Risk Management
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EU Parliament adopts directive to stop environmental and human abuse
The European Parliament has adopted its position for negotiations with member states on rules to integrate human rights and environmental…
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Portuguese risk managers question value of cyber cover
The hard cyber insurance market has become such a big issue that companies must ask themselves whether it is really…
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M&A appetite returning despite concern over regulatory risks
Appetite for M&A looks set to rebound this year despite fears over stricter regulations, with more firms likely to turn…
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Europe’s risk managers must be clear on strategy and transparent to secure best terms: Wegener
Ferma president Dirk Wegener has advised Europe’s risk and insurance management community to focus on transparency and clarity when it…
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Shipping losses hit all-time low in 2022, says AGCS
Shipping total losses hit a record low in 2022, down by more than a third to 38 from 59 the…
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Less trust in AI among digitally advanced countries, finds Swiss Re
Consumers in more digitally advanced countries have less trust in AI than those from less technologically advanced nations, finds a…
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Companies face risk blind spot by overestimating cyber Armageddon, warns MGA
Cyber MGA Intangic says companies are overestimating the threat of “cyber Armageddon” from warfare and should instead focus on smaller,…
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Parima starts Indian expansion with Mumbai event
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (Parima) will kick off its latest membership drive in India with the upcoming…
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Narim rewards Lepidis and Meijers at annual conference
The winner of this year’s Aon Scholarship award presented by Dutch risk and insurance management association Narim at its annual…
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Ericsson named in record $279m whistleblower case
The record $279m whistleblower award handed out by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was for a bribery case…
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European business calls for more proportionate view of supply chain liability
A host of European business groups, including BusinessEurope, have called on the EU to ensure that its coming Corporate Sustainability…
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Businesses in Africa face spike in civil unrest, warns Verisk
Businesses with operations in Africa are facing disruption from the highest levels of civil unrest for six years, with the…
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EU Council agrees package to stop waste dumping
The European Council has adopted its negotiating mandate to start talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to update…
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Spanish risk managers welcome positive aspects of ESG
Spanish risk managers say that they are getting increasingly involved with the adoption of ESG principles by their companies, and…
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EU unveils plans to bolster GDPR
The EU is planning to propose new legislation to harmonise cooperation procedures between data protection authorities on cross-border cases and…
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European business faces further liability with new product safety rules
The EC has formally published the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which reforms a variety of product safety rules for manufacturers…
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Organisations refuse to pay ransoms in fresh wave of attacks: Resilience
The majority of organisations hit by ransomware attacks (80%) recovered data and systems without paying a ransom as attacks “skyrocketed”,…
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Climate litigation grows into financial risk for major carbon emitters, finds Grantham study
Climate litigation shaves an average 1% from the value of listed US and European corporations, according to Grantham Research Institute,…
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Storm risk mitigation efforts in focus as hurricane season begins
With the 2023 hurricane season looming, organisations in vulnerable areas should ensure they are prepared to recover quickly if a…
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Coface says UK insolvencies to rise further after worst year since financial crisis
Coface expects insolvencies to rise further in the UK this year as pandemic support ends and debt repayments mount, with…