All Europe articles
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FeaturesSpotlight on: German construction industry supply chain risks
Supply chain issues in the German construction sector are leading to higher purchase prices, longer waiting times, and increased resources devoted towards planning. Oxford Economics shares strategies for managing the threats
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OpinionRegulation watch: everthing you need to know about raw materials legislation
In the latest in our series of FERMA updates from Brussels, head of EU affairs, Charles Low, explores the regulation tackling the critical raw materials challenge in the EU and what risk managers must know
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OpinionHow to manage the growing risk of climate change litigation
As climate litigation risk gathers momentum, John Firth shares the steps that companies can take to identify and reduce these risks.
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AnalysisRisk analysis: Understanding RAAC risks as schools crisis continues
‘Any structure built with RAAC should be assessed for potential risks to ensure the safety of the public occupying such buildings’ says loss adjuster
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FeaturesSpotlight on: the risks of energy vulnerability and how to manage them
New energy vulnerability index can help risk managers to identify potential risks, challenges and opportunities before expanding into new markets
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FeaturesSpotlight on: bird flu and the risk it could spread to humans
The FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) are urging countries to work together across sectors to prevent the spread of bird flu
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AnalysisQuick briefing: how to manage the ‘risk multiplier’ effect
As risks become more interconnected, businesses must consider them holistically instead of in isolation. Here’s how to address the risk multiplier effect
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FeaturesRisk guide: how to create the right culture to tackle people-related risks
Remote working plus a cost of living crisis and talent migration is leaving workforces disengaged and stressed. Unhappy employees put everything at risk, so organisations must protect their greatest asset and build risk cultures that put the heart of their organisations.
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AnalysisWhy French riots mean that global SRCC coverage may get more expensive
New research from DBRS Morningstar finds that the riots in France could have severe impacts on the global strike, riot, and civil commotion insurance (SRCC) market. Here’s what risk managers need to know
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AnalysisHow European risk managers can improve business decisions with resilience
New data from FM Global ranks countries for resilience, here’s how risk managers can use the index to help improve business decision-making
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AnalysisStrategicRISK Q2 2021: Stronger together
We all learned a lot in the past year. Now it’s time to take that into the latest redesign of work life.
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AnalysisStrategicRISK Q1 2021: A slice of the pie
Like so many of us, capitalism kicked off 2021 with something of an existential crisis. Is it time to call time on short-termism?
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AnalysisWhy insurance companies are failing to deal with emerging risks
Better training, staffing strategies and adapting product development are three effective methods to mitigating emerging risks, says the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
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AnalysisHow to claim it from the weatherman
Almost nine out of ten businesses are impacted by the weather. In other words, the fortunes of 88% of companies depend on meteorological conditions.
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AnalysisThe future is in the ‘radical risk management process’
Risk management is a mental process, not a technical one of data gathering, evaluation and reporting. Those who do nothing will just be exploited by those who constantly change and improve. So, swap tradition for a four-tiered ‘radical’ risk management process, writes Horst Simon of Risk Culture Builder
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Online onlyAre we sleep walking into a crisis?
’This is the way we have always done it’ is the most dangerous phrase in modern risk management argues Warren Black, founder and principal, Complexus.
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InterviewsTaking the temperature of risk
When Kurt Meyer took the job as head of risk and insurance for the swiss national grid, he had no idea that it would lead him to reshape the conversation around risk management.
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AnalysisThree fatal mistakes corporate risk managers make
A new paradigm in risk management is beginning to take shape, with more professionals talking about a shift to risk-based decision making and culture. But this has also uncovered some ugly truths about how we apply risk management in our businesses, writes Alex Sidorenko, chief executive of Risk Academy
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AnalysisBrexit chaos spells trouble for risk managers
As the Brexit deadline nears, uncertainty prevails after British MPs rejected the prime minister’s deal – twice. StrategicRISK gathers the reaction of European risk managers, including the chief risk officer of French pharmaceutical company, Ipsen, who has prepared the business for a ‘hard Brexit’. Sara Benwell reports
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Online onlyRisk managers shake up insurance buying as rates climb
Insurance managers are mulling changes to the structure of their policies in response to a push by insurers to increase prices following a devastating succession of catastrophe losses
