All risk management articles
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Special ReportsHow to create a risk culture strategy that works
The benefits of a healthy risk culture may be well-understood, but how can risk managers establish where their organisation is on the spectrum of good to bad, and make measurable improvements? Sara Benwell investigates.
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AnalysisSpotlight on: generative AI risks and how to tackle them
Only 5% of organisations feel prepared to assess, manage, and recover from a future unknown and unpredictable risk event. Here’s how to revamp your risk strategy to tackle emerging threats
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Special ReportsSpecial report: Climate change
Climate change is already here - so what now? Learn how organisations can start meeting the challenges head on and turn risks into opportunities
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InterviewsThe historian: Dirk Wegener shares the lessons he’s learnt in over 20 years of risk management
Dirk Wegener is stepping down as president of FERMA. After more than two decades in risk management, he has seen it all. Here he reflects on the world-changing events that altered the way we think about resilience forever.
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Special ReportsSpecial report: Risk culture
Learn how to shape a positive risk culture that leads to more proactive risk assessment and better organisational decision-making.
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Editor's LetterSR Q3 2023: Adapt or die
As the world of risk gets increasingly complex, there is a golden opportunity to elevate the profession beyond insurance buying, to strategic, value-adding, board-level ERM. Those risk managers who fail to step up and grab it with both hands may quickly become irrelevant.
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WebinarsHow risk managers can create better decision making through positive culture
Three experts explore how risk managers at organisations of any size can create a positive risk culture that leads to better decision-making
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OpinionOpinion: much of risk mitigation is a waste of time - what to do instead
The world is changing and risk managers must adapt, argues Hans Læssøe, founder of AKTUS and former risk manager at The Lego Group. Here are his top three suggested priorities
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AnalysisSenior risk managers share their top tips for managing connected risk
Breaking down siloes, moving beyond insurance and scenario analysis are all key strategies that modern risk managers must adopt to deal with the new interconnected risk landscape
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OpinionThe influencer: Risk managers must professionalise, says Typhaine Beaupérin
Effective risk management requires strategic collaboration with the board. But this remains easier for some than others. Risk must professionalise, says Typhaine Beaupérin, to be taken seriously.
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AnalysisSR Q2 2023: Protecting your greatest asset
No risk is an island. And in this complex, interconnected risk landscape we are operating in, no risk department should be either. The health of our organisations and our people depends on building risk cultures that break silos and become truly cross-functional
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OpinionHow automation can improve risk management practices
Lauren Doyle, product and platform specialist at Whyaye, explores what is behind the rise of automation in IRM and what it means for risk managers
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AnalysisSmall business optimism rising, but coverage conversations not without challenges
Despite increased confidence, the challenge remains convincing SME clients to commit budget towards insurance and risk management
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OpinionRethinking risk management in an agile world
To succeed with digital acceleration, risk professionals will need to transition from outdated methods, argues Mary Carmichael, managing director, risk advisory, Momentum Technology
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AnalysisLearning lessons from pharma risk management
Kathrin Anne Meier, Board Member, SRA - Swiss Risk Association, explores how risk managers are tackling the unique threats facing the pharmaceutical industry and what other sectors can learn from their approach
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AnalysisFour common mistakes risk managers make - and how to avoid them
New Risk Academy guides explore some of the biggest mistakes risk managers commonly make and how to avoid them
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AnalysisRisk management is the best way to control insurance costs
Insurers want to work with businesses to counteract the impact of inflation, which threatens to drive up the cost of property and casualty claims, says David Jones, Director of Underwriting, QBE Europe.
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NewsSpecial report: Supply chain risk
How do you manage supply chain risk effectively in a world of constant disruption?
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NewsFailure to prepare for climate change “a threat to UK national security”
The government’s National Adaptation Programme is due to be published later this year and the CCC warns it is “make or break”
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NewsInflation drives patterns of cargo crime
There is an increasing emphasis on theft of basic goods, food and beverages, fuel and auto parts