Risk Mitigation
Crisis Management
Flood risk rises as wetter winters test UK insurance resilience
Record rainfall and saturated soils are increasing flood risk across the UK, forcing insurers, brokers and businesses to rethink resilience, underwriting and the long-term sustainability of flood cover.
Why risk professionals must put child safeguarding at the centre of modern risk management
From AI-generated abuse imagery to trafficking risks in global supply chains, emerging threats are reshaping safeguarding. Anita Punwani, founder & chair, IRM Environmental & Social Governance Group says risk professionals have a critical role in identifying and managing risks to children across digital platforms and data systems.
Case study: How radar satellite data transformed crisis response after Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, satellite-based synthetic aperture radar provided near real-time, countrywide damage intelligence through cloud cover, enabling government and humanitarian teams to prioritise resources, accelerate decision-making and reach the hardest-hit communities faster.
Sector focus: Banks and insurers caught between cyber threats and regulatory pressure
Banks are walking a narrowing tightrope as AI-enhanced cyber threats and growing regulatory demands pull in opposite directions. Financial risk managers must build agility to stay on their feet when, not if, they experience a cyber attack.
Duty of care under pressure as Middle East conflict spreads across the region
Rapidly shifting airspace restrictions, infrastructure disruption and threats to maritime trade are testing corporate travel policies and crisis planning. James Henderson, chief executive officer of Healix International, explains the key risks organisations must manage as the situation evolves.
How cyber criminals are focusing on the long game to reach the end game
Cyber attacks are no longer quick-hit technical incidents but prolonged campaigns designed to maximise disruption and damage long after systems are restored. Drawing on high-profile UK incidents, Oliver Spence, ceo of CybaVerse, argues that organisations must rethink cyber resilience for an era in which criminals are playing the long game.
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.
Inside the hidden vulnerabilities weakening global data centre resilience
Data centres are at the heart of the digital economy, but rapid growth, energy constraints and evolving risks are testing their resilience. At an SR:500 event in partnership with FM, experts discussed the challenges facing the sector and how risk managers are responding.
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.
Beyond compliance: 5 essential actions strategic risk leaders must take in 2026
Enterprise risk management often promises insight but delivers assurance. As boards push for clearer, risk-informed choices, risk leaders need to move beyond compliance-driven GRC workflows and towards decision-focused measurement that links risk to objectives, an approach Face the Risk is helping organisations put into practice.
From silos to strategy: how boards are rethinking risk
Webinar: With boards more engaged, our next mission is clear: offer a wide-angle lens on how risks interact, and why risk management and opportunity can co-exist. Our panellists share candid insights on how to turn silos into the strategies a board wants to see.
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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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