
Episode #5
How geopolitical risk is changing insurance & business
From conflict and trade tensions to cyber attacks, supply chain disruption and climate change, risks facing businesses are becoming increasingly interconnected. So how can brokers prepare when past events may no longer be a reliable guide to what happens next? Our host, financial broadcaster and journalist Georgie Frost, is joined by Hanna Kam, Chief Risk Officer at Allianz UK, and David Abbott, Managing Partner of Insurance Services and Head of Global Risks at DWF, a global legal and business services provider. In this episode, we discuss: How geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty are reshaping the risk landscape Supply chain disruption and how businesses can build greater resilience War, political violence and the growing intersection between physical, cyber and AI-driven threats How insurers are responding to increasingly interconnected and hard-to-model risks Underinsurance, protection gaps and the broker’s evolving role as a strategic risk adviser. Follow the series for notifications about future episodes. You can watch the podcast on Spotify and YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoLD_-KfE3a3mR38xel2jA58gVo3J6-Gs Want to help shape our future episodes? Share your ideas, thoughts and comments here | https://info.allianz.co.uk/insurance-tomorrow-podcast-survey.html Connect with us on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/allianzukbroker/ for broker insights and explore the Allianz Knowledge Centre | https://www.allianz.co.uk/broker/knowledge-centre.html for webinars, articles and resources on business risks and other key topics. A podcast series by Allianz Insurance, produced by Fresh Air Production. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.






