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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

IBM Big Data Hub

According to Berenberg analysts , individual insurance companies faced total claims estimates of up to approximately USD 300 million. For other financial services firms outside of the insurance sector, property accepted as loan security might face climate-related risks as well.

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How to build a successful risk mitigation strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

The only way for effective risk reduction is for an organization to use a step-by-step risk mitigation strategy to sort and manage risk, ensuring the organization has a business continuity plan in place for unexpected events. Contingency plans should be in place if something drastic changes or risk events occur.

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CIO risk-taking 101: Playing it safe isn’t safe

CIO Business Intelligence

When it comes to structural risks you can ignore them as well, but you can’t make them go away by doing so and will be blamed if they’re “realized” (the risk-management term for “becoming real”). Rationalizing the applications portfolio reduces the odds of these risks being realized. IT Leadership, Risk Management

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What the Digital Operational Resilience Act means for you

CIO Business Intelligence

The regulation requires EU financial entities and their critical ICT providers to adopt comprehensive information and communications technology (ICT) risk management capabilities into their security processes. While it’s an EU policy with ramifications for EU businesses, the impact will undoubtedly affect businesses worldwide.

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PODCAST: COVID19 | Redefining Digital Enterprises – Episode 7: The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Services & Risk Management

bridgei2i

Episode 7: The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Services & Risk. Management. The Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Services & Risk Management. I collaborate with multiple stakeholders across many global companies enabling high impact business transformation strategies, and guiding them in their analytics journey.

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Using Technology to Better Manage Risk in Insurance

Decision Management Solutions

In February, we published a blog post on “Using Technology to Add Value in Insurance”. In that post, I referenced Matt Josefowticz’s article – Technology May be the Answer for Insurers, but What Was the Question? , Insurers can also manage risk more effectively through continuous improvement.

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Will Data Privacy drive an Enterprise Data Strategy?

Cloudera

The protection and controls around data become increasingly complex when used in the context of banking and insurance activities. Personal and confidential information carries heightened sensitivity in the light of financial, health and insurance activities. Financial institutions and insurers understand the benefits of more data.