RM News
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July 16, 2024
French data breaches up 21% in Q2
French citizens are the most exposed in western Europe to data breaches when confidential and sensitive data is exposed to…
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July 15, 2024
CSDDD raises risk of doing business with China
A recent paper on the European Union Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) published by the European Business Organisation Worldwide…
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July 15, 2024
Vale and BHP to share liability in UK and Dutch Fundão dam collapse class actions
Brazilian mining firm Vale has reached an agreement with Anglo-Australian partner BHP to share liability for compensation claims brought in…
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July 11, 2024
Global M&A activity rebounds but remains fragile amid uncertainty: WTW
Global M&A deals increased by 28% in the second quarter of 2024 from the same period last year, according to…
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July 11, 2024
Severe weather halts ships around Cape of Good Hope to exacerbate supply chain problems
Extremely bad weather near the Cape of Good Hope has brought containership traffic to a standstill this week, according to…
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July 11, 2024
Volkswagen ordered to pay contractor $190m in damages after exiting Russia
A Russian court has ordered German car manufacturer Volkswagen to pay 16.9bn roubles ($190m) to its Russian contractor GAZ Group…
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July 9, 2024
Lower sulphur shipping fuels accelerating global temperature rise, warns Moody’s RMS
New shipping regulations introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reduce sulphate emissions from vessels could be the “culprit”…
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July 9, 2024
Boeing pleads guilty to 737 crash charges and accepts $244m criminal fine
Boeing has agreed to a guilty plea over fraud charges in the US and will pay a $243.6m criminal fine…
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July 5, 2024
Europe-Asia trade conflict needs to be tackled, says Belgian industry
As Europe becomes engulfed in divisive elections, the Belgian confederation of industry (VBO FEB) has warned that the continent is…
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July 4, 2024
Sirm board confident members can avert risk management overload in polycrisis
Leading Swiss risk and insurance managers agree that their profession is under strain in the polycrisis and that overload is…
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July 4, 2024
Terrorism, cyber and reputation the big risks at Paris Olympics
With geopolitical tensions on the rise, cyberattacks mounting, and high levels of domestic polarisation, it hardly seems the ideal time…
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July 4, 2024
Beryl earliest Category 5 hurricane in Atlantic on record: Moody’s RMS
Hurricane Beryl became the earliest to achieve Category 5 major hurricane intensity on record in the North Atlantic Basin this…
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July 3, 2024
Survey tracks rise in digital risk management as AI emerges as key threat
A survey by audit cloud-based platform AuditBoard has tracked a significant increase in digital risk management maturity, reported by 64%…
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July 3, 2024
Geopolitical tension weakening corporate resilience
Rising geopolitical tension is adversely affecting almost three-quarters of global companies by reducing organisational resilience and affecting employee’s mental health,…
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July 2, 2024
Swiss firms face tighter sustainability reporting rules and alignment with CSRD
The Swiss Federal Council has opened a consultation procedure on an amendment to Switzerland’s non-financial reporting rules, aimed at increasing…
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July 1, 2024
Hedemark sets out ambitions for Ferma to empower European risk managers
Ferma has unveiled a new motto – Anticipating Change, Shaping the Future – underlining its ambitions to empower European risk…
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June 28, 2024
German greenwashing case rules against corporates in ‘climate neutral’ claim
A German court has ruled confectionary manufacturer Katjes misled consumers over claims that its sweets are “climate neutral”. The Federal…
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June 28, 2024
Cyberattack on NHS third-party supplier Synnovis causes further cancelled operations
The cyberattack against pathology provider Synnovis, which serves two major NHS hospital trusts in London, has triggered the cancellation of…
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June 28, 2024
Sirm working overtime to deliver on range of fronts
Sirm is turning its attention to education, new events, pushing into the Swiss regions, reaching out to insurance market partners…
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June 28, 2024
Critical Raw Materials Act vital to meet supply-side problems in race to net zero
The world will not run out of critical raw materials but there will likely be severe supply side problems as…