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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

Dovetail policy wordings are ‘a key concern’ for risk managers in combating increasingly fragmented yet interconnected risk landscape - Allianz Commercial

Alongside tailored risk transfer, captive creation is booming in preparation for the next hard insurance market cycle, says insurer’s global and specialty director

Mythos and the patch cycle: will the ‘patch apocalypse’ become a reality?

David Neeson, deputy SOC team lead at Barrier Networks, argues that while AI is accelerating phishing and lowering the barrier to entry for threat actors, organisations should avoid panic over a looming patching crisis and focus instead on understanding which vulnerabilities create real risk in their own environment.

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Emerging Risks

Airmic 2026: Risk managers urged to focus on vulnerabilities as risks converge

Risk managers must look past heatmaps and risk registers to understand where interconnected threats could expose the business, Airmic delegates warned.

Insurance sector still scratching head over muddy emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section

Risk managers could face policy exclusions arising from ‘complicated’ emerging risk cross-section, however broker senior vice-president ringfences geopolitical challenges as the risk community’s most pressing concern in 2026

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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

Airmic 2026: Risk managers urged to review political violence cover as threats accelerate

Risk managers must work with peers, brokers and insurers to address gaps in political violence cover as global instability accelerates, Gallagher’s Jonathan Rae told StrategicRISK.

Regulation watch: Martyn’s Law forces businesses to test terrorism response plans

New terrorism legislation will require businesses to strengthen preparedness, assess venue exposure and protect staff and visitors, Markel International’s Tim Woodhouse told Airmic delegates.

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Operational Risks

World Cup and staycations set to test hospitality resilience

As millions of consumers prepare to watch matches in pubs and bars, hospitality venues are being urged to treat the summer trading boost as an operational risk test, not just a revenue opportunity.

Case study: how Sonova is using audit to close the ownership gap

At Sonova Group, a legal leader’s move into internal audit has exposed how known risks can fall between functions, and why lateral moves can strengthen risk ownership.

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People-related Risks

Middle East conflict driving nuanced repatriation people risk

Broker senior managing director warns that employees’ desire to depart the Middle East amid fluctuating geopolitical conditions is ‘not an insurable risk’ for global firms – but it can shift ‘the way their business operates’

Airmic 2026: Employee benefits at the forefront of new UK captive regime structure could prove to be domicile ‘differentiator’

Trade body says employee benefits inclusion in UK captive regime is a ‘big ask’ because it demonstrates that the domicile is ‘really serious about understanding what captives are [and] understanding the value that captives bring to organisations’

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Supply Chain Risks

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.

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 ...

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