The time may be right to build your business through mergers and acquisitions. But where is the action and what do you need to know to make your investments pay off?
Following a long period of hunkering down and watching for signs of economic recovery, businesses and private equity firms seem to be developing a new appetite for growth. For many of the newly hungry, this means...
The staff you hire will make or break your business. Fortunately, there is now a tool to help analyze this critical risk on a global scale
People are the backbone and personality of a business—a showcase of your organization's talent, education, experience and success. But people are also a key source of risk. Because risk management is the...
The Austrian-based ANDRITZ Group uses a leading-edge risk managment tool to keep a lid on insurance premiums
Through a combination of organic expansion and more than 30 complementary acquisitions and joint ventures, sales for Austrian-based ANDRITZ Group, a global manufacturing, technology and services company, have increased...
A four-step survival guide can keep your business moving forward through volcanic ash, catastrophic risks and other surprises
Until recently, most people around the world had never heard of Eyjafjallajokull. But that changed on April 14, 2010, when the small Icelandic volcano erupted. Lava flow (up to 65 feet thick) melted ice and caused...
Aon survey shows continued maturity and impact of ERM programs
In the last issue of Aon One (Q309), our cover story cited a broad commitment to risk management planning as key to successfully operating in both good and bad economic times (one.aon.com/focusing-big-picture). Based...
Catastrophe planning models help keep your business—and business risk—on solid ground
The devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile have pushed the potential for catastrophe to the forefront of everyone's mind. And for people in catastrophe-prone areas—think California and Japan for earthquakes...
Investing in fresh ideas, opportunities and products comes with uncertainties. But not doing so will certainly limit your business’s future
A lot of lousy thinking exists regarding the relationship between risk and innovation.
The multinational food giant had a goal: to find a global risk management solution that is equal parts technology and service
With annual revenues of USD42 billion, Kraft Foods Inc. is the world's second-largest food company, selling products in 150 countries and employing 100,000 people who work tirelessly to make delicious foods. Kraft...
Simple Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Exposure to Credit Risk
Domestic trade in the United States has been redefined by an unprecedented series of events, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters and corporate malfeasance—the most notable among them: the Sept. 11...
The role of the risk manager is often described as the ship that keeps its cargo afloat. But he or she must also chart the safest, most effective course through perilous seas
Risk Management Information Services (RMIS) are processes that enable a risk manager to make critical decisions based upon information that is accurate, complete and relevant to the business environment. If correctly...
