Natural hazards are transforming the reinsurance market. Why insurability will increasingly depend on risk management – in an expert interview with Stephan Dorner.

How VM Holz created insurability with a smart concept — while simultaneously reducing costs.

Welser Profile, an international specialist in custom metal profiles, wanted one thing: complete transparency into its own risk portfolio. Together with risk on mind, the company created for the first time a company-wide, comparable, robust risk profile across all sites. The result: clear facts, targeted investments instead of blanket measures – and tangible added value for decision-making, insurance, and future planning.

ALPLA is one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality plastic packaging—with more than 200 production sites in 45 countries. Together with risk on mind, ALPLA has been pursuing since 2022/23 the goal of creating global risk transparency, establishing consistent fire protection standards, and managing risks economically. The result: comparable risk data, clear investment decisions, high insurability—and a central real-time overview of around 1,600 measures worldwide, integrated into the rismo® platform.

Interstarch GmbH operates one of Europe’s most modern starch plants and faced a challenging insurance situation in 2023. Together with risk on mind, an objective, robust risk profile was developed for the first time, technical measures were specified in a targeted way, and implemented cost-effectively. The result: improved insurability, optimized fire protection solutions, clear roadmaps for NIS2 compliance and business continuity — and risk management that consistently combines safety and cost-effectiveness.

Five days that make the difference: The training provides hands-on, field-tested know-how in fire protection, risk management and insurance coverage – concise, applicable across sites, and aligned with international standards.

When autumn arrives, the busiest time of the year begins for risk managers: renewal. Contracts are renegotiated, risks are reassessed — and often, it is not the risk itself that determines the outcome, but how it is presented. This article shows why conventional risk reports, fragmented data, and misleading probabilities can cost companies dearly — and how structured risk data, clear communication, and a well-considered risk strategy make the difference. A case for control rather than chance in risk management.

Top Rankings in the 2025 Consultancy Ranking: Why risk on mind was recognized as a pioneer in risk management.