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Catastrophe Risks

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

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.

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Cyber / Technology Risks

Case study: how Airbus turned cyber risk into a financial decision tool

Airbus has built a cyber quantification method around one deceptively simple question: what would disruption actually cost the business?

Cyber is not an IT problem: why boards need to rethink governance

Quantum Fort AG chief executive Filip Talac warned that organisations are still treating cyber as a technical issue, when the real challenge is governance, operational control and economic decision-making.

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Emerging Risks

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.

Emerging risks are not emerging, they are converging

In this latest StrategicRISK SR:500 roundtable, senior risk leaders explored a question that is becoming increasingly urgent: what does “emerging risk” actually mean in a world where volatility feels constant and systemic?

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ESG Risks

Case study: how E.ON is turning climate risk data into better business decisions

E.ON’s Kristin Barev explains how the energy group is using climate risk analytics to support asset planning, resilience investment and cross-business decision-making.

The Integrator: How Valentina Paduano uses risk analysis to turn complexity into action

When you can’t focus on it all at once, risk analysis provides the strategic vision to see what matters most. Dedalus Group’s Valentina Paduano believes the response to complexity must always be the same: integrate, prioritise and act.

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Geopolitical Risks

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.

Middle East conflict reveals ‘huge risk management gap’ – with UAE-based businesses ‘pushed’ to pivot away from ‘old school’ risk approaches

The latest SR:500 Exchange virtual roundtable brought together risk professionals, brokers and academics to discuss risk management’s moving goalposts amid today’s geopolitical fluctuations

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Operational Risks

Case study: how three airlines are folding risk into day-to-day operations

Speakers from Southwest Airlines, easyJet and Air Canada discussed how safety is being used not only to reduce incidents, but to improve reliability, sharpen decision-making and strengthen operational performance.

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.

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People-related Risks

Recruitment of chief risk officers across all industry sectors is ‘need of the hour’

Leading risk professionals call for listed companies to have mandatory c-suite risk experts on their boards as market feedback suggests that chief risk officers are still viewed as a ‘novelty’ or ‘an exotic creature’

More captives set to focus on wellbeing linked people risks to mitigate lack of risk transfer options

Traditional captives are gaining traction – but for businesses unable to fund such models solo, future innovation could see ‘a land version of P&I clubs’ come to fruition, predicts chief governance and sustainability officer

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Supply Chain Risks

Shiitake happens: Taiwan’s veg smuggling row exposes a wider supply chain risk

Taiwan has accused Chinese firms of routing banned Napa cabbage and shiitake mushrooms through Vietnam, relabelling them as Vietnamese, and shipping them past a ban on more than 1,000 Chinese agricultural products. A $410 forged certificate of origin and up to $15,800 in profit per container explain why the case ...

Country spotlight: Learning from Malaysia renewed focus on risk as a strategic lever

Positioned at the intersection of Southeast Asia’s economic hopes and geopolitical tensions, Malaysia’s attitude to risk is also at a critical juncture. No longer just a compliance checklist, risk management is being seen as a tool to guide strategy and reshape resilience.

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