The Big Shift: Risk Management Has Moved from ‘Defensive’ to ‘Strategic’

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Across our industry—and across the broader business landscape—leaders are navigating an environment defined by constant change. Workforce constraints, rising operational complexity, geopolitical uncertainty, evolving regulations and an increasingly digital operating environment have all converged to reshape how risk shows up in our businesses. What once felt random, maybe even episodic, now feels structural.

In this context, risk management is undergoing a fundamental shift. It is no longer viewed primarily as a defensive function—focused on insurance coverage, regulatory compliance or responding to incidents after they occur. Instead, leading organizations are recognizing risk management as a strategic discipline ...

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