Risk Mitigation
Business Continuity Planning
Why concentrated supply chains are driving higher business interruption losses
Business interruption claims are becoming more expensive, even as their frequency remains relatively stable. New analysis from Allianz Commercial highlights how concentrated production, rising recovery costs and dependence on critical suppliers are magnifying the financial consequences of disruption.
Rhine drought puts post-2018 resilience measures to the test
Companies have invested in specialist vessels, forecasting and alternative transport since the 2018 Rhine crisis. Record-low water levels are showing where those measures help, and where industrial supply chains remain tied to the river.
Case study: Inside the Beacon CRM breach impacting thousands of charities
A breach at CRM provider Beacon left customers across the charity and cultural sectors assessing what data may have been taken and how to respond before the full picture was clear.
Case study: How Audemars Piguet prepares for the crisis it cannot predict
Audemars Piguet uses risk appetite, continuity planning and predefined crisis triggers to decide when disruption can be managed operationally and when leadership needs to step in.
Case study: How an AI cyber test led to unsanctioned real-world actions
A routine cyber evaluation at the UK AI Security Institute resulted in autonomous agents taking unsanctioned action against real people and organisations, exposing gaps in internet controls, monitoring and test design.
Risk tools spotlight: Change management beyond the project plan
As transformation becomes continuous, organisations need to manage the risks created by the journey as carefully as the destination. Effective change management means understanding the human pressures that can undermine adoption, from fatigue and overload to disengagement and a lack of trust.
Building the playbook around uncertainty: Guiding business in the face of global crises
Melanie Garson, associate professor in international security at University College London, explains why businesses need to prepare for crises that converge and compound, and how scenario planning can strengthen resilience.
Seeing beyond the immediate: a new lens for risk leaders
Three risk experts explain why organisations need a temporal lens to understand not only what may happen, but when risks may crystallise, how fast they may spread and how long their effects could last.
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.
Shock after shock: Why risk leaders say climate resilience models are no longer fit for purpose
The compounding shocks created by climate change were the topic of our latest SR:500 roundtable. Organisations are being forced to reassess their long-held assumptions about resilience, continuity and operational risk as they navigate the road ahead.
Risk management’s moment has arrived. Here’s how to make the most of it
Risk leaders have never been closer to the top table. The opportunity now is to translate that proximity into genuine strategic influence, and the profession is better placed to do it than at any point in its history, says Alex Bentley, CEO, Clew
Regulatory convergence puts pressure on GRC leaders to rethink governance
As regulatory frameworks such as NIS2, DORA and the EU AI Act begin to overlap, organisations face mounting pressure to rethink how governance, risk and compliance operates in practice. Riskonnect’s Sherry Dillon explains why traditional compliance approaches are no longer enough.
Watch: Risk that pays - measuring the impact of better decisions
Four risk experts explore how organisations can quantify risk against business objectives, demonstrate the return on investment of risk management and use AI and modern GRC tools to support better strategic decisions, while retaining the human judgement needed to turn data into meaningful insight.
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Why risk managers are turning to parametrics to solve operational challenges
As nat cats grow more severe, insurance gaps are widening - but parametric solutions might hold the key to resilience, says Dianna Nelson, a senior structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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