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The Institutes Knowledge Group’s 2024 Skills Report

Presented by The Institutes Knowledge Group

Discover the most in-demand skills in risk management and insurance and gain insights to transform your talent planning strategy.  

Inside the report you'll find:

Building a Climate Resilient Future

Presented by Oliver Wyman

Over the past 50 years, the number of weather-related disasters has risen five-fold, with climate change generally accepted to be a primary driver. Climate-related risks continue to grow and threaten global business and communities. The increasing frequency and severity of extreme-weather events is compounded by population growth and economic development in high-risk areas due to urbanization — placing more people in harm’s way and resulting in a significant increase in losses.  

Rise of Intangible Assets, Causal AI, and Cybersecurity


IIS Executive Insights Cyber Expert: David Piesse, CRO, Cymar

“The value of a business is a function of how well the financial capital and the intellectual capital are managed by the human capital. You’d better get the human capital part right.”— Dave Bookbinder, author i   

Five Tips to Combat the Insurance Industry’s Talent Shortage

Presented by RGA

Embracing technology, reimagining operating models, and developing a comprehensive talent strategy aligned with business strategy can help bridge today’s talent gap.

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Global Insurance Report: Expanding Commercial P&C’s Market relevance

Presented by McKinsey & Company

The nature of risk is evolving faster than ever. Commercial carriers must step up to fulfill the societal desire for resilience in a volatile world by closing protection gaps—or risk losing relevance.

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Transition Center of Expertise: Mobility – Land

Presented by BlackRock

The movement of people and goods over land represents about 12% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Enabled by recent advances in battery energy storage, we believe the electrification of road transport will be central in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Global Insurance Report 2023: Closing the Personal P&C Protection gap

Presented by McKinsey & Company

Despite overall growth, personal P&C lines are losing market relevance and facing a growing protection gap, with a clear dichotomy between local winners and losers. What’s next?

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World Trade, Re-Globalisation, Cyber Risk, Countertrade and the Digital Barter Economy


IIS Executive Insights Cyber Expert: David Piesse, CRO, Cymar

Abstract

World trade faces risk of fragmentation amid a backdrop of polycrisis, combining geopolitics, ongoing wars, climate change, energy transition, post-pandemic economy (inflation and interest rates rises), and cybercrime. Unilateral trade agreements reduce world trade, create commodity vulnerability, and increase supply-chain risk. 

AIA, PAK Programs and Swiss Re Recognized for Excellence in Insurance Innovation

New York, New York – Nov. 20, 2023: The International Insurance Society (IIS) and Insurance Thought Leadership (ITL) announced the winners of the first-ever Global Innovation Awards at the 56th installment of the Global Insurance Forum on Nov. 6, 2023, at the Hilton Singapore Orchard. The awards recognize companies that have shown exceptional achievement in driving innovation and fostering sustainability within the insurance and risk management industry.

Life/Health/Retirement Innovator of the Year: AIA

Redefining Sustainability in Life & Health

Sustainability should be understood and applied more broadly in the context of life and health insurance. In her latest blog article, Daisy Ning, Head of Life & Health Reinsurance APAC ex. China at Swiss Re, explains why sustainability should directly align with the 3As of insurance.

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