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Interconnected risks put global businesses in path of extreme weather events

The shift toward global supply chains and just-in-time inventory has reduced corporate costs and inefficiency, but it has also reduced the buffer between extreme weather events and corporate boardrooms

Extreme weather events intensify economic and social risks

According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2018, three of the top five threats in terms of likelihood are environmental: extreme weather, natural disasters and the failure of climate change mitigation

Protecting fine art and antiques

Art and antiques are some of clients’ most treasured possessions and require a great level of care.

Insurance in the age of the smart city

We look at how smart city innovations are having an impact on insurance propositions.

Environment and technology risks the world should worry about in 2018

Living in an era of unprecedented technological, scientific and financial resources, we frequently see incredible innovations.

Manage geopolitics or be managed by them

To mitigate the risks associated with U.S. geopolitical policies, boards and risk managers should prepare for a full range of possibilities.

Businesses eyeing U.S. expansion must be vigilant about future policy

Three alternative geopolitical scenarios help articulate the potential impact that future U.S. policy could have on business strategy and operations in America.

Protecting against Isolationism: measuring the threat that trade disruption in the U.S. poses to your business

Despite volatile stock markets, the economic outlook for 2018 and 2019 is largely positive with every major economy expected to grow.

Expecting the unexpected: how security starts from understanding the threat of cyber attacks

The cost of ransomware attacks is rising fast. Is your business prepared to deal with this growing threat?

Future of business risk: Raconteur report

Real-time monitoring essential to commercial risk management

Robotics: speeding up our internal processes for faster customer delivery

RPA allows our people to focus on more value-added activities, which means improved service delivery and greater job satisfaction.

The use of cognitive computing within international programmes

Technology is starting to play an important role in global insurance programmes, through the automation of knowledge work. There are two main aspects to this: robotics process automation and cognitive computing.

Time to act: how to protect your business against a new level of cyber threat

As cyber criminals take advantage of the rising cyber dependence of our systems, business leaders and governments must join forces to build resilience

Cost of ineffective and uncoordinated action on cyber-risks continues to rise

Governments and businesses must act urgently to build cyber resilience as cyber-risks and the cost of inaction continue to rise.

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