Risk Type
Emerging Risks
Lithium chokepoints put global supply chains at risk
WTW research shows how shocks across South America’s Lithium Triangle could spread through contracts, logistics networks and balance sheets without causing direct physical damage.
Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes risks far beyond oil
Renewed disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is showing how quickly a shipping crisis can spread through global energy, trade and food systems
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.
Regional spotlight: India’s risk management evolution struggles to keep pace with growth
India is a place of contradictions – restless, industrious, but lacking the resilience to fully handle its status as the world’s fastest-growing economy. Risk management is evolving, but gaps remain. APAC correspondent Trevor Treharne spent a month in the country to learn more.
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
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.
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.
Greater expectations: Workplace healthcare is becoming a resilience issue, not just a perk
Workplace healthcare is becoming a strategic pressure point, as employees’ rising demands plus costly medical advances are pushing employers to rethink how far benefits should go and what they mean for resilience.
How risk managers can tackle growing sanctions risks
The complexity and magnitude of international sanctions now demands vigilance on a new scale. Smaller businesses may not have the ready resources to tackle the issue, but the laws won’t make exceptions. So what practical steps can you take to stay safe?
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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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