Risk Management
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Piracy attacks increase in first quarter 2017
Marine piracy increased in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of 2016, as piracy hotspots…
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Risk managers hope writing is on wall for annual renewal
Leading insurance managers and Airmic are frustrated by the annual renewal process and have called on insurers to streamline a…
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Compre gets approval to establish protected cell company in Malta
Legacy specialist Compre has received approval from the Maltese Financial Services Authority to establish an insurance company in Malta. Compre…
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Whistleblowing culture still needs work
Whistleblowing programmes across Africa, Asia and Europe are improving, according to the latest published benchmark report from Navex Global on…
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FSB Task Force finalises framework for climate-related risk disclosures
More than 100 global business leaders have now given their backing to a set of recommendations on the disclosure of…
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Value of employee benefits boosted by financial pressures: survey
More than half of UK employees highly value workplace benefits at a time when personal finances are squeezed, according to…
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Climate change report forecasts higher intensity weather phenomena
Climate change is likely to cause higher frequency and intense weather events including thunderstorms, wildfires and floods, according to a…
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‘No-deal’ Brexit would hit supply chains and services hard, warns Euler Hermes
Failure for the EU and UK to reach a fair trade deal under Brexit negotiations would have big implications for…
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Diesel emissions take political centre stage in Germany
Germany’s government has called on car manufacturers to install new software in diesel engines to cut emissions in 12 million…
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Ferma calls for organisations to set up cyber risk governance group with risk managers at the helm
Ferma and its audit counterparts have called on European organisations to set up internal cyber risk governance groups led by…
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Africans have been urged to work together to reduce health risks
Stakeholders across Africa have been urged to work together to improve health coverage across the continent. The call came at…
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Companies underestimate financial cost of cyber attacks says Lloyd’s
Businesses underestimate the financial impact of cyber attacks by failing to include holistic costs, according to Lloyd’s, as it published…
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South Korea government warns firms not to pay ransomware demands
The South Korean government has urged companies not to cave in to ransomware demands from cyber criminals after a South…
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New Petya virus holds corporate networks to ransom
Cyber security experts have issued a fix for the widespread global cyber attack, thought to be a variant of the…
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Construction safety a top concern for China to address: Parima conference
Basic safety measures are lacking on many Chinese construction sites despite the rising public anger over the Tianjin explosion of…
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Supply chain issues high on agenda of Chinese risk managers: Parima conference
Risk managers in China have become increasingly aware of the growing risks in their supply chains, thanks to a number…
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EC fines Google record €2.4bn for anti-competitive behaviour
Google has been fined a record €2.42bn for breaching European Union (EU) antitrust rules. The European Commission (EC) levied the…
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Companies must not freeze in face of bewildering array of risks: San Millán
Companies cannot allow the sheer range and scale of threats currently facing European businesses to deter them from taking risks…
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China’s involvement in Africa greater than realised
China has a greater involvement in Africa than previously realised, according to a new report from McKinsey, and that is…
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Big data and new markets will be key disruptors in transport sector
Some 43% of transport sector respondents believe big data will be the most significant driver of change, according to an…