Industry Insight

Industry Insight has been developed to promote greater awareness of current issues that affect both insurers and the insured. The articles featured here are based on a broad range of insurance and risk-related topics, which we believe are particularly relevant in today’s business environment.

Recent issues

• Global Risks 2008
  For the first time, Zurich has joined the ranks of a handful of financial & academic institutions to contribute to the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks report – a collaborative effort in conjunction with the WEF Global Risk Team.
• Supply chains are increasingly vulnerable in our shrinking world
  While a lean supply chain is good, to starve it can lead to expensive failures. Keys to avoiding breakdown are communications, planning and just a bit of slack.
• The global population boom
  Amid all the clamour about protecting the environment, there’s a growing move to look again at nuclear power as a possible option. But how safe is it in our volatile world?
• Can nuclear power make a comeback?
  Amid all the clamour about protecting the environment, there’s a growing move to look again at nuclear power as a possible option. But how safe is it in our volatile world?