Supply Chain
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September 20, 2022
EU drafts emergency powers to ease future supply chain crises
European legislators have drafted new rules that would force companies to concentrate their resources in Europe during times of supply…
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September 15, 2022
Captives hold key to emerging risks challenge, says risk manager
Risk managers must make greater use of captives in order cope with a rapidly evolving risk landscape and a reduction…
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September 9, 2022
German firms face unprecedented and ‘existential’ uncertainty, finds BDI survey
A flash survey carried out among 600 medium-sized German companies by the Confederation of German industry (BDI) finds that they…
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September 8, 2022
Container logjam in German Bight latest supply chain headache for risk managers
German risk managers gathered for the annual GVNW Symposium in Munich are focused on helping their companies cope with a…
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September 8, 2022
Systemic risks and supply chain top agenda for GVNW members
German risk and insurance managers are facing up to the same big systemic, macroeconomic and financial risks as their peers…
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August 31, 2022
War, inflation and supply chain bottlenecks dampen outlook for German firms
German risk and insurance managers will gather for the annual GVNW Symposium in Munich next week, amid an increasingly bleak…
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August 31, 2022
China-US tensions pose major threat to supply chains
Growing tensions between the US and China pose a significant threat to global supply chains with further disruption likely during…
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August 17, 2022
Credit Suisse unit doubles Greensill insurance claims to $2.2bn
Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has filed additional insurance claims related to the collapse of Greensill Capital bringing the total…
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August 16, 2022
UK port strike set to increase global supply chain disruption
A planned strike at the UK port of Felixstowe later this month could affect trade worth $800m, according to analysis…
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August 16, 2022
Three quarters of UK firms hit by Russian sanctions amid concern over insurer response, finds Mactavish
Around three quarters of UK companies surveyed by insurance governance firm Mactavish have been hit by sanctions imposed on Russia…
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August 11, 2022
Supply chain and cyber espionage risks sparked by China-Taiwan crisis
The fallout from the crisis between China and Taiwan may well see supply chain disruption in the region and will…
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August 2, 2022
WTW survey suggests big gaps in semiconductor supply chain risk management
WTW said its recent survey of semiconductor firms reveals “questionable” supply chain and other risk management practices in an industry…
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July 28, 2022
Risk managers must focus on supply chains in wake of Ukraine war
A new report from Lloyd’s and Aon concludes that the ability of businesses to diversify and ‘hedge’ their portfolios and…
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July 25, 2022
Data giants launch potentially ground-breaking supply chain RM solution
Risk and insurance managers have become increasingly frustrated in recent times by the inability of the traditional insurance market to…
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July 25, 2022
Cybercriminals target vulnerable marine supply chains
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting container shipping and ports as ransomware gangs step up attacks on vulnerable supply chains, according to…
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July 8, 2022
Experts warn raft of companies set to be hit by new human rights law in Norway
A new human rights due diligence law in Norway aimed at large Norwegian companies and foreign firms operating in the…
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July 5, 2022
Days of cheap supply chains over as companies urged to reassess risk: TT Club
TT Club has warned that the days of cheaper supply chains are likely over as fundamental economic, societal and geopolitical…
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July 4, 2022
Atradius says higher inventory rather than near-sourcing key solution to supply chain risk
Economists from trade credit insurer Atradius have published their predictions on the future of global value chains and warned against…
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June 29, 2022
Europe’s corporations face rising credit strain as Ukraine crisis continues
The third-quarter 2022 economic and financial outlook for European corporations is looking increasingly bleak, with tighter financing conditions and rising…
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June 29, 2022
Supply chain risk management failings greatly to blame for inflation, says expert
Corporate failure to properly manage supply chain risk to boost resilience and increase redundancy is a major cause of the…