@Risk

International business travel is now a routine part of corporate life. But, unfortunately, it comes with risks –and some countries pose more of a threat than others.

While planning your next trip, you may want to consider these new survey results from International SOS.  After polling nearly 600 US-based corporate security professionals, travel managers, human resources executives, medical professionals and others, International SOS found that: (more…)

It’s always nice to close the week with some good news about the economy.

Grant Thornton LLP’s final 2010 quarterly survey of American business leaders found that nearly half (47 percent) believe the US economy will improve in the next six months –that’s up from just 34 percent in August.

In addition: (more…)

How would you rate your company’s business continuity plans? Do you feel confident that your organization could adequately respond to threats to its operations, people and supply chains?

According to the 2010 Business Continuity Benchmark Report recently published by Marsh, many European firms would answer those questions with a healthy dose of overconfidence, leaving them highly vulnerable to physical disruption and economic conditions. (more…)

In the wake of the financial crisis, businesses have had to reinvent the way they look at risk.

For proof, take a look at the results from a new survey from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and its partners.  In the study, 90 percent of the business experts polled said they have implemented, or plan to implement, an enterprise-wide risk management approach.

In addition, 70 percent of respondents reported that their organization has, or is planning to have, a Chief Risk Officer (CRO), and most (62 percent) say their companies have also shown an increased emphasis on risk modeling.

More than 450 professionals in the insurance, consulting, management, and financial service industries participated in the survey, and when asked to rank risk management issues for the new year, they came up with this list (in order of importance): (more…)

On Monday, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) released its annual S&P 500 Report, and the results indicate that companies are increasingly willing to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their plans for emissions reduction.

What’s more, the data also shows me that companies are increasingly beginning to recognize the business risks associated with climate change.
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