In this episode of Insurance Tomorrow, Vanessa Baffoe welcomes Luke Baker, our own head of large corp and specialty, and Dr. Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, to explore the top business risks for 2025. 

We cover: 

• The key findings of the 2025 Allianz Risk Barometer globally and in the UK.
• The most pressing risks for SMEs and mid-sized businesses, including cyber incidents, legislative changes and business interruption.
• How the top business risks are interlinked and what brokers need to know about their interdependencies.
• The evolving role of brokers and how they can help their clients to build resilience.
• How the top risks might evolve and how brokers can prepare for these changes.

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In this episode, Vanessa Baffoe is joined by Alastair Blundell, head of general insurance at BIBA, and Alex Ktenidis ACII, director of digital trading and legal protection at Allianz UK. to delve into the pressing issue of underinsurance among small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

We cover:

• What underinsurance really means and the risks it poses to SMEs.
• The economic pressures facing SMEs, and how these impact underinsurance.
• How brokers and insurers can play a pivotal role in supporting clients.
• How emerging technologies can help combat underinsurance.

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Welcome back to Insurance Tomorrow!

We're kicking off 2025 with a new series and a brand new host, British journalist Vanessa Baffoe. Join Vanessa as she meets with industry experts to explore global business trends and developments, and their impact on the insurance sector.

This season, we'll delve into pressing topics such as underinsurance, cyber security, and the key risks affecting businesses of all sizes.

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We look back at some of the most significant issues and global trends that we’ve discussed over the past year. We explore how these topics might affect the insurance industry now and in the future.

Our host – Steph McGovern – covered everything from autonomous vehicles, the motivation parallels between sport and business, to the risks of lithium-ion batteries for businesses.

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Lithium-on batteries have become increasingly common in business and our everyday lives. Although fires caused by these batteries are relatively rare, they can be catastrophic.  

In this episode, we discover what lithium-ion batteries are, what the risks are, and what happens when lithium-ion batteries catch fire.

Discussing how to handle these batteries and what the insurance implications are, our host - Steph McGovern - is joined by:

Madeleine Cavanagh, Loss Control Engineering Technical Property Lead, Allianz UK
Matt Humby, Senior Technical Consultant, Firechief Global

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With the rapid development of eCommerce in the last five years, our latest episode looks at how businesses can keep up with new technology, supply chain disruption, and increasingly demanding customers and how insurers can help businesses stay secure as they evolve.
We discuss the future of eCommerce and the next challenges this sector faces with our host - Steph McGovern - who is joined by:
Sarah Murrow, CEO, Allianz Trade UK & Ireland
Huw Evans, Head of Insurance at KPMG

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In another special episode of Insurance Tomorrow, we look at how preparation and how marginal gains can lead to success, inside and outside of the sporting arena. As the proud partners of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, we thoroughly enjoyed talking to Jonny Riall, Head of Performance Services, ParalympicsGB and Helena Rowlands, Olympic and English rugby union player about the relationship between performance and results.

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With the Olympic and Paralympic Games just a few weeks away, in this special episode of Insurance Tomorrow, we look at the parallels between sport and business life, and how resilience, marginal gains and thorough preparation can benefit a range of situations, from the trackside to the workplace.

As the proud partners of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, we were delighted to welcome ParalympicsGB para cyclist Jody Cundy CBE to chat to our host, Steph McGovern, about his achievements. Jody has represented Great Britain at seven Summer Paralympics winning eight Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals across swimming and cycling events.

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What do brokers need to know?
 
What is it going to take to bring the insurance industry into a new era of trust, climate risk and changing customer behaviours? How can the industry make its products better, and provide cover the that people and companies need?
 
We discuss the future of insurance products and how they will evolve in the next ten years and beyond with our host - Steph McGovern - who is joined by:
Nick Hobbs, Chief Distribution Office, Allianz Commercial
Huw Evans, Head of Insurance, KPMG

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The BIBA conference has a well-earned reputation for showcasing the most influential and inspiring trends for our industry. In our BIBA special episode we discuss the future of customer experience, how brokers drive the insurance sector, and how things could change over the next decade.
From personalisation of products to the digital journey our host - Steph McGovern - is joined by:
 
Nadia Cote, MD, Allianz Commercial
David Perry, CEO of FSB Insurance Service 

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