer said supershear ruptures accounted for two thirds of insured earthquake losses since 2016, but remain largely absent from catastrophe models

SR Q2 2026: Reflections at 40,000 feet

Recent conferences have left me more convinced than ever that platforming risk voices is our raison d’être. Innovators are telling me that it’s all about improving decision-making, and this issue is dedicated to helping you do that.

RiskWorld 2026: why faster risk data is becoming critical

ICEYE’s Stephen Lathrope reflects on his key takeaways from RISKWORLD 2026, where climate, cyber and geopolitical risks highlighted the need for faster, more reliable data to improve situational awareness, response and recovery.

RISKWORLD 2026: FERMA president warns risk managers face a borderless threat landscape

Philippe Cotelle, president of FERMA, says RISKWORLD 2026 showed how cyber, AI, captives, geopolitics and climate resilience are reshaping the global risk agenda.

Stability at risk: The looming 2027 TRIA expiration

As the TRIA sunset approaches, risk leaders face capacity crunches and market withdrawal. Reauthorisation is vital to maintain stable coverage and prevent recovery costs from shifting back to corporate balance sheets.

Board risk reporting: RIMS urges risk managers to deliver insight, not updates

A new RIMS executive report says board reporting must be aligned with strategy, risk appetite and directors’ expectations if risk teams want to support better decisions

Rising tensions, rising threats: How geopolitics impacts cyber security

David Ferbrache of Beyond Blue argues that as geopolitical conflict increasingly spills into the digital domain, organisations in critical supply chains must prepare for destructive cyber attacks designed to disrupt, disable and destabilise.

SR:500 survey results: Risk managers push for earlier influence as threats accelerate

The SR:500 Emerging Risks survey reveals a landscape dominated by accelerating and interconnected threats. Against this backdrop, risk management must be embedded earlier in decision making to strengthen resilience.

The strategist: How RIMS’ Manny Padilla is pushing risk managers to think bigger

RIMS president Manny Padilla has a simple message for the profession: stop underselling yourselves. Being a jack of all trades is something to be proud of, as translators, connectors and complexity cutters, risk managers must claim a more strategic position.