GLOBAL THREATS – Page 8
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Analysis
BCPs must explicitly address civil unrest
Civil unrest is now the main political risk exposure for companies, with COVID-19 likely to fuel further disturbances
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OECD: Insurers need “skin in the game” on pandemics
Insurance sector needs to play more active role in future pandemic solutions, says OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría
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Kessler: Pandemic risk was ignored
Decisions-makers have “been making things up as they go along” and the “failings of public risk management are plain”, accuses SCOR CEO
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Airmic: Roads to Repurposing rethinks corporate purpose
Are the pressures of delivering quarterly earnings at odds with longer-term challenges, such as climate change?
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Pandemic and debt to fuel political instability
Political upheaval and unrest in emerging markets will define the next two years, predicts Verisk Maplecroft
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COVID-19: Financial services firms seek resilience
The concept of operational resilience has grown as a result of the pandemic - global study
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Opinion
Managing the vaccine supply chain
It’s clear that freezer failure is going to be a significant risk to the smooth execution of this critical vaccination program
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Analysis
Biden calls for resilient supply chains
Close cooperation with supply chain allies will “strengthen the capacity to respond to international disasters and emergencies”, says US President
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ABI: Insurers took reputational hit on COVID
Speaking at the association’s virtual conference, director general Huw Evans said the industry had to ”learn the lessons” from the FCA test case
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RIMS: Pandemic has shaped ERM approach
Health and safety and business continuity have become ERM’s primary focus as a result of COVID-19, according to a RIMS survey
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Supply chains: Striking the right balance
Supply chains must balance efficiency and resilience, according to participants at a StrategicRISK Virtual Roundtable
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Europe braces for wave of insolvencies
A surge in expected bankruptcies, once governments begin withdrawing state schemes, could impact supply chains
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EIOPA moots multi-peril risk pools
Capital markets could be an additional layer of risk transfer to improve society’s capacity for bearing business interruption risk
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IRM sets out risk agenda for 2021
“Risk management has been at the heart of the global response [to COVID-19] and our profession is firmly in the spotlight”
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Lloyd’s launches systemic risk initiative
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted gaps in the knowledge, understanding, and mitigation of systemic and black swan risks
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Amrae: Time for insurers to rebuild trust
Ahead of Amrae’s virtual conference on 3 and 4 February, StrategicRISK spoke to the French risk association’s president Oliver Wild
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Mental health: The next crisis
Tackling mental health is not just the right thing to do, but an essential exercise in risk management, according to International SOS’ Dr Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez.
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PPPs needed to insure systemic risk
Future climate and systemic risks remain a key challenge - Insurance Development Forum
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WEF: Why investment in resilience pays off
“It is always cheaper to build a dam than to pay for the flood” - WEF Global Risks 2021
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WEF: No vaccine for climate change
In 2020, the world saw the catastrophic effects of ignoring long-term risks such as pandemics - WEF Global Risks Report 2021