All physical risk articles
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AnalysisRisk managers must check insurance policies as hybrid working remains popular
The combination of more people working from home and supply chain issues increasing the cost of computer repairs means risk managers need to take stock of insurance coverage
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NewsGlobal freeze map will help with business continuity
Freeze risk regularly impacts equipment and infrastructure which is often hidden and enclosed within a building
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NewsAIIB pledges climate-resilient infrastructure investments
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has joined the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment
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NewsClimate risks could undermine viability of world’s key waterways
Rising physical climate risks, such as coastal inundation and extreme heat and wind, could impact key shipping lanes
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NewsExtreme climate losses 30x more likely at exposed premises
Research from FM Global shines a light on the vulnerability of commercial properties which lack resilience
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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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NewsAPAC region vital to achieving disaster risk reduction targets
The global battle to reduce disaster losses by 2030 will be won or lost in Asia-Pacific, according to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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NewsWho pays for ESG?
There are massive upfront costs in getting your organisation ESG-ready. So who pays?
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NewsSri Lanka riot claims to exceed $3m
Widespread riots broke out in Sri Lanka following an attack on anti-government protests in Colombo on 9 May
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NewsInsuring the transition to net zero
Why insurers have a critical role to play in the shift away from fossil fuels
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NewsAsian catastrophe losses hit $72 billion in 2021
Insurance covered just nine percent of losses as physical damage costs continue to rise - Aon
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NewsTonga eruption highlights global telecom vulnerabilities
Catastrophe highlights fragility of the global undersea cable network and how quickly it can go offline
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NewsPromoting risk engineering as part of a healthy risk culture
While nat cats cannot be avoided, risk engineering plays an important role in identifying and mitigating the potential damages arising
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NewsCROSS urges attention to risk management
Engineers must consider risk management at a “fundamental level” following structural collapses and tragic building fires
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News2021 catastrophe claims tally reaches $112 billion
Total economic losses from natural and manmade catastrophes reached $259 billion, up by 20%
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NewsShould insurers lead the climate march?
If the politicians won’t go to battle against climate change, maybe insurers have the power to drive behavioural change
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NewsAustralian properties lack resilience to tropical cyclones
Tropical storms to become more severe as the climate changes; ICA calls for stronger building codes and retrofitting programs
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NewsAsia to power global construction boom
The switch to more sustainable buildings and infrastructure and adoption of modern building methods will transform the risk landscape, finds AGCS
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NewsMaking good on a promise
It is in how they manage blindsiding losses that the risk managers prove their mettle
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NewsThe next wave of climate litigation
Nigel Brook explains why climate litigation risk needs to be on every corporate risk manager’s radar