Risk Management Analysis & Opinion
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RIMS on the march as ISO-backed CRMP certification drives global expansion
The US-based international risk management association RIMS is continuing its international expansion drive on the back of its successful RIMS-CRMP certification, which…
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RIMS rising to the challenge
CRE speak to RIMS president Gloria Brosius about her background, the role of the society and its impressive growth, the…
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Confronting the ethical risks of new technology
The relationship between business and business ethics has always been a contentious one. Notable economists have suggested that ethics are…
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Political risk continues to climb the agenda, but where are the risk managers?
Whenever we carry out discussions with risk managers as part of our annual European Risk Frontiers survey, the inevitable first…
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Ransomware: To pay or not to pay remains an open question
Ransomware has become big international business and a major headache for companies of all shapes and sizes. Risk and insurance…
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Sulphur Cap Series: Part 2 – A practical overview of the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap
Beth Bradley, Benjamin Bryant and Ioanna Tsekoura, of Clyde & Co, consider the challenges facing compliance and challenges to enforcement…
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Time to take cyber seriously with more risk budget
There is a distinct whiff of uncertainty and volatility in the air as 2019 gets underway and the big European…
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Auto sector faces up to supply chain risk
The automotive industry was the most disrupted sector in 2017, as the number of disruption events leapt by 30% from…
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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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CNIL imposes financial penalty of €50m against Google LLC: What can we learn?
On Monday 21 January 2019, French regulator the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) imposed a fine of €50m against Google…
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The SingHealth cyberattack and the implications for financial institutions
In July 2018, news emerged that between 27 June and 4 July, hackers had infiltrated the IT systems of Singapore…
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Flying into the future: Australian Senate Inquiry into drones
The long-awaited Australian Senate Inquiry report into the current and future regulatory framework for remotely piloted aircraft (drones) in Australia…
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Relentless extension of risk frontiers continues as 2019 beckons
This year’s European Risk Frontiers Survey, sponsored again by HDI Global, is published with this issue of Commercial Risk Europe…
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Risk managers taking centre stage with employee benefits
The world of employee benefits is becoming both increasingly important and complex in the global economy, and risk managers find…
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Corporates face wider risks as court rules on Christmas party assault
The concept of vicarious liability continues to expand, with implications for corporates and risk managers. A recent UK Court of…
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Climate risk disclosure – a globally coordinated approach by regulators?
With the world’s leading climate change scientists warning that the world has only 12 years to limit a climate change…
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Data breach: the requirement of damage and suitability of representative actions
After a number of very high-profile data breaches, including at British Airways and Facebook, there has been a great deal…
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Emerging risks: does electromagnetic hypersensitivity present a current or future claims risk?
As technology has increased, there has been an inevitable proliferation in the number of electromagnetic and radiofrequency field sources that…
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Construction market growth solid but risks rapidly evolving
The massive european and global construction market continues to grow and offer corporates and their insurers a rich vein of…
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Glyphosate: Science on trial
The world's most popular weed killer, Glyphosate, is being placed under the microscope by scientists, regulators and plaintiff lawyers. Despite…