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U-turn from UK regulators on proposed diversity and inclusion rules

Ronan McCaughey investigates the reasons behind the decision to cease work on D&I regulation and gauges reaction from the British insurance industry

Justin Elks: Don't just tick the box, but miss the point on risks

Justin Elks, partner and head of consulting at Crowe UK, reviews the key ERM developments of 2024 and his outlook for 2025

Risk teams under pressure as efficiency grip tightens

A survey by consultancy Crowe UK has revealed how CROs are being asked to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness in their processes. Ronan McCaughey explains the implications

Your CEO asks to cut the costs of risk and compliance. What do you do?

Being asked to look at the cost of risk and compliance isn't necessarily a threat. Instead, it can provide an opportunity to move the functions from adolescence into adulthood, argues Justin Elks

Crowe UK recruits Argo Group's CRSO Alex Hindson

Hindson will focus mostly on growing Crowe's sustainability and ESG offering

Isaac Alfon joins Crowe's risk consulting team

Third-party risk rules put supplier relationships in the spotlight

Ronan McCaughey investigates how the UK's regulatory requirements on third-party risk management - which come into effect on 31 March - are changing how insurers do business

Cloud outsourcing comes down to earth

Insurers are being pushed to better manage the operational risks arising from the use of cloud computing. There are some deep challenges involved, but regulations are arriving that might help, as Ronan McCaughey reports

Insurers to rethink operational resilience post Covid-19

Insurers' operational risk management already faced scrutiny before the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, experts from Crowe and Oric International expect operational resilience to become a priority for management. Ronan McCaughey reports

Realising the potential of operational risk management

Madeline Betts, Justin Elks and Daniel Bruce set out practical and proportionate ways to improve operational risk processes that add tangible value to a business