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Jul 21
1 min

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

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
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
3 min

Are we seeing the wood for the trees? Balancing ‘the need to be green’ with other risks

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

Nigel Raywood

Apr 30
4 min

Can you ask employees if they’ve been 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
1 min

Podcast: Getting back to 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
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
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
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
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
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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