Horizon Scanning: A Practitioners Guide revealed at IRM Risk Leaders

by Mark Turner

The Innovation Special Interest Group (ISIG) of the IRM revealed the first copies of the Horizon Scanning: A Practitioners Guide at the 2018 IRM Risk Leaders conference in London.

During 2017 the ISIG, led by Mark Read more

Artificial intelligence and the transformation of risk management

Artificial intelligence promises to transform the risk profession for both good and bad, as delegates at an IRM Innovation special interest group (SIG) workshop in London heard recently. The session, hosted by Lexis Nexis, explored how risk managers are 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

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

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With the government continuing to search for new, more efficient methods of working, its transformation programmes are often highly ambitious and reliant on both working online and implementing new technology. However, in 2008 The McKinsey Quarterly found that about Read more

The risky business of space

Talking with risk practitioners in the space industry about how their industry takes and manages risk is always invigorating and a terrific learning experience. Many of the approaches and solutions learned from them can be applied to other risk Read more

Making informed insurance decisions

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ISO 31000 – a guide for the perplexed

The IRM has published a guide to help risk managers navigate the newly revised ISO 31000 standard –A risk practitioner’s guide to ISO 31000: 2018.

The overhaul of the standard was released at the end of Read more