War in the Middle East redraws global risk landscape for companies and insurers. Sabotage and civil unrest are also major business concerns with hundreds of incidents globally over the past five years, according to Allianz Research. Regional domestic tensions predominate...
Around 50% of companies see supply chain paralysis and a global internet outage as the two most plausible Black Swan scenarios in the next five years. Geopolitical noise around the globe masks risks from high-impact climate, health, and future technology...
Cyber, especially ransomware attacks, ranks as the #1 risk for companies of all sizes (36% of responses) Artificial Intelligence is the biggest riser and jumps from #9 to #2 (32%), highlighting the emerging risks for companies in almost all industry...
Geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, tariffs, and cyber risks pose liability challenges for the boards of corporations of all sizes. The increasing number of insolvencies around the globe is becoming a major issue for executives. Claims severity and settlement costs are...
Global spending on data centers is expected to reach several trillion US dollars by 2030 with the US and China as main drivers of growth. The surging demand for data centers has created a building boom, with costs for some...
Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2025: Trade conflict between the US and China and growing shadow fleet add to substantial challenges for the shipping industry. Despite geopolitical headwinds: only 27 large ships lost worldwide in 2024, down by more than...
Companies identify Business interruption as their top business concern for the year ahead (37% of overall responses) Cyber ranks #2 (31%), with data breaches identified as the cyber exposure companies fear most Natural catastrophes retain #3 rank (27%) in Asia,...
Increasing global insolvency levels heighten risks for executives. The febrile geopolitical landscape poses liability challenges for global corporations caught up in world events. “AI washing” is an emerging risk trend, leading to securities class action lawsuits. D&O market remains competitive...
Frequency and value of large cyber insurance claims up 14% and 17% year-on-year in the first half of 2024, with data and privacy breach-related elements present in two thirds of these losses Growing trend in the US for class action...