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Risk research: How to manage the threat of digital obsolescence

Businesses need to adopt a robust risk mitigation strategy and perform diligent horizon scanning when adopting new technology.

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The rise and rise of ‘China Plus One’ risk strategies

Companies are protecting their supply chain by diversifying beyond China and Southeast Asia is cashing in

Renewables

Risk briefing: how the renewables sector can manage growing construction risks

As new projects and construction in the renewables sector ramps up, firms need a high concentration of risk management, insurance and claims expertise to prepare for an inevitable increase in losses

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Risk briefing: Scenario planning lessons from the CrowdStrike Falcon outage

The CrowdStrike outage showed that risk managers need a nuanced approach to risk assessment that allows organisations to focus their resources on addressing the most critical vulnerabilities first, maximising the effectiveness of their resilience efforts.

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Risk management lessons to learn from earthquake disasters in 2024

WTW’s Arash Nassirpour and Elide Pantoli look at the reasons behind building failures, highlighting the ongoing need for seismic risk assessments, retrofitting and improved construction codes; and the implications these have in other earthquake vulnerable cities around the world.

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Risk briefing: Why is air turbulence getting worse - and what does it mean for aviation risk?

Recent high-profile air turbulence events highlight broader, long-term climate risks

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The challenges for NATO and why this should matter for business

General Sir Richard Shirreff – chair of the Healix security and risk advisory board, delves into the key challenges facing NATO post-summit and their implications for the business community.

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.