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Ashley Easen, Director Risk Control, and Phil Farrar, National Development Director, Risk Management Partners discuss issues of supplier failure and the consequences these can have on the public sector.

As we career towards the end of the 2023 Compensation Recovery Unit data tells us that claim numbers have not recovered. Employers’ liability and public liability claim numbers are down. However, what is coming down the track?

Winter is the time of year when properties are more susceptible to expensive claims due to frozen pipes and water leaks, as well as damp and mould. Take preventative action now.

Achieving the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change requires collaboration.

COP26, taking place in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November, is a once in a generation opportunity for global leaders to change our destiny.

Project and product risk in AI implementation is strongly tied to an organisation’s data maturity and the ability to set robust, focused project parameters. Risk management professionals can be instrumental in supporting successful outcomes.

Following a change to the personal injury discount rates for Scotland and for Northern Ireland (both to +0.5%), expectations are for an increase to the rate for England and Wales too. These changes impact personal injury claims settlements and affect insurance premiums.

A review of proposed developments in children’s social care and a look at what the future holds for children’s services in the public sector.

An increase in assaults against teachers needs risk management and claims consideration now.

The annual awareness calendar provides us with many opportunities to pause for thought and reflect on a comprehensive array of meaningful subjects.

Having a sustainable workforce is key to the resilience and growth of any organisation.

A turbulent commercial landscape has prompted risk managers to take a broader perspective of their risk exposures and has raised the profile of contingent business interruption (CBI) insurance. But as Crawford’s Angus Osborne-White explains that the devil is in the policy detail.

Burgoynes has seen a marked increase in fires associated with cannabis cultivation.

Top tips for policy adaptations to combat climate change risks.

Proposed council tax rises in England next month are well below current inflation levels.

The pandemic and its societal impacts, along with recent changes to legislation and regulation, have altered the profile of fraudulent claims.

As technology, systems and software become more sophisticated, so do the threat actors and their methods for infiltration.

Can Scrooge learn from his mistakes and create a cyber security culture?

Claims brought under the Data Protection Act (DPA) and/or General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) have been around for as long as the legislation. Today there is an increase in the frequency of those claims and their overall value.

On 1 June 2023 the European Parliament agreed its position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), set to take effect by 2025.