Risk & Innovation
Construction Bounces Back With New Tech, Methods and Materials
Hamstrung by COVID-19, governments around the world are looking to kick-start their economies with big infrastructure investments — a policy shift that is pushing the construction industry into the spotlight. The Canadian government, for example, recently unveiled a C$10 billion ($7.5 billion) infrastructure investment plan.
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Employee Health
COVID-19 Vaccines: What Employers Need to Know
After a year of crisis, 2020 has ended with a rare piece of good news: Healthcare systems in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere have begun distributing vaccines for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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People and organizations
10 Trends Set To Reshape Business In The Coming Decades
For businesses, it’s easy to let what’s affecting their organizations right now obscure the long-term view. That’s particularly true during a crisis like the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, when simply trying to keep business running can occupy much of leaders’ attention.
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Risk & Innovation
How Risk-Ready Are You? Lessons From 5 Industries
Whether it’s tackling a consumer backlash and reputation damage after a product recall, trying to rectify decreased trust and liability challenges following a data breach or staying one step ahead of industry disruption that’s threatening market share, the risks today’s business leaders face continue to evolve.
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Risk & Innovation
2019’s Top 10 Risks: New Risks Emerge, Established Risks Evolve
Economic downturns, changing market conditions and protecting brand and reputation are just some of the risks keeping executives up at night. In an increasingly global and connected economy, events in one part of the world can have major consequences in another.
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Risk & Innovation
How Wildfires Have Sparked Change In The Power Industry
As growing climate risk increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters, shifting weather patterns are driving dramatic surges in another peril – wildfires. Record wildfire losses over the last two years have posed a growing threat to people, property and business.
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Risk & Innovation
Top Business Trends For 2019: Managing Volatility And Enabling Growth
For all the year’s headlines about hurricanes, wildfires, Brexit, and the redrawing of global trade agreements, organizations are managing through the volatility to best capitalize on opportunities. Last year also saw record global mergers and acquisitions activity.
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Risk & Innovation
Owner Vs. Subscriber: What’s Driving Changes In The Auto Industry?
For decades, car ownership has been a rite of passage for many people. Millions of miles of roads and highways have been built to get drivers from one place to another, entire cities have been remodeled to accommodate the car and movies and music celebrate the freedom and adventure the automobile offers.
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Capital & Economics
Moving From Bricks To Clicks: Keeping Pace With Consumer Behavior
Around the world, there are big-ticket online promotions that capture the headlines and our attention from Singles Day to Cyber Monday. These peak days for online sales highlight a massive shift in how, where and even when we purchase goods.
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Cyber security
Speaking Up About Silent Cyber: Misconceptions About Cyber Insurance
Whether it’s a data breach, ransomware, or phishing emails, businesses are facing a constantly evolving range of cyber threats. And with cyber crime costing up to $600 billion a year.
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Cyber security
Are GDPR fines insurable in the countries where you operate?
The potential financial impact of the General data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has generated concern across organizations globally. It is important for you to be aware of how the insurability of fines, legal and other costs and liabilities following a data breach is approached in different jurisdictions.
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Capital & Economics
10 Years After The Financial Crisis: Organizations Turn To De-risking To Prevent A Repeat
We’re now 10 years on from the financial crisis of 2007-08, to the minds of many, the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Since the crisis, regulations have been adopted to try to prevent a repeat, and banks do appear stronger as a result.
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