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Driving Abroad and Motor Insurance Cover Documentation in the Event of a “No Deal” Brexit
While UK Parliamentary decisions are being made there are still three potential outcomes when it comes to Britain leaving the European Union (EU): A deal, no deal, and no Brexit. Although the state of play may change, as long as there is potential for a no deal Brexit, organisations should continue to plan on this basis.
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Marine Insurance Digitalization: 5 Key Takeaways
Marsh's schemes and affinities business is the largest in the UK by market share according to a new market report published by Finaccord, a leading international market research and consulting company.
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Quantifying the Full Costs of a Product Defect
The fallout from a defective product can include brand, operational, and financial damage; could you quantify the potential impact on your business?
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Conduct Risk: Impacts and Implications for Financial Institutions
Identifying corporate conduct is key to all risks. Not getting conduct and culture correct has regulatory and reputational — and a potential financial — impact.
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Are You Keeping Track of Your Supply Chain?
Traditional supply chains and their processes today are experiencing unprecedented change. This has been stimulated by a number of global factors, including an unstable political and economic environment, extreme weather, evolving consumer preferences, and the considerable shift towards automation and digitalisation.
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Exposure Quantification is the Key to Understanding an Organisation's Vulnerability to Cryptocurrency Theft
Since the advent of bitcoin – the first digital currency – in 2009, and blockchain, the payment network technology over which cryptocurrencies are transacted over, the number of cryptocurrency users has consistently grown.
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Food Delivery – Disrupting the future
The rapid rise of online food and meal delivery by retailers, restaurants, and producers was born out of a desire to improve the customer experience. These new models, new solutions, and partnerships are creating disruptive business opportunities.
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Working on Impact Tolerance
The recently released Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) 2019-2020 Business plan has flagged Operational Resilience as an area of focus this year. With operational resilience making the shortlist of overriding priorities — along with Brexit, Culture, and Financial Crime — it's time for firms to take heed and get ahead of the curve.
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Governing Cyber Risk: Grabbing the Bull by the Horns
Businesses are responding to cyber risk, but often with limited information on the risks they face or limited ability to validate whether they are doing enough of the right things.
Supply Chain Back to Basics and the Carbon Dioxide Shortage
Read about carbon dioxide shortage and building resilience in the supply chain according to Marsh.
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