All Coronavirus articles – Page 9
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AnalysisAsset-light economy presents new, disruptive risks
Corporations are holding more risk on their balance sheets as the value of intangible assets and potential for systemic risk grows
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AnalysisSuez backlog presents further disruption
Brexit, the pandemic and recent Suez Canal blockage have brought into question lean manufacturing philosophies
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AnalysisSocial inequality shapes political risk map
Pandemic-induced economic stress will continue to exacerbate global political risk throughout 2021, according to Marsh
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AnalysisBCI: COVID-crisis to fuel political risk
Non-occupational disease tops the list of concerns, with mental health, cyber and climate risks also high on the agenda
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AnalysisWEF: Scenario planning for Industry 4.0
The rapid pace of technological change and pandemic crisis is accelerating trends; making risk forecasting more challenging
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OpinionThe art of the con
Cyber security strategist Eddie Doyle explains how social engineering attacks prey on individuals’ vulnerabilities
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AnalysisBCPs must explicitly address civil unrest
Civil unrest is now the main political risk exposure for companies, with COVID-19 likely to fuel further disturbances
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AnalysisOECD: Insurers need “skin in the game” on pandemics
Insurance sector needs to play more active role in future pandemic solutions, says OECD secretary-general Angel Gurría
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AnalysisKessler: Pandemic risk was ignored
Decisions-makers have “been making things up as they go along” and the “failings of public risk management are plain”, accuses SCOR CEO
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AnalysisCyber: Ransom payments jumped 171% in 2020
Healthcare organisations were most targeted while the rise of ’double extortion’ has fuelled ransomware losses
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AnalysisG-20 firms prepare for future crises
Seventy-five percent of organisations must adapt to survive “seismic shifts” in the market, finds resilience study
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AnalysisAirmic: Roads to Repurposing rethinks corporate purpose
Are the pressures of delivering quarterly earnings at odds with longer-term challenges, such as climate change?
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AnalysisPandemic and debt to fuel political instability
Political upheaval and unrest in emerging markets will define the next two years, predicts Verisk Maplecroft
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AnalysisCOVID-19: Financial services firms seek resilience
The concept of operational resilience has grown as a result of the pandemic - global study
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AnalysisVaccine rollout to fuel recovery
By year-end, GDP will have returned to its 2019 pre-pandemic level, forecasts Atradius
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OpinionManaging the vaccine supply chain
It’s clear that freezer failure is going to be a significant risk to the smooth execution of this critical vaccination program
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AnalysisCOVID/Brexit dominate UK business risks
Climate change ranked as the number 13 risk faced by UK firms, with just 11% identifying it and extreme weather as one of their top five concerns
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Special ReportsSpecial Report: Supply Chains
A new balance will have to be struck between efficiency and resilience going forward, thought participants at our virtual roundtable
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AnalysisBiden calls for resilient supply chains
Close cooperation with supply chain allies will “strengthen the capacity to respond to international disasters and emergencies”, says US President
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AnalysisABI: Insurers took reputational hit on COVID
Speaking at the association’s virtual conference, director general Huw Evans said the industry had to ”learn the lessons” from the FCA test case
