Video: Allianz Risk Barometer 2020: Most Important Risks

What keeps business leaders around the world up at night?

Every year, the Allianz Risk Barometer identifies the most important risks for companies for the next 12 months and beyond. For the 2020 edition, more than 2,700 risk experts from 102 countries and territories were surveyed about the perils that worry them most.

Watch the video to learn more about the 10 major threats for companies through 2020 and beyond.

More information

Press release

Helping UK school children with launch of nationwide festivals

Allianz in the UK has introduced the global MoveNow program to harness the power of play and sport.

Video

Allianz Multinational - Ready on all fronts

Allianz Multinational offers a fully end-to-end customized service for the cross-border exposures of its clients, covering also risk transfer and captive services.

Report

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024

The most important corporate concerns for the year ahead, ranked by 3,069 risk management experts from 92 countries and territories.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Fire, explosion

Ranking #6 overall, fire, explosion (19%), up from #9 in 2023, is a significant peril for companies and global supply chains.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Climate change

Climate change (18%) may be a non-mover year-on year at #7, but this risk’s importance is clearly also reflected in natural catastrophes’ rise in the rankings.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Market developments

Protectionism is one of three paradigm shifts identified as being behind market developments (13%) rising to #9.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Cyber incidents

Cyber incidents is the top global risk in the Allianz Risk Barometer – for the first time by a clear margin (36% of responses, 5 percentage points ahead).

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Shortage of skilled workforce

Shortage of skilled workforce (12%) falls from #8 to #10, although demographic change still means a shortage of skilled labor in many sectors worldwide.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Natural catastrophes

In a sign that companies are feeling the impact of extreme weather and climate events, natural catastrophes rank #3, up three positions on last year.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Political risks and violence

Unsurprisingly, given ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, and tensions between China and the US, political risks and violence (14%) rises up to #8 from #10.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Business interruption

Business interruption (31%) retains its position as the second biggest threat in the 2024 survey.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Changes in legislation

Despite vows to reduce bureaucracy, companies will still face new rules and regulations in 2024 ensuring changes in legislation and regulation (19%) rises one place to #4.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Risk in focus: Macroeconomic developments

Despite the ongoing uncertain global economic outlook, macroeconomic developments (19%), which ranked #3 last year, falls to #5 in 2024.

Allianz Risk Barometer 2024 | Expert risk article

Top risks for smaller and mid-size companies

Whether cyber-attack or flood, loss events tend to hit smaller and mid-size companies much harder, with longer periods of disruption.

Global I Press release

A cyber event is the top global business risk

Allianz Commercial publishes the 13th annual survey of key business risks around the world, according to 3000+ respondents.