Supply Chain
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Tesco Christmas card shock increases pressure for tighter supply chain rules
Calls for stronger EU rules covering human rights in global supply chains will have got louder this week as UK…
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Five megatrends mean company directors face heightened D&O risk according to Allianz
Company executives are facing five “megatrends” that are set to create a heightened risk environment for D&O liability in 2020…
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Buyers urged to consider blended parametric and indemnity transfer solutions for supply chain risk
Risk managers have been advised by experts at our latest conference to use a blend of parametric insurance cover and…
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Technology and ‘glass silos’ can help tackle inadequate supply chain risk management
Many companies are failing to adequately manage supply chain risk because various functions are still too often working in silos…
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In search of nirvana: How to identify, measure and manage supply chain risk
Supply chain risk has shot up the corporate agenda in recent years as the dual trends of globalisation and relentless…
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New initiative encourages investors to call out supply chain slavery
UK charity investment manager CCLA said every company in the UK is exposed to modern slavery risk, on launching a…
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IRM rolls out supply chain qualification
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has added a supply chain risk management certificate to its qualification portfolio. The professional…
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BCI survey paints a mixed picture for supply chain risk management
The latest annual supply chain survey by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) paints a mixed picture for organisations worldwide, with…
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Single cyberattack on Asia-Pacific ports could cost $110bn, with 57% ‘silent’
A single cyberattack on major ports across Asia-Pacific could cost $110bn, which is roughly equivalent to half of all losses…
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Risk management lags increasing unpredictability, finds QBE
Political risk is making the world a more unpredictable place to do business, yet many companies are failing to plan…
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Rising risk awareness among customers drives Beazley expansion plan across Asia-Pacific
Beazley, the Lloyd’s-based insurance and reinsurance group, has announced plans to significantly expand its business in Asia-Pacific out of its…
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Japanese typhoons to accelerate reinsurance market hardening as carriers fear loss creep
Credit ratings agency AM Best believes that Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis in Japan, coupled with Hurricane Dorian that hit the…
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Oxfam uncovers supply chain abuses among global supermarkets
Oxfam has found evidence of poverty pay, abuse and gender discrimination in supply chains of global supermarkets. News of such…
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AIR and Lloyd’s produce new quantitative model to help manage supply chain risk
AIR Worldwide and Lloyd’s have produced a new quantitative modelling framework to help risk managers and insurers better get to…
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Businesses struggling to meet growing supply chain exposures: Airmic report
A new report by Airmic warns that supply chains are under growing strain, with businesses struggling to manage the new…
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Hong Kong promotes risk management expertise for Belt and Road Initiative
The Insurance Authority (IA) of Hong Kong hosted a breakout forum at the recent two-day Belt and Road Summit that focused…
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New flood risk model promises to close coverage gaps
Flood risk management firm JBA Risk Management has launched a global flood model that it says will fill the gaps…
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Growing demand for multinational insurance despite headwinds
Demand for multinational insurance programmes continues to rise despite mounting anti-globalisation sentiment and protectionism, with captives, mid-sized companies and firms…
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Pace of change causing risk management problems
The pace of change is hampering risk managers’ ability to identify, manage and mitigate their organisations’ risks, according to Francesco…
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Artificial intelligence offers big improvement in supply chain risk management
Earlier this year, Zurich Insurance announced that it had entered a strategic agreement with riskmethods GmbH, a Munich-based company that…