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Managing evolving supply chain risks

Disruptions anywhere within your extended supply chain ecosystem — whether from geopolitical conflict, supplier bottlenecks and concentration risks, climate events, or cyber incidents — can trigger significant operational challenges, including unplanned downtime and revenue loss.

Without a structured supply chain risk management approach, your organization is exposed to a wide range of risks that can threaten business continuity, profitability, and competitiveness.

*The above statistics are based on data from Marsh’s supply chain risk management tool, Sentrisk.

Marsh specialists are uniquely positioned to help you navigate this complexity, with actionable insights, advisory support, and best-in-market data capabilities — including Marsh’s innovative supply chain risk management platform, Sentrisk™ — to help your business adapt swiftly, maintain a competitive edge, and confidently navigate future challenges.

To learn more about how Sentrisk can help you see deeper into your supplier network and enhance your insurance outcomes, request a demo.

Global supply chains face complex, interconnected risks that span regions, suppliers, geopolitics, cyber threats, and governance, including:

Visibility and data

Limited supplier visibility can mask concentrations and single points of failure across your supply chain, particularly beyond Tier 1
Lack of high-quality mapping limits your ability to be proactive about managing risk

Supplier and financial

Overreliance on single or financially unstable suppliers heightens vulnerability to disruption
Supplier concentrations can cause outsized impacts from localized events like weather or industrial action
Difficulty securing traditional insurance for lower-tier suppliers can result in coverage gaps

Operational and logistics

Production delays, quality issues, and capacity constraints disrupt operational continuity
Interruptions to shipping routes, port congestion, and customs delays impact logistics flow

Geopolitical, climate, and cyber

Geopolitical tensions, sanctions, and trade compliance changes disrupt supply routes and operations
Climate and natural hazards such as floods, storms, and wildfires threaten critical infrastructure
Cyberattacks targeting suppliers, logistics providers, or technology platforms increase operational risk

Regulation and compliance

Forced labor, human rights violations, and sustainability concerns pose reputational and governance risks
Evolving regulations and trade rules require ongoing readiness and accurate reporting to maintain compliance

Amid many competing business priorities and challenges, organizations may struggle to respond effectively to supply chain risks due to:

Limited data and insights beyond Tier 1 suppliers
Data overload, without clear insight into how to use data effectively
Reactive crisis response rather than proactive planning
Fragmented ownership of supply chain risk across procurement, operations, risk, finance, and security teams
Lack of tested playbooks and escalation paths for disruption scenarios
Difficulty quantifying risk impact and prioritizing mitigation investments
Overreliance on manual mapping processes and static risk assessments
Inconsistent monitoring and unreliable early warning systems
An ever-changing risk and compliance landscape

Equipped with comprehensive supply chain mapping, actionable insights, and 150+ years of Marsh expertise, your organization can:

Identify critical exposures and dependencies faster
Implement targeted mitigation strategies to reduce downtime and disruption impact
Accelerate decision-making processes with clearer visibility and escalation triggers
Improve your compliance posture and audit readiness
Enable better governance and leadership reporting on supply chain risk
Develop more efficient allocation of resilience spending

Comprehensive supply chain risk management with Sentrisk

Take greater control of your supply chain risk with Sentrisk, a dynamic supply chain risk management platform that combines Marsh expertise with enhanced supplier data and advanced technology. The platform empowers you to:

Identify and prioritize your riskiest sites, suppliers, components, and products with comprehensive supply chain analysis that provides real-time alerts and proprietary risk scoring, assessing your most urgent risks.

Work with experienced risk advisors to strengthen your business continuity management, crisis response planning, and other risk mitigation measures. Anticipate and mitigate the impact of geopolitical shifts, regulatory changes, natural catastrophes, and other dynamic scenarios with risk quantification and modelling, leveraging platform insights alongside advisory services from Marsh’s experienced specialists.

Use Supplier+ and Snapshot report to uncover more detailed, validated, and up-to-date supplier data. This enhanced data can support:

More detailed, accurate submissions to underwriters
Potentially higher limits of coverage for property, contingent business interruption (CBI), and property damage business interruption (PDBI)

By integrating rich supplier data, cutting-edge technology, and expert insights, Sentrisk empowers you to proactively manage your supply chain risk, enhance insurance outcomes, and build a more resilient, agile supply chain that is better prepared to navigate today’s complex and evolving risk landscape.

Why Marsh?

Marsh offers a comprehensive, end-to-end approach to supply chain risk management that goes beyond technology alone. Leveraging over 150 years of global risk expertise, Marsh combines deep advisory capabilities with advanced data analytics and innovative technology to help organizations identify, quantify, assess, mitigate, and transfer supply chain risk effectively.

Our experienced specialists work with you to identify your most urgent risk priorities — including geopolitical and climate-related exposures — and prioritize the most critical vulnerabilities to strengthen business continuity management. Additionally, Marsh supports trade compliance efforts to reduce regulatory risks, helping organizations build more resilient and compliant operations. Marsh’s Global Supply Chain Practice, with a dedicated Supply Chain Center of Excellence, provides specialized guidance and innovative solutions to strengthen supply chain risk management.

FAQs

Supply chain risk management is the process of assessing, mitigating, and transferring risks that could disrupt the flow of goods, services, and information across your supply network. Effective supply chain risk management can help your organization adapt to emerging challenges, protect revenue, remain competitive, and improve overall resilience.

Global supply chains are increasingly complex and exposed to risks deep within supplier networks, including geopolitical shifts, cyber threats, and climate events. Effective risk management can help minimize disruptions to protect your bottom line and maintain business continuity.

Disruptions anywhere in the supply chain network — from logistics bottlenecks and concentration risks to geopolitical events, natural catastrophes, or cyber events — can cause significant operational challenges, including unplanned downtime and financial losses. Existing risk management functions may struggle to manage these risks because of limited visibility beyond Tier 1 suppliers, fragmented ownership of supply chain risk management, lack of tested response plans, manual processes, and weak early-warning systems.

Supply chain risks should be reviewed continuously with real-time monitoring and formally reassessed regularly. While it is important to review plans after major events or changes in the supply network, it is equally important to be proactive and anticipate scenarios before they arise.

There are many steps organizations can take to improve their supply chain risk management. These include mapping the entire supply chain to gain greater visibility, assessing and prioritizing risks across various factors, and implementing targeted mitigation strategies. It’s also important to continuously monitor emerging risk signals and establish clear governance with defined ownership to enable timely and effective responses. Leveraging advanced data and technology, such as Marsh’s supply chain risk management platform Sentrisk, can help organizations proactively manage risks and develop resilience with enhanced risk transfer strategies.

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Take control of your supply chain risk with Sentrisk

Does your supply chain risk management function provide deep visibility into all your supplier relationships? Does it have a track record of providing data that can help secure enhanced business interruption coverage?

Many organizations remain vulnerable to risks they didn’t even know they had deep in their supply chain, or do not have robust supplier data to submit more detailed information to underwriters.

Request a Sentrisk demo to learn how you can uncover hidden risks and enhance your coverage.

Gain multi-tier supply chain visibility with detailed Supplier+ reports for deeper risk insight
Stay ahead of disruptions with real-time alerts and scenario impact analysis
Strengthen insurance submissions to secure higher PDBI and CBI coverage limits

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*The above statistics are based on data from Marsh’s supply chain risk management tool, Sentrisk.