California wildfire response | Allianz

The 2017 and 2018 California wildfire seasons have been recorded as two of the deadliest in state history. Thanks to the urgent, innovative response by Allianz Risk Consulting and underwriting, several properties were preserved from devastation.

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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.

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.

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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).

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: 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: 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

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.

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Key risk trends for Directors & Officers

Our report identifies trends for risk managers and brokers in the Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance space.

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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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Goodbye 2023!

On behalf of everyone at Allianz Commercial we wish you and your families good health and happiness over the festive break.

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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.