Supply Chain
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Climate change hits record high in Allianz Barometer but cyber risk retains top spot
Cyber, business interruption (BI) and nat cats remain the three most-feared global business risks in the latest Allianz Barometer, but…
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Supply chains a barrier to cyber resilience, finds WEF survey
More than half (54%) of large global organisations surveyed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) say supply chain challenges are…
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WTW warns of rising ‘gray zone aggression’
Risk managers and their brokers and insurers need to focus their efforts on the continued rise of so-called ‘gray zone…
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McGill launches AI-powered trade disruption facility
London-based specialty broker McGill and Partners has launched a new AI-powered trade disruption insurance facility, backed by Tokio Marine Kiln…
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Strike at Montreal port to cost $55m per day: Russell Group
Industrial action at Montreal port will cost the Canadian economy $55m per day, according to the latest estimate from data…
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Political risk signals heating up for 2025
Global corporates need to pay close attention to key political risk signals going into 2025, according to Verisk Maplecroft, with…
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NGOs claim German meat giants support deforestation via supply chain
Germany’s trade agency (the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control – BAFA) is being urged to investigate three…
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Supply chain security: As crime rises, businesses strengthen resilience
The security of complex supply chains evolves as quickly as criminals’ tactics, driven by factors like climate change, geopolitical tensions…
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Extreme weather shocks disrupting supply chains – here’s what risk managers can do
In March 2024, the Sigma Study produced by Swiss Re reported that insured losses from natural catastrophes have doubled in…
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Risk managers critical to tackling infrastructure risk and opportunities: Anra
Risk managers must be more involved in strategic planning, while developing holistic and integrated risk management, to steer their companies…
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Lloyd’s says geopolitical conflict could cost $14trn loss
Lloyd’s research reveals that a hypothetical geopolitical conflict causing widespread disruption to global trade patterns and supply chains could expose…
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Digital health sector exposed from growing use of AI
The majority (86%) of global digital health and wellness companies plan to use AI, or increase its use, over the…
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Half of firms unprepared for supply chain cyberattack
Half of business leaders say their company is unprepared for a ransomware attack against critical third parties, with only 17%…
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Lebanon pager explosions ‘a modern supply chain attack’
Simultaneous explosions of electronic devices in Lebanon over the past two days have exposed supply chain vulnerabilities to new types…
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CEO concern rising over supply chain human rights abuse
There is rising concern among CEOs about human rights abuses in their supply chains, according to a 3,000-strong survey by…
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Aon calls on reinsurers to ‘lean in’ to complex and interconnected risks
Aon is calling on the reinsurance industry to deploy its record levels of capacity to help insurers address complex and…
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Italy probes Armani and Dior for labour rights breaches in supply chain
Italy’s competition watchdog is investigating Italian fashion house Armani and France’s Dior for using suppliers that allegedly exploited their workers.…
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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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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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Ex naval chief calls for more corporate resilience
“People should be worried.” So began the speech from retired commander of the Belgian Navy and former head of the…