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AnalysisEconomic concerns replace people challenges as the biggest short-term risk for businesses
Risk managers must prepare for the return of historic threats such as inflation, interest rate rises, and currency volatility
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AnalysisWhy risk managers should harness intelligence from internal audit as recession fears grow
Despite the many economic resiliency measures internal audit functions are engaged in, they are often an overlooked key asset in supporting organisations to navigate economic uncertainty. Here’s how risk managers can work with audit teams to better plan for financial shocks.
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AnalysisRisk of financial crisis looms - what it means for firms
Banking system strains and tightened credit supply now pose the greatest threats to the global economy
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AnalysisWhat the $30trn global liquidity gap means for risk managers
Against the backdrop of increasing credit and liquidity risk, we explore how risk managers can help their organisations to mitigate these threats
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AnalysisWhy risk managers are turning to political risk insurance
In the wake of falling foreign exchange reserves, more businesses are relying on political risk insurance to protect against governments failing to pay foreign suppliers
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AnalysisRisk management is the best way to control insurance costs
Insurers want to work with businesses to counteract the impact of inflation, which threatens to drive up the cost of property and casualty claims, says David Jones, Director of Underwriting, QBE Europe.
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AnalysisDirectors feel more confident as new year dawns
The IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index rose slightly, but remains low after three years of shocks
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AnalysisECB delivers largest hike in over 20 years
Central bank takes action to curb inflation, enacting the largest single interest rate hike since 1999
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AnalysisIoD: UK business leaders report ‘dramatic collapse in confidence’
Confidence Index is at its lowest level since October 2020 as expectations of inflation continue to rise
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AnalysisAirmic 2021: How captives are changing the conversation for insurance buyers
Post-Brexit the UK government is looking for areas where the insurance market can “demonstrate economic success”, as well as understanding what is needed to make this happen, according to Owen Williams, global programme and captive regional director for the UK and Nordics at AXA XL.
