AGCS Global Risk Dialogue: ESG Risks to Watch

No one could have foreseen the challenges that 2020 brought our way. But what can be seen clearly is that some ESG risks for companies are brewing. AGCS Global Risk Dialogue identifies the five most important ESG risks for businesses this year...

Allianz Economic Outlook: Temperamental 2020

The decade has changed, the challenges have not. But some of the pain of the past couple of years may be easing. In its economic outlook for 2020, Allianz Research lists its top 10 expectations from the year...

Allianz Risk Barometer 2020: Cyber top peril for companies globally for the first time

For the first time ever, Cyber incidents (39 percent of responses) ranks as the most important business risk globally in the ninth Allianz Risk Barometer 2020, relegating perennial top peril Business interruption (BI) (37 percent of responses) to second place. Awareness of the cyber threat has grown rapidly in recent years, driven by companies’ increasing reliance on data and IT systems and a number of high-profile incidents.

Euler Hermes Global Insolvency Index: Insolvencies to rise in 4 out of 5 countries in 2020

Global bankruptcies are still on the rise, implying higher export risks: this is the conclusion of the latest Global Insolvency Report by Euler Hermes, which covers 44 countries and 87 percent of global GDP and provides the last update of its Global Insolvency Index.

Managing the increasing threat of political violence and civil unrest

With an unprecedented ‘super-cycle’ of elections in 2024, almost half the world’s populations will go to the polls before the year is out. According to a new report from Allianz Commercial, security is a concern in many territories, not only from the threat of localized unrest but because of the wider-reaching consequences of electoral outcomes on foreign policy, trade relations, and supply chains.

Gen X Approaching Retirement Crunch Time with Savings Regrets

Gen Xers, who are mostly in their late 40s and 50s, are approaching an important time in preparing to retire. Yet, Gen Xers are feeling less confident than ever about their finances and more worried about retirement than boomers or millennials, according to the 2024 Annual Retirement Study from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life).