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    Building a Resilience Programme That Survives Leadership Change: The Case for Embedded Expertise
    The most common cause of operational resilience programme regression in mid-tier financial services firms is not supervisory...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    22 May, 2026
    DORA and Mapping Information Assets blog
    ICT and Technology Resilience: How the Regulatory Expectation Has Changed Since DORA
    In most mid-tier financial services firms, technology resilience and operational resilience are managed by different teams. The...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    21 May, 2026
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    The Diagnostic Assessment: What It Covers, What You Receive, and What Happens Next
    If you have been reading about operational resilience evidence gaps, supervisory expectations, or the difference between...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    21 May, 2026
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    Why Mid-Tier Firms Choose an Independent Specialist Over a Large Consultancy for Operational Resilience
    The decision about who to engage for operational resilience work is, in most mid-tier firms, made by a CRO or COO who has...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    20 May, 2026
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    SMF24 Personal Accountability and Operational Resilience: What the Designation Actually Requires
    If you hold the SMF24 designation, you already know the headline: you carry personal accountability for operational resilience at...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    20 May, 2026
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    What Good Looks Like: DORA ICT Supplier Exit Documentation for UK-Impacted Firms
    Most firms that have confirmed DORA applies to their EU-regulated entities have also, by now, acknowledged that their ICT...
    Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    19 May, 2026
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    What the PRA Expects from Board-Level Resilience Reporting in 2026
    A PRA supervisor reviewing a firm's board papers will reach a conclusion about the firm's operational resilience governance...
    Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    19 May, 2026
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    The Five Gaps FourthLine Finds in Every Mid-Tier Insurance Firm's Resilience Programme
    Every mid-tier insurer we have assessed has gaps in their operational resilience programme. That is not a criticism. It is a...
    Insurance Sector
    19 May, 2026
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    DORA for UK Financial Services Firms: What Still Requires Attention in 2026
    DORA became effective on 17 January 2025. For most UK-headquartered financial services firms, the response followed a familiar...
    Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    18 May, 2026