Allianz Risk Barometer 2022 | AGCS

Following a year of unprecedented cyber-attacks, business interruption and supply chain disruption, and natural catastrophe activity, these three perils are foremost in the minds of survey respondents in 2022. Meanwhile, awareness of the risks of climate change is growing among companies, achieving its highest-ever position of sixth in the Allianz Risk Barometer.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Risk in focus: Business interruption

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

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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.

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Risk in focus: Market developments

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

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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.

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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.

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D&O insurance insights 2024

Our Allianz Commercial experts discuss the top risk trends boards of management need to guard against in 2024.

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New Head of Financial Lines UK, Large-Corp and Specialty

Allianz Commercial announced the appointment of Sharanjit Chaggar as Head of Financial Lines for Large-Corp and Specialty in the UK.

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Leadership change

Petros Papanikolaou will succeed Joachim Müller as CEO of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE and Allianz Commercial.

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2023 Atlantic hurricane season

The Allianz Commercial natural catastrophe risk analysis team look back on the season’s notable events and the estimated insurance industry losses incurred.