Analysis

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Airmic 2025: AI will demand new skills from risk managers and underwriters

Risk professionals and insurers must upskill urgently to unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence and avoid being left behind, experts told the Airmic conference.

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Airmic 2025: AI, cyber risk and trust: how risk managers can keep pace with fast-moving threats

As artificial intelligence transforms the cyber threat landscape, risk professionals must learn to translate technical risks into boardroom strategy and ensure their organisations are prepared for what’s next. Experts from government, underwriting and cyber security explain how.

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Features

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Heathrow’s fire was a wake-up call – here’s what risk managers must learn

The March 2025 substation fire that grounded Heathrow Airport for more than 16 hours disrupted over 270,000 passenger journeys and exposed systemic weaknesses across the UK’s critical infrastructure. StrategicRISK speaks to seven senior experts to explore what went wrong – and how to prepare for what’s next.

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Interviews

Charlotte Hedemark, President, FERMA

The strategist: FERMA’s new president has a gameplan to elevate the influence of risk

As Charlotte Hedemark takes up her dream role as FERMA president, she tells StrategicRISK editor Sara Benwell that helping risk managers to professionalise and elevate their strategic influence are key goals.

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Opinion

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Rethinking risk for a new era

Simona Covaliu, Chief Risk Officer at PayU GPO explores how risk management must evolve to tackle to the new world of emerging risks

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Special reports

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Have you got what it takes to become a value creator?

Advanced technology is making it easier than ever to turn data into powerful insights, which the modern risk leader must then use to create forward-thinking strategies. As the role continues to evolve, our webinar discusses how you go from risk mitigator to value creator

Retail

Spotlight on: the risks facing the global retail sector

Many have rung the death knell for retail over the years, but the sector isn’t dying – it’s just changing. Retail risk managers have their hands full, managing disruptors like AI integration and the next generations’ consumer habits, alongside supply chain issues and loss prevention. Trevor Treharne reports.

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Expert Views

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Cyber response readiness: Why risk managers must lead from the front

Recent cyberattacks targeting prominent UK retailers have exposed the far-reaching consequences of digital disruption. Helen Nuttall, UK head of cyber incident management at Marsh, explains how risk managers can enhance organisational preparedness, facilitate cross-functional coordination, and refine crisis response strategies.

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Facing into risk: Interconnected threats demand a smarter, faster response from risk managers

AXA XL is enabling businesses to tackle everything from natural disasters to cyber threats with smarter tools, clearer insights and joined-up strategies between risk managers and insurers.

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Webinars

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The boardroom of the future: elevating risk to a strategic priority

As risks grow in complexity—spanning cybersecurity threats, ESG considerations, and geopolitical uncertainties—boards and executive teams are elevating risk management to the forefront of corporate strategy.

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