In our third annual review of the geopolitical risks facing businesses and investors, the Global Risk Intelligence and Data team review their predictions for 2019 and look ahead to a year that promises continued shifts in power, values and technology that will reverberate through global markets.
Haotian Wu, Senior Manager, Aviva Asia
Tina Zink Pernie, Chief Operating Officer, CLM
In 2018, natural catastrophes wreaked havoc around the world. Windstorms caused massive losses in the United States, Japan and the Philippines. Droughts hit the United States and Europe, and unusually large wildfires caused devastation in California. Experts have suggested that at least a portion of the world’s global catastrophes in 2018 can be attributed to climate change.
Symantec Corporation
The report analyzes data from Symantec’s Global Intelligence Network, the largest civilian threat intelligence network in the world, which records events from 123 million attack sensors worldwide, blocks 142 million threats daily, and monitors threat activities in more than 157 countries.
Mital Patel, Business Development Director for UK Actuarial Outsourcing, Willis Towers Watson
This research includes some foundational pillars, whilst most simple at their core, should apply in formulating any strategy for creating a successful and sustainable business.
Andrea Stein, Vice President, Marketing Communications, AIG Private Client Group
Throughout 20+ years as a communications professional, I’ve been privileged to participate in multiple branding (and rebranding) efforts. Big hopes are pinned on the back of a name: it can symbolize a fresh start, spur growth, convey quality (or the lack thereof), signify recovery from crisis, and the list goes on.
Ben Harris, Sales Relationship Team, Senior Manager, KPMG
In this year’s Edelman Trust Barometer, as with previous years, the research points to the importance of trust within the financial services sector. Despite this, it finds that only two of the five major financial hubs are trusted. More broadly, it sees a fall in trust across business, government, NGOs, and media so rebuilding trust within insurance, or any sector for that matter, is going to be more challenging today with the additional headwind of society seemingly placing less faith in each other.
Kamilla Svajgl, Financial Risk Management Principal, Milliman
The Geneva Association and the International Insurance Society (IIS) have announced the 2017 recipient of their collaborative insurance research program, the Shin Research Excellence Awards.
