Plain sailing: reducing risk in the shipping industry

With 90 per cent of the world’s trade transported via the shipping industry, the growth of global supply chains means that organisations naturally take an extreme interest in the safety and security of their cargo. However, according to Allianz’s Read more

The anatomy of a crisis

Nearly 60 per cent of senior crisis management executives feel that they are facing more crises than they did 10 years ago, according to research by Deloitte. From immediate events such as a cyber-attack to more subtle issues Read more

Facing fax – don’t risk an unsecure network

With the advent of GDPR, risk managers are already advised to undertake risk assessments to ensure technical and organisational measures are robust enough to secure their data. However, new research by security software provider Check Point has found a Read more

The rise of drones – what’s the risk?

In July, the government announced a consultation on proposed policies governing the use of drones. Any subsequent draft Drone Bill could cover the powers required by enforcement bodies to police drone usage and penalise owners for improper use, Read more

Stress-test your business continuity management

Use tabletop exercises to stress-test your business continuity management and make sure critical personnel are familiar with the BCM recovery plans.

The wildfires wreaking havoc from Southern Europe to Scandinavia to California offer a timely reminder that natural disasters Read more

Book your place at IRM’s Risk Leaders 2018

Political risk, new technologies and business ethics will all be high on the agenda at the IRM’s Risk Leaders event in November, with keynote speakers and workshop leaders drawn from across the corporate world and academia.

This annual conference Read more

Thinking the unthinkable – how leaders manage catastrophic risk

More and more firms are now putting low probability catastrophic risks higher on their agenda. According to the authors of a recently published book, the reason for this is simple: these events are happening more often.

Howard Kunreuther and Read more

Making informed insurance decisions

In April this year, the IRM’s Internal Model Industry Forum (IMIF) released a report which outlined how insurance companies can factor operational risk into their insurance purchasing decisions – and many of its points are relevant to risk managers Read more