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FeaturesHow risk managers can lead the way on the transition to net zero
Sustainability requirements are constantly growing. A green transition demands the enterprise-wide purview of the risk manager to understand not only the risks but the opportunities along the path to net zero. Sara Benwell reports.
FeaturesGaining the power to change your risk culture
Our trio of experts share the steps they’ve taken to create a positive risk culture and how you can use these to embed risk into organisation-wide decision-making.
InterviewThe 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.
AnalysisFive ways board can get better at anticipating and adapting to emerging risks
Only 23% of boards are classified as highly resilient, according to research from EY. Here’s how they can step up and help manage the risks that threaten the organisations they serve
AnalysisPutting science and data behind climate risk management
Bill Bradshaw, operations manager at FM Global talks to StrategicRISK about how the insurer is trying to move the needle on climate risk.
FeaturesPreparing for pandemic
As Coronavirus sweeps the globe, StrategicRISK examines how European businesses are dealing with the crisis and what steps risk managers can take to safeguard their organisations and employees
NewsRisk managers are turning alternative risk transfer due to dissatisfaction with insurers and brokers
Risk and insurance managers in the UK and Germany say there has been a fundamental shift in pricing and the scope and availability of cover, and have revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the handling of the changing conditions by insurers and brokers.
NewsThree emerging risks facing renewable energy companies
Risk managers working in the renewables sector must face up to the ever growing risks presented by geopolitics, climate change and cyber interruption.
NewsReflecting on five years at the helm of AMRAE
As Brigitte Bouquot enters her last six months as president of Amrae, StrategicRISK caught up with her to find out how risk management has changed in the five years she’s been in office and what she thinks lies ahead
NewsHow the insurance model is coping with lasting negative rates and protectionist sanctions
Ahead of his speech at the Amrae conference, Strategic Risk spoke to Hervé Houdard, managing director at Siaci Saint-Honore to find out how the insurance market is transforming to deal with rising protectionism and persistently low interest rates and – critically – what the changes mean for risk managers
NewsToday’s risks are of unknown magnitude and impact, but they still need to be managed
Typhaine Beauperin, chief executive of Ferma talks to Strategic Risk about the greatest risks facing risk managers and how AI could be the most important tool for meeting them head on
NewsThe economic factors impacting insurers’ business models
A combination of the rise of protectionism, persistently low interest rates and complex risks is forcing insurers to change their business models. Ahead of his speech at Amrae 2020, Strategic Risk caught up with Ludovic Subran, chief economist at Allianz SE, to find out what the implications are for risk ...
NewsNo risk is an island – so we must communicate better
Risk management is changing, which means that those who work in the profession need to change too. Strategic Risk caught up with Anders Esbjörnsson, Group Risk Manager, Construction company NCC to find out why he thinks communication is critical and how an MBA helped transform his approach to risk
NewsDay two Amrae highlights: What the risk managers are saying
Today several risk workshops are taking place throughout the day. We spoke to the moderators of the panels to find out what will be covered and some of the key takeaways for risk managers.
NewsDay one AMRAE: What the risk managers are saying
With so many exciting workshops, panels and presentations throughout the AMRAE conference, we caught up with speakers and session leaders to find out what hot topics they will be covering, what risk managers can learn and their take on the biggest risks facing risk managers today.
NewsBrigitte Bouquot: Businesses can no longer sit idly by while the world crashes and burns
Ahead of her opening speech at the Amrae conference 2020, president, Brigitte Bouquot, talks to Strategic Risk about why she calling for risk managers and businesses to do more to address the biggest threats facing society and says that corporate responsibility must mean action, not just communication
NewsChange afoot – the insurance industry is transforming, but is it moving fast enough
Ahead of his speech at the Amrae conference 2020, Strategic Risk talks to Renaud de Pressigny, General Manager, QBE France, about the seismic changes facing the insurance sector and how the industry must adapt to the new world of risk
NewsBusiness react to the conservative general election victory
StrategicRISK explores what the conservative general election win means to UK business leaders and what new risks have emerged on the horizon
NewsFive cyber trends risk managers need to be aware of in 2020
Cyber attacks in 2020 are likely to be both more sophisticated and more frequent. As such, risk managers must be prepared - here are the top trends expected over the coming y
NewsWhat risk managers can learn from the biggest cyber attacks of 2019
Looking back at some of the biggest data breaches in 2019 - what are some of the key learnings for businesses and the risk management community