All risk assessment articles
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OpinionSix risk management lessons that businesses can learn from storm chasers
Horst Simon, founder of The Risk Culture Builder, explores the connection between storm chasing and the effective management of risk.
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AnalysisTop tips for managing the biggest risks facing businesses in 2024
A new barometer identifies the biggest threats to organisations wordwide as cyber, business interruption, and nat cats. Here are the report’s top tips for managing the risks
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OpinionOpinion: much of risk mitigation is a waste of time - what to do instead
The world is changing and risk managers must adapt, argues Hans Læssøe, founder of AKTUS and former risk manager at The Lego Group. Here are his top three suggested priorities
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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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InterviewsThe influencer: Risk managers must professionalise, says Typhaine Beaupérin
Effective risk management requires strategic collaboration with the board. But this remains easier for some than others. Risk must professionalise, says Typhaine Beaupérin, to be taken seriously.
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OpinionRisk briefing: getting to grips with construction risks
Ade Adeyemo, UK Construction Practice Lead – Risk Consulting at RSA Insurance, explores how construction risks are evolving and how risk managers must adapt to manage them
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Case StudiesRisk-!n case study: How Sunstar set up a quantitative risk management system
Maya Wellig, head of global risk management at Sunstar, shares her process for quantifying risks and how it improves c-suite engagement
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OpinionThe role of the CRO in defining risk appetite
Alex Sidorenko, a chief risk officer and the founder of Risk Awareness Week and the RISK-ACADEMY, explores the three key aspects of risk appetite and where risk managers can add value
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OpinionRethinking risk management in an agile world
To succeed with digital acceleration, risk professionals will need to transition from outdated methods, argues Mary Carmichael, managing director, risk advisory, Momentum Technology
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OpinionLearning lessons from pharma risk management
Kathrin Anne Meier, Board Member, SRA - Swiss Risk Association, explores how risk managers are tackling the unique threats facing the pharmaceutical industry and what other sectors can learn from their approach
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OpinionSilicon Valley Bank’s collapse: a wake-up call for risk managers
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank raised important questions about the role of risk management in ensuring stability. Atul Vashistha, chairman and CEO of Supply Wisdom, explores the key lessons that risk managers should learn
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OpinionHeatmaps can be dangerous - how to make sure you’re using them effectively
Hans Læssøe, founder of AKTUS, explains when heatmaps and risk matrices can be useful, and how to use them appropriately
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OpinionMoving beyond Excel: the urgent need for better risk management tools
While Excel may be easy and free, it is no longer sufficient to manage the complex and ever-changing risks faced by organisations today. Danny Wong, an enterprise risk management thought leader, explores the alternatives.
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AnalysisRisk index helps airports identify threats
It compares 110 of the world’s busiest airports against 19 threats to identify and mitigate sources of disruption
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AnalysisSupply chains are losing the ‘ability to absorb shocks’
Erosion of traditional buffer mechanisms to ensure continual supply of goods demands a new assessment of potential risks
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AnalysisBusiness leaders lack confidence in ability to manage cyber risk
Just 43% of respondents have conducted a risk assessment of their vendors or supply chains - Marsh
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AnalysisPandemic enters new phase - risk survey
Businesses perceive tail risks to be diminishing as economies learn to live with Covid and supply chain pressures ease
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AnalysisWhen to think about risk
Timing is everything when it comes to effective risk management, explains Martin Pergler
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OpinionThe spy who managed success
Is it time to abandon risk management and seek to manage performance instead? Let’s consider Bond’s latest mission
