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Spotlight on: Fake news risks and how to tackle them
Easy to produce, hard to stop. Risk managers must monitor and be prepared to act quickly when fake news claims target their business
Spotlight on: generative AI risks and how to tackle them
Only 5% of organisations feel prepared to assess, manage, and recover from a future unknown and unpredictable risk event. Here’s how to revamp your risk strategy to tackle emerging threats
Opinion: How business leaders can navigate the digital age
As organisations evolve their business models to embrace digitalisation they open themselves up to new cyber risks. Matthew Worsfold, a partner in Ashurst’s Risk Advisory practice, and Rachel Sexton, the head of the Risk Advisory Practice explore how firms need to think about managing these exposures
Five ways board can get better at anticipating and adapting to emerging risks
Only 23% of boards are classified as highly resilient, according to research from EY. Here’s how they can step up and help manage the risks that threaten the organisations they serve
Spotlight on: generative AI technology risks and how to manage them
The use of generative AI technology such as ChatGPT is growing, however this creates significant exposures for businesses. Here’s how risk managers can mitigate the threats
Embrace technological change and win the war for talent
Investing in Artificial Intelligence can help risk managers and their organisations win the war for talent, argues Piet Middelkoop, CEO of Van Ameyde Group
AI: Friend or foe for risk managers?
AI brings the promise of progress and threat of disorder, as the launch of ChatGPT demonstrates
Pandemic drives claims in digital health and wellness
Trend is particularly strong in Asia where demand for digital health services has grown substantially - Beazley
Battery fires in shipping a significant safety issue
All parties in the supply chain must understand and mitigate risks of transporting lithium-ion batteries - AGCS
Risk management and next-generation technology
Why firms must proactively construct risk management capabilities to keep pace with transformative change
Container fires shine spotlight on lithium battery risks
Ecommerce platforms have facilitated trade in potentially lethal products, warns TT Club
Green hydrogen: managing transition risks
Green hydrogen could be a key component of a carbon-free future but there are significant hurdles to overcome
Minimising the risk of thermal runaway in renewable batteries
With modern applications of lithium-ion batteries relatively new, we’re just beginning to understand the implications of thermal runaway
Embracing the four 'V’s of change
Embracing emerging technology requires the right mindset and the right skills
ESG shaping construction risk profiles
Global construction output is expected to grow by 42% by 2030, driven largely by government stimuli - report
Technology risks top global survey
Attention to intellectual property is a potential blind spot that may require more forceful remediation - Beazley
Zurich considers AI-related emerging risks
Liabilities could arise from the unintended consequences of decisions made by algorithms and artificial intelligence
IoT is a supply chain risk “game-changer”
Aon’s vaccine insurance solution demonstrates the technology’s potential in the insurance market, says GlobalData
Emerging risks and the “COVID effect”
Government support programmes have kept alive unviable zombie companies, while wealth inequality has broadened
IoT used in vaccine insurance solution
Insurance industry initiative, led by Aon, offers supply chain protection for COVID-19 vaccine shipments
Digital health sector overexposed - survey
More than two thirds lack insurance coverage for bodily injury claims arising from system failure or cyber breach
Are you ready for 5G?
Risk managers must ensure that the business opportunities offered by 5G are not outweighed by extra security threats
Willis Towers Watson to leverage AI for emerging risk solutions
Airmic welcomes broker’s partnership with analytics firm Polecat, which ”signals a new generation of innovative risk management solutions”
Better standards guide IoT risk management
As dependency on connected technologies increases, so do associated risks and the need for good governance, argues the World Economic Forum
Special report: Climate change
Climate change is a truly global risk. Why risk managers need to consider the physical, reputational and transition risks arising from climate change.
Data and technology will improve decision-making: Shah
The latest technology and efficient use of data will help risk managers to improve their decision-making, according to Frashad Shah, head of risk management at highway concession business Prolintas.
Special report: Business transformation - 3
Our future is digital – there is no escaping it. Businesses that want to stay in the game must learn to adapt, with help from you, their risk expert. And this involves bolstering defences against the threats this new world will, inevitably, bring.
How should risk managers steer their company’s digital transformation strategy?
In this opinion piece, Jeff Yeo, experienced risk practitioner with a global financial institution explains why being in the co-driver seat for digital transformation can be just as important a role for risk managers.
Technology increases risk threshold ‘exponentially’
Businesses who enhance customer experience through technology also dramatically increase their risk of a cyber attack, experts warn.