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Cannabis farms leave landlords facing six-figure repair bills
Cannabis farms are increasingly being found in shops, offices and other rented commercial premises, leaving landlords exposed to fire, water damage, dangerous electrical alterations and lengthy periods of vacancy, Zurich UK warns.
Regulation watch: Frontier AI as a cyber weapon
Albert Yuen of Eversheds Sutherland examines regulatory developments in Asia and the UK/EU in response to the cyber risks posed by frontier AI models.
Case study: Building risk resilience into a high-stakes infrastructure expansion
In major infrastructure projects, the real test of risk management is not identifying threats but managing how they intersect. In this port expansion, resilience depended on building a framework that could respond as those connections shifted over time.
Sector spotlight: why universities must rethink risk in an era of disruption
Once defined by tradition, universities are now facing degrees of change that are forcing a fundamental rethink of how they fund themselves, how they manage student interests and their approaches to handling evolving technological threats.
The challenger: How Luiza Karolina Rosinska is strengthening digital risk prevention at CIMB Bank Philippines
CIMB Bank Philippines’ Luiza Karolina Rosinska boasts a varied career path shaped by curiosity and courage. We have to be ready to embrace change, she tells SR, because the big things only happen outside the comfort zone.
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Why it’s time to transform operational risk
Gone are the days when digitalisation was a competitive edge. Today, it’s the minimum requirement to survive, says Luke Carrivick, executive director, ORX
SR 500: Cyber resilience takes centre stage
Previously a back-office function, resilience in the digital space is now in the spotlight. At an SR:500 roundtable in asssociation with Marsh, risk leaders explored how AI, regulation and culture are highlighting new strategies and demanding board-level attention.
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.
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.
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.
Watch: Risk that pays - measuring the impact of better decisions
Four risk experts explore how organisations can quantify risk against business objectives, demonstrate the return on investment of risk management and use AI and modern GRC tools to support better strategic decisions, while retaining the human judgement needed to turn data into meaningful insight.
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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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