All Pandemic articles – Page 3
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NewsInflation drives up cost of vessel, cargo repairs
The rising prices of steel, spare parts and labour are all factors in the increasing cost of hull repair and machinery breakdown claims
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NewsIndustrial growth in Asia to slow to 1.3%
Easing supply chain hurdles are insufficient to offset falling industrial demand across the region in 2023
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NewsWhy wellbeing is becoming a strategic priority
With 40% of workers facing burnout and many ‘quietly quitting’, the onus is on organisations to act
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NewsSingapore firms more risk averse than global peers
Business leaders are more anxious about risk and less resilient than their global peers
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NewsClimate change is becoming number one global risk
In APAC, this is followed by pandemics and cyber risks, with geopolitical instability ranking fourth - Future Risks Report
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NewsRoom for risk
Marriott’s Sharon Xu on being people-oriented, embracing change and preparing for another COVID at the hotel chain giant
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NewsSupply chain lessons from the COVID-crisis
How the medical product manufacturing industry was able to keep the PPE and vaccine supply chains flowing
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NewsClimate change: Unpicking the complexity
Is our permanent state of crisis a distraction from climate commitments, or an opportunity to accelerate the transition?
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NewsFirms continue to emphasise business continuity post pandemic
Resilience is now an “unavoidable topic for boardroom agendas”, finds research
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NewsPakistan faces monumental hunger crisis after floods
The conflict in Ukraine has also disrupted the supply chain of wheat grain, seed and fertilisers into Pakistan
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NewsSpecial report: Climate change 2022
Why risk professionals are the ideal people to make sense of the complexities surrounding climate change
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NewsSR Q3 2022: Inflation - staying grounded
Even the risk community isn’t keen on trying to predict the next crisis, as each one seems to have a cascade effect
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NewsPandemic drives claims in digital health and wellness
Trend is particularly strong in Asia where demand for digital health services has grown substantially - Beazley
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NewsThe end of globalisation is nigh, warns Russell Group
Industry must brace for profound changes ahead as economies shift away from globalisation after three decades
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Newssigma study examines risk in a multi-polar world
“Friend-shoring” and reshoring of supply chains, investments in green energy and mitigating a food crisis will shape the risk landscape
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NewsRisk management and next-generation technology
Why firms must proactively construct risk management capabilities to keep pace with transformative change
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NewsSupply chain security under threat
Disruptive economic, societal and geopolitical influences are altering global supply chain risk profiles
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NewsAPAC rebound will slow into 2023, but not reverse
With most of the continent now treating COVID as endemic, consumption growth will remain resilient - Oxford Economics
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NewsEconomic stresses drive social unrest in LatAm
As with Sri Lanka, protests are being driven by inflation, adding to economic and social stresses initially caused by COVID
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NewsCOVID BI test case rumbles on
Australia’s High Court to hear arguments in the country’s second BI test case, which has so far favoured insurers