A job in the commercial insurance industry can be termed an “accidental occupation” for many people who find themselves working there, and rare is the tale of an enterprising young person who set their sights on making a career of it. But there are exceptions, and their experience shows that attitudes about insurance are often misplaced and the business’s role in society is generally underrated.

A look at what organizations and communities should do to adapt to extreme-weather events and the role that insurers can play in making the world more resilient to the effects of climate change.

China’s property crisis keeps evolving. So far, an escalation of the latest mortgage boycott could be avoided through intervention by China’s authorities. 

Julien Seetharamdoo,  Head of European Market Strategy and Thomas Liebi, Head of US & UK Market Strategy

As the recent increase in commodity prices proves to be a double-edged sword for LatAm, with winners and losers, we examine its economic and financial impacts.

In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, pandemic challenges, supply chain woes and cyber risks, how can businesses adapt to risk and build resilience. We are joined by Guy Miller, Chief Market Strategist and Head of Macroeconomics, and Eugenie Molyneux, Chief Risk Officer of Commercial Insurance – from Zurich Insurance Group.

After years of large losses, commercial insurers in Spain are being more selective about what they cover, while helping companies improve their risk profiles to make them more attractive to the insurance market, a panel of experts from Zurich Resilience Solutions points out. To find out more, listen to our Commercial Insurance podcast featuring our experts from the Spanish team.

COVID-19 has widened fissures within societies and between nations in a way that risks hobbling international collaboration on critical challenges. What actions need to be taken to mitigate this? With John Scott and Guy Miller

Climate change is the number one risk we face as a species, according to the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report. We look at what a ‘disorderly transition’ to net-zero might look like, and also examine the new risks posed by rapidly changing technology.

With Peter Giger, Group Chief Risk Officer at Zurich Insurance Group and Carolina Klint, Risk Management Leader, Continental Europe, Marsh

In this podcast Zaheer Hashmi (Senior Claims Handler, UK Speciality Lines Claims, Zurich Insurance) and Roddy Priestley (Director of Cyber Security at S-RM) explore the behaviors of a threat actor, and provide useful tips on how to organizations can secure their environment and mitigate exposure to cyber threats.