Risk
Doomed to Melt: Greenland’s ‘Zombie Ice’ and Rising Sea Levels
Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday. Zombie or doomed ice is ...
Pesticides: The New Pharma?
Fen-phen, Baycol, Rezulin, Vioxx… The 1990s and 2000s saw a tidal wave of pharmaceutical-related litigation that dominated the agenda of the plaintiffs' bar. Mass torts over the negative health ...
Taming Global Supply Chain Risks, Holistically
The world has seen the seismic impact of supply chain disruptions over the past few years—brought on by COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, Brexit, inflation and natural catastrophes such as last ...
Real-Time Tech: Supply Chain Analysis Tools
Transparency is the key to managing supply chain risk. But some businesses only focus on selective financial information from their suppliers, which can leave them exposed. Beyond creditworthiness, ...
Pay-As-You-Go Cargo MGA Closing Insurance Gap for Shippers
Small and medium-sized businesses, which make up a huge portion of freight moved globally, have long struggled with underinsurance because traditional insurance products just have not met their ...
5 Emerging Risks to Watch: Concurrent Weather Events, Electric Vehicles, Robots
In this edition, we highlight the possible effects of concurrent weather events on critical sectors, hacking vulnerabilities at EV charging stations, the toll having robot co- workers can have on ...
Weather Whiplash: Why Floods and Droughts Are Coming Together
Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a drought. Sound familiar? It should. The Dallas region is just the latest ...
Solving Climate Change Starts With the C-Suite
From a global pandemic to unprecedented racial, social and political turmoil, to sustainability and climate change, senior executives across industries have been forced to deal with a range of issues ...