Financial risk – Page 5
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AnalysisSovereign debt downgrades grow as inflation bites
Ukraine crisis and inflation lead to 34% increase in sovereign debt downgrades in past year
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AnalysisLegal claims against insurers surge by nearly 280%
Corporations are now more than three times as likely to have to sue insurers to get their claims paid, finds Mactavish
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AnalysisGlobal commercial insurance rates up 6% in Q3 - Marsh
Globally, cyber insurance pricing increased 53% in Q3, with hikes of 66% in the UK
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AnalysisGreen transition to drive construction growth of $5.6 trillion
Energy transition and green investment will be major contributors to infrastructure growth over the next 15 years
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AnalysisFirms struggle to ‘stay above water’ as inflation hits new highs
Insolvency rates already “well above pre-pandemic levels” as companies feel the effects of the withdrawal of fiscal support
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AnalysisInflationary pressures are driving underinsurance - survey
Over half of brokers are seeing policies altered as a response to rising energy costs, finds RSA research
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AnalysisPrepare your BCM for winter blackouts, urges Zurich
Taking early steps to prepare for energy shortages will keep the pipelines of goods and services flowing
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AnalysisHurricane Ian disrupts global supply chains
Tampa has the largest port in Florida and disruptions to its operations could exacerbate supply bottlenecks
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AnalysisPinning down inflation effects
Soaring inflation is creating issues on many levels - but there are things you as a risk manager can do
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AnalysisEmerging risks and the “COVID effect”
Government support programmes have kept alive unviable zombie companies, while wealth inequality has broadened, finds Swiss Re SONAR
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AnalysisDigital disruption tops banks' emerging risks
Untimely adoption may drive sudden changes to information security, change management, business continuity and third-party risk exposures
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AnalysisThe lessons for risk managers from the greatest risk events of 2019
2019 was another eventful year in the risk calendar with major incidents occurring around the globe and caused both by man and nature. The risks faced by organisations continue to multiply and evolve so here we look at some of the significant events of last year and highlight the key ...
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AnalysisHow risk managers are preparing the possibility of a recession
As some market experts report hearing the distant, but undoubtedly chilling, growls of an approaching global downturn, we ask how much risk managers can really do to protect their businesses from being savaged.
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AnalysisRe-branding ‘risk management’ to ‘success assurance’
Are old-school risk management approaches such as risk matrices and heatmaps preventing it from being seen as driver to business performance?
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AnalysisFive risk principles all risk managers should adopt
Will a redirection of our basic principles of risk management add the value we need? Jonathan Blackhurst, head of risk management at Capita, boils it down into five key steps
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InterviewsHow Patrick Smith is managing Deliveroo’s intangible risks
Much more than a food delivery service, Deliveroo serves up vast amounts of big data – and fresh new risks – daily. It relies on business resilience leader Patrick Smith to stay creative.
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AnalysisStrategicRISK Europe Q4 now live: the power is in our hands
Nobody wants to become a byword for failure to keep up. But with 2018 showing great changes in business models, everyone is under pressure to stay relevant. Be brave. Join the innovation revolution.
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AnalysisTraditional risk management concerns prevail in global corporations
Traditional financial and operational performance top global risk management concerns over the next 12 months, while much-publicised issues such as environment, tax and diversity lag well behind
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AnalysisStrategicRISK's top 10 worst risk incidents of 2018
From Brexit uncertainties to US trade wars; the Carillion collapse to Telsa’s threat on Germany’s automotive industry, when it comes to global risk, reviewing the year that’s been can feel like revisiting a lot of bad news. But the good news? There are many risk lessons to be learnt
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Analysis13 common mistakes when building global crisis readiness programmes
Regardless of the sector, size or the geographic location, there are a number of common mistakes that organisations make when establishing global readiness programs. Control Risks senior partner, Bill Udell and associate director, Aaron Schwirian explain how you can avoid them
