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Insurance and Asset Management
How cities can become more resilient to climate change
In an age of megacities and extreme storms, a leader from the insurance industry writes about how we can adapt.
Financial and Monetary Systems
5 charts on the vulnerabilities in the global economy - and why we should worry about them
If financial conditions remain easy for too long, vulnerabilities will continue to build, and the odds of a sharp drop in economic growth at some later point will be higher.
Infrastructure
What Fukushima's cherry trees tell us about Japan's reinvention
Dismantling and decontamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster will take several decades. For many in Japan, the disaster is seen as having launched a renaissance.
Cybersecurity
We are on the edge of a new ‘cyber’ space age. This is how we make it a success
Nearly 50 years after the first moon landing, we stand at the threshold of a new cyberspace age - and like the Apollo 11 mission, its success will depend on strong public-private collabor...
Insurance and Asset Management
We must build resilience to face the future - but will we be fast enough?
In order to prepare for increasingly frequent climate-related extreme weather and natural disasters as we move towards a low-carbon economy, we must become more resilient. Here's how we s...
Precision Medicine
Why biodiversity is key to our survival
Diversity is thought to make ecosystems, species and populations more resilient to environmental stresses.
ASEAN
Here are seven steps the insurance industry in the ASEAN region can take to navigate disruption
Traditional insurance companies are being buffeted by the forces of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including changes in customer behaviour and expectations brought on by technology, ne...
Future of Economic Progress
How India’s ultra-rich population is growing faster than anywhere else
In 2017 India's millionaire population grew by 20% year-on-year and their overall wealth also grew to $1.1 trillion.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity needs a holistic approach. Here are three ways to build protection
We need global cybersecurity standards around information sharing, incident reporting, security-by-design principles and best practices. The World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurit...
Electronics
No Fitbit, no insurance: is this the start of a major trend?
Policyholders score premium discounts for hitting exercise targets tracked on wearable devices such as a Fitbit or Apple Watch.
Public Finance and Social Protection
How the world can start addressing global wealth inequalities
High and rising income inequality is a serious concern in many countries, however, wealth is distributed even more unequally than income.
United States
California is overdue for another giant earthquake
It's been a long time since California experienced an earthquake of larger magnitude. Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast estimates that there is a 93% chance of one happening ...
Insurance and Asset Management
What the sea eagle can teach us about risk
If we do not want to give up the benefits of digitization, then cyber risks are here to stay.
Governance for Sustainability
Swiss Re is moving its €130 billion portfolio into ethical investments
Swiss Re is the first insurer to shift its entire investment portfolio to socially responsible companies.
Insurance and Asset Management
Insurance could help Latin America break the link between extreme weather and extreme poverty
The protection gap for floods around the world is already large and continues to grow. How can insurance become a tool for governments to cope with climate change?