Managing risk is where the big bucks are
September 30, 2015
Risk management, including occupations such as financial planners, actuaries and financial and business analysts is a growth area with high pay-offs for top professionals.30
Specialised cyber insurance needed
September 29, 2015
Cyber-attacks are escalating in frequency and intensity, posing a growing threat to businesses and countries’ national security. South African companies in ever-larger
Aon identifies seven emerging risk opportunities for insurance growth
September 21, 2015
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), has identified seven emerging risks that present re/insurers with business opportunities over the next five to 10 years: US mortgage credit, the…
Regulation forces businesses to prepare for cyber attacks
September 17, 2015
Cybercrime and the risks thereof are increasingly making headlines, with hackers’ constantly conceptualising of new and innovative ways to gain unauthorised access to private commercial networks. While the motive is often financial, it could also…
Economic and Political Risk Evaluator assists companies in strategic decision-making
September 17, 2015
The political actions of countries clearly affect international trade and monetary flows, which in turn disrupt the global economy and business environment. Control Risks and Oxford Economics this week launched an innovative risk management enterprise…
Implications for Southern Africa if Kariba Dam collapses - IRMSA and Aon risk report
September 17, 2015
The Institute of Risk Management of South Africa (IRMSA) and Aon South Africa released the risk report this week on the implications of the failure of Kariba Dam. The “Impact of the failure of the…
How to manage risks in banking
September 17, 2015
Financial institutions are very bad in managing the risks and risk managers have to up their game, this was a strong sentiment expressed by Head of Risk Management Unit…more
Transformer Fire Risk Mitigation
September 14, 2015
Safety in the engineering environment is increasingly being improved through the use of innovative 3D design. The application of visual aids is contributing to the reduction of project construction and safety risks, while assisting engineers…
