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...

Kristof Terryn 18 Mar 2019

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...

Christian Mumenthaler 23 Jan 2019

Precision Medicine

Why biodiversity is key to our survival

Diversity is thought to make ecosystems, species and populations more resilient to environmental stresses.

Eric Muraille · The Conversation 11 Jan 2019

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...

Lutfey Siddiqi and Evelina Pietruschka 18 Dec 2018

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.

Nupur Anand · Quartz 05 Dec 2018

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...

Paige Adams 27 Nov 2018

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.

Suzanne Barlyn · Reuters 24 Sep 2018

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.

Michael Keen and James Brumby · IMF Blog 14 Feb 2018

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 ...

Richard Aster · Business Insider 06 Feb 2018

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.

Maya Bundt 11 Sep 2017

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.

Laura Oliver 10 Aug 2017

Environment and Natural Resource Security

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?

Martyn Parker 31 Mar 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

When a driverless car crashes, who do you blame?

To truly benefit from new technologies, insurers, policy-makers and producers must come together to ensure that liability and risk are properly insured.

Victoria Golshani Shirazi 01 Dec 2016

Insurance and Asset Management

The rejuvenation of insurance – this is why it matters

Non-specialists rarely think about insurance in their day-to-day life. Most people don’t interact much with their insurer, unless they have a claim — the industry actually has one of fewe...

Erwann Michel-Kerjan 05 Aug 2016

Future of Economic Progress

Our global financial system is broken. Here’s a plan for fixing it

Policy-makers need to build a financial system that serves our economy, or we will be left with an economy that serves its financial system.

Alberto Gallo 06 Jul 2016

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