Risk Management
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AMRAE secures record membership
France’s risk management association AMRAE holds its 27th annual conference this week with a record number of members, but understands…
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A practical overview of the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap
With less than 18 months before Regulation 14.1.3 of Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution…
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Risk management faces paradigm shift as it moves to heart of governance: AMRAE
Risk management is going through huge change, including taking a key position in corporate governance, AMRAE’s president Brigitte Bouquot told…
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New associations spreading risk management in French-speaking Africa
A project led by AMRAE to spread risk management in Africa has gained momentum with the creation of several new…
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Singapore proposes mandatory insurance for work injuries
A review of the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MoM) has proposed extending mandatory insurance…
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Business opportunities growing across Africa
With risk managers pointing to the risk of the lost opportunity, increasing numbers of experts are talking of Africa as…
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Mitsui snaps up ILS fund manager as insurers pile into ILS business
Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo has made a majority acquisition of insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager Leadenhall Capital partners (LCP) to…
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UK regulator working with others across Europe on Google GDPR investigation
The UK regulator is working with other watchdogs across Europe to investigate complaints that Google has broken privacy laws and…
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Risks of doing business in Francophone Africa reducing
Doing business in Francophone Africa is always seen as challenging for British firms, due to language and cultural barriers. However,…
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Leave.EU and insurance firm fined £120,000 for Brexit data breaches
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined pro-Brexit referendum campaign Leave.EU and the insurance company owned by its chief…
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Power companies face climate change insurance backlash
Traditional power and energy companies face significant disruption to their business in 2019, with risks ranging from withdrawal of insurance…
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People risk management and reporting falls short
The importance of ‘human capital’ to an organisation’s success or failure is widely recognised, yet robust people risk management frameworks…
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Singapore reveals new medical data breach
Singapore’s health ministry has disclosed that more than 14,200 people with HIV had their registry data leaked online raising more…
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Nigeria set to reduce risks from world’s waste
The Nigerian government, Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment are to launch a $15m investment to create a formal…
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Technology set to provide Africa with unparalleled opportunity
Africa has a huge opportunity for change, thanks to technology. However, if Africa’s leaders do not act quickly to move…
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Risk managers should monitor changing retail patterns
Risk managers should monitor Africa’s changing retail patterns, after the Rwandan government signed a deal connecting Rwandan shoppers directly with…
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Mauritania becomes one of first to sign pan-Africa trade deal
Mauritania has ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), making it one of the first African nations to take…
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New bridge reduces risks of trade between Senegal and Gambia
The risk of doing business between Senegal and the Gambia reduced last week as a new bridge linking the two…
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Conference explores waqf funding to support sustainable development in Guinea
The Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) has participated in an international conference for waqf (a form of chairtable donation)…
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Close to $200bn at risk from global ransomware attack
A global ransomware attack could cost as much as $193bn and encrypt data on 30 million devices within just 24…