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Female traveller risk map highlights duty of care blind spots

A new female travellers risk map from Safeture and Riskline identifies 29 high-concern countries and highlights continued gaps in how employers address gender-specific travel risks.

SR Q1 2026: It’s now or never

The world is battling yet another phase of crisis and many businesses are learning harsh lessons about their resilience. It would be easy to say we told you so. Instead, it’s the time for risk managers to start selling themselves as the leaders to see us through this.

Disruptive, not destructive: How operational risk leaders are responding differently to the West Asian conflict

As conflict in West Asia sends disruption through cyber systems, supply chains, energy markets and shared infrastructure, Dr Luke Carrivick, executive director at ORX, argues that operational risk leaders must respond to a faster, broader and less geographically contained threat than the Russia-Ukraine war.

Sector focus: Why water scarcity is moving from an ESG issue to an operational threat

Factories are shutting down, supply chains are fracturing and regulators are tightening the tap. For risk managers across Asia Pacific, water scarcity has moved from the sustainability report to the risk register.

Kidnap and ransom: a risk manager’s guide to protecting people abroad

Kidnap threats are rising worldwide and the danger to business travellers and overseas employees is particularly acute. With incidents reported across at least a dozen high-risk countries, companies that fail to prepare are gambling with their most valuable asset: their people.

From missiles to markets: how the Middle East crisis is reshaping corporate risk – and what businesses should do next

From travel disruption to energy shocks, the escalating crisis is creating new operational risks for organisations worldwide. Experts share the warning signs risk teams should monitor and the actions companies can take to protect staff, supply chains and business continuity.

Case study: Building risk resilience into a high-stakes infrastructure expansion

In major infrastructure projects, the real test of risk management is not identifying threats but managing how they intersect. In this port expansion, resilience depended on building a framework that could respond as those connections shifted over time.

The whole world is worried about cyber risk. So, why isn’t Korea?

Cyber risk tops Aon’s global rankings, yet in Korea it sits far lower on the agenda. StrategicRISK spoke to Aon Korea chief executive Kevin Kim to explore why one of the world’s most digitally advanced economies still appears to underestimate the threat.

How parametric insurance is building resilience from Mexico to Malawi

This alternative insurance is a vital tool for risk managers worldwide needing fast liquidity and more certainty in the face of climate volatility. A report from Generali, in partnership with the UNDP’s Insurance and Risk Finance Facility, shows how governments, businesses and critical services are building resilience in these high-risk ...

Duty of care under pressure as Middle East conflict spreads across the region

Rapidly shifting airspace restrictions, infrastructure disruption and threats to maritime trade are testing corporate travel policies and crisis planning. James Henderson, chief executive officer of Healix International, explains the key risks organisations must manage as the situation evolves.

Cyber threats shift from encryption to data theft, prompting rethink in risk strategy

A growing focus on data theft, identity compromise and vendor vulnerabilities is reshaping the cyber threat landscape, with experts warning that organisations must rethink how they manage cyber risk.

The challenger: How Luiza Karolina Rosinska is strengthening digital risk prevention at CIMB Bank Philippines

CIMB Bank Philippines’ Luiza Karolina Rosinska boasts a varied career path shaped by curiosity and courage. We have to be ready to embrace change, she tells SR, because the big things only happen outside the comfort zone.

When disruption becomes ordinary: the global supply chain story of 2025

From geopolitics and cyber to climate and tariffs, 2025 proved that supply chain disruption is no longer episodic. It is embedded. Fresh research highlights the scale of losses and the resilience gap risk managers must now close.

Safety under strain: how digital ambition is outpacing operational reality in Australian workplaces

Despite significant investment in digital systems and AI, new Australian research suggests safety performance is being undermined by reporting friction, weak enforcement and uneven adoption. The challenge for leaders is not more tools, but closing the gap between strategy and frontline reality.

Converging risks push resilience and insurance up the board agenda

Beazley’s latest Risk & Resilience data suggests that risk categories once treated as separate are now overlapping, prompting companies to rethink how insurance and risk management fit into long-term strategy.

Shock after shock: Why risk leaders say climate resilience models are no longer fit for purpose

The compounding shocks created by climate change were the topic of our latest SR:500 roundtable. Organisations are being forced to reassess their long-held assumptions about resilience, continuity and operational risk as they navigate the road ahead.

Country spotlight: Learning from Malaysia renewed focus on risk as a strategic lever

Positioned at the intersection of Southeast Asia’s economic hopes and geopolitical tensions, Malaysia’s attitude to risk is also at a critical juncture. No longer just a compliance checklist, risk management is being seen as a tool to guide strategy and reshape resilience.

Country spotlight: key risks for businesses operating in Venezuela – and how to manage them

Political intervention, sanctions uncertainty and renewed competition over Venezuela’s vast natural resources have sharply altered the risk landscape for companies operating in the country or relying on Venezuelan supply chains. For risk managers, the challenge is no longer how to monitor Venezuela, but how to operate amid fast-moving political, legal ...

Sector focus: Banks and insurers caught between cyber threats and regulatory pressure

Banks are walking a narrowing tightrope as AI-enhanced cyber threats and growing regulatory demands pull in opposite directions. Financial risk managers must build agility to stay on their feet when, not if, they experience a cyber attack.

New world order fears rise as geopolitical and economic risks top business agenda

Businesses worldwide are reassessing strategy as geopolitical confrontation, economic fragmentation and technological disruption dominate the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, signalling a shift towards a more competitive and less predictable global system.