Insights on emerging and long-term risks

Imagine all the People – Demographics and social change from an insurance perspective

After many years of constant population growth, the most recent demographic analyses are forecasting a progressive slowdown in population growth, with differing impacts across countries.  A reduced birth rate coupled with increased longevity will lead [...]

2026-03-11T14:55:25+00:00December 17th, 2020|

Emerging Risk Initiative – Major Trends and Emerging Risk Radar – 2020 update

The CRO Forum’s Emerging Risk Initiative continually scans the horizon to identify and communicate emerging risks facing the insurance industry. The Emerging Risk Initiative identified the current major trends and emerging risks which are expected [...]

2026-03-11T15:04:41+00:00June 30th, 2020|

Water Risk

Water risks are often underestimated, disregarded or simply ignored. They represent major emerging risks for the re/insurance industry and for global society in terms of scarcity, pollution, health, treatment, conflicts, regulatory and reputational risks. Water [...]

2026-05-29T10:05:17+00:00November 28th, 2016|

Environmental, Social and Governance factors in Country Risk Management – a new horizon

This paper is the fourth blueprint in our series on managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges in business transactions, focusing on the core functions of the insurance industry – risk transfer and investments. Environmental, [...]

2026-02-11T13:30:58+00:00October 15th, 2013|

Nanotechnology

This presents the insurance industry with significant challenges and opportunities. The paper recommends that assessing risk over the life cycle of these nanomaterials should be standard practice for the nanotechnology industry, as well as for their insurers and reinsurers.

2026-05-29T09:54:08+00:00November 25th, 2010|
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