Swiss Re’s latest SONAR report puts extreme heat at the top of the global risk agenda, but that’s just one of many structural and emerging threats facing businesses. From AI failure and institutional distrust to ultra-processed foods and toxic fungi, this year’s report challenges risk professionals to rethink resilience.
Employers must tackle rising workplace stress driven by job insecurity, the American Psychological Association has warned, as new research links policy changes and economic uncertainty to poor mental health and organisational risk.
How one risk manager has brought HR under his control to help address talent and people-related risks
An unhappy workforce is a dangerous workforce, as stressed employees are more prone to mistakes, ethical lapses or just moving on. But while they can’t fix a poor culture, working with HR to enhance employee benefits can signifi cantly boost wellbeing, and lower your people risk.
Danny Lin is guiding Qisda through a time of intense change, as it navigates a digital transformation and Taiwan’s talent crisis. But with a role that blends risk, HR and sustainability, Lin is uniquely positioned to change mindsets and prepare for the future.
The articulation of risk management’s benefits and the way it is widely implemented and understood, is based on a fallacy, says Ben Cattaneo, founder of The Decision-Making Studio. Risk managers must evolve to stay useful.
Talent is not a cost centre, it’s a multi-faceted risk that requires nuanced controls but offers huge opportunities. At the inaugural SR:500 event in Dubai, experts discussed why businesses must make people risk their top priority.
Poor people management can have a profound effect on a business – hitting productivity, innovation and morale. More attention must be given to the roots of people risk if we don’t want the talent to run dry.
Global businesses are sitting on a hidden productivity problem, as traditional approaches to people risk fail to see the bigger picture. It’s time for a reset, with business strategy at its core, says Howden’s Ian Bagnall.
Geopolitical instability is making executive travel more risky, but RSA and Healix are taking an innovative approach to supporting their customers. Here are their tips for reducing risks and continuing with business as normal
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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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