Risk professionals have typically been people with technical excellence. The 2018 Airmic member survey reports that risk professionals recognise they also need to skill-up to meet the risk challenges of the Digital Age.
Airmic and The Institutes have joined forces to support members in developing risk management knowledge and achieving risk management qualifications. For more than a century The Institutes have worked in the education space of insurance and in more recent years have used their success as a platform from which to create education programmes in risk management. More than 37,000 professionals globally now hold The Institutes' designation of Associate in Risk Management, ARM or ARM-E, the enterprise risk management equivalent.
Susi Ozkurt has been organising annual conferences for Airmic since 2010 - and has seen quite a few changes over the years. So, what can we expect this time in Liverpool?
After the recent failure at TSB, caused by a botched switch to a new IT system, CEO Paul Tester admitted that the bank was "on its knees".
Travel risks are on the increase and can have a big impact on a business, especially if not managed correctly.
How to create a common platform for claims in cross-border insurance programmes, encompassing all the diversity of data, notification systems and local regulations that this involves, is a perennial challenge for risk managers.
A range of reports, technical papers and guides produced to support members will be published at this month's annual conference in Liverpool.
Dame Judith Hackitt's Grenfell report fails to address shortcomings in the way fire risks are assessed in complex high-ris
Just 1% of the world's cyber-risk is covered by insurance even though there are plenty of products available for those who need them.
Cyber-security cannot be the sole responsibility of IT departments, and risk managers should become an integral part of implementing GDPR, according to the European risk management federation,
Changes brought about by the Insurance Act 2015 in relation to basis clauses, warranties and other terms may have the knock-on effect of seeing the increased use of conditions precedent in policy wordings. Paul Lewis and Laura Moorhead of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP exp
Exhibition stands for the 2017 Airmic conference in Birmingham are now on sale to non-sponsors, the association has announced. The exhibition hall is one of the highlights of the annual Airmic conference, offering delegates networking opportunities, food and drink and entertainment.
Although Theresa May has said that "Brexit means Brexit", there is still a huge amount of uncertainty and debate about what it will actually look like. Ben Waterton of Arthur J. Gallagher urges risk managers to act now.
Airmic sent top-level Brexit guidance to members EU within hours of the referendum result being known, commenting that the decision “must now surely feature on the list of principal risks for most organisations."
Airmic’s new website will be live in time for the annual conference with a different look and feel, greater ease of use, more member focus and compatibility with tablets and smart phones.