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May 18
1 min

Podcast: It's time to adopt Business Continuity Standard ISO 22301

There’s been a significant increase recently in the number of organisations seeking to align with the Business Continuity Management...

Nigel Raywood

Apr 13
2 min

Threefold increase in damage to commercial property now predicted

Nigel Raywood highlights alarming, yet largely unreported data around anticipated damage to commercial property and companies… A...

Danny Lillington

Jan 26
2 min

Greenwashing: Does it represent a moral hazard? Welcoming the Green Claims Code

Danny Lillington looks at the recent introduction of a Green Claims Code and asks is it now time to take greenwashing as seriously as we...

Nigel Raywood

Nov 11, 2021
6 min

Meeting insurance industry net-zero goal requires big change in risk management mindset

RiskACUMEN's Nigel Raywood highlights how underwriters, brokers, risk managers and subject-matter-experts will need to come together and...

Johnny Thomson

Sep 29, 2021
1 min

Podcast: Some honest talk about managing mental health risks at work

Award winning trainer Peter Larkum supports organisations such as the Ministry of Defence, NHS, HSBC and Boots with managing mental...

Johnny Thomson

Aug 31, 2021
1 min

Podcast: Everything you should now know about crisis management

It's safe to say we all now know what a crisis situation is like. However, do we have the knowledge and understanding to play our part...

Johnny Thomson

Jul 21, 2021
1 min

Podcast: Why are we still separating cyber-risk management from 'risk' management?

Is it time to end the silo-mentality around cyber-risk? Isn't it all just risk? Our guest, Guy Warren of enterprise IT and operational...

Helen Rapley

Jun 28, 2021
4 min

Are integrated car parks an increasing fire risk?

Integrated car parks have often been seen as relatively low-risk in terms of fire. However, due to the way modern vehicles are...

Dave Reynolds

May 20, 2021
3 min

Are we seeing the wood for the trees? The importance of balancing risks when greening our cities

A need for sustainability is driving future cityscapes that are significantly more ‘green’. Architects are increasingly incorporating...

Nigel Raywood

Apr 30, 2021
4 min

Can you ask employees if they’ve been vaccinated? Can employers require employees to be vaccinated?

With more than half of the UK population already vaccinated against Covid-19, questions are emerging around what information employers...

Johnny Thomson

Mar 30, 2021
1 min

Podcast: Getting back to construction industry heath & safety risk management basics

Lucian D'Arco, Group HSE Leader at O’Keefe Group, explains why he, and many of his construction industry counterparts, are concerned that...

Nigel Raywood

Mar 16, 2021
3 min

Is insurance missing out on the value of near-misses?

Near-misses are a useful indicator of an incident about to happen. However, insurers usually only ever hear about the real misses!...

Helen Rapley

Feb 27, 2021
4 min

Are heatwaves the next big thing we’re not thinking enough about?

In 2020 a significant threat passed by almost unnoticed, due in part to the distraction of the Covid-19 crisis. However, what we...

Johnny Thomson

Feb 15, 2021
1 min

Podcast: Where next for insurance and risk management?

Our guest this time is Finlay Smith, former Chief Underwriting Officer with RSA and now Chairperson of innovative MGA Accelerate...

Dave Reynolds

Jan 25, 2021
3 min

Article: Is timber construction really all that bad?

The use of timber in building projects is on the way up and so a big question now facing insurers is, what does this mean for fire safety?

Johnny Thomson

Jan 6, 2021
1 min

Podcast: Safety behind the scenes at Wembley Stadium

Episode 3 provides some exclusive insight into how safety was managed at Wembley Stadium during 2020, after plans for the year were...

Johnny Thomson

Oct 8, 2020
1 min

Podcast: Continuity planning and the Covid-19 crisis

Business Continuity and Crisis Management expert Charlie Maclean-Bristol, talks about the lessons learned from Covid-19

Helen Rapley

Sep 24, 2020
3 min

Article: Computational fluid dynamics and fire risk assessment

How often have risk engineers surveyed the same site for underwriters or brokers and produced significantly different fire scenarios?

Johnny Thomson

Sep 10, 2020
1 min

Podcast: Creating a culture of compliance and care

For this episode, we focus on liability issues around injury and ill-health and explore workplace culture and its impact on compliance

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