Move Over Nat Cats, Kitty Cats Are Riling the Insurance Marketplace
With spring rapidly approaching, many municipalities, homeowners and business dwellers alike will be preparing for....
Wake Up, CEOs
By many measures, Tim Cook is having a great year. Apple, which he runs as CEO, is the most-profitable company in the...
China’s Economy in 2023 — a Post-COVID Rebound?
In November and December, China’s State Council announcements reducing COVID restrictions and enhancing targeted...
What Most Worries You About 2023?
We asked a cross-section of our experts to name — in a couple of sentences — what had been the most significant...
2023 Will Be a Time for Business to Experiment
What a year to run a business! An unprovoked war triggers a global energy crisis, the worst inflation in decades...
We Have Reached Peak Fossil Fuels
Investment in clean energy technology is now outpacing fossil fuels. According to the IEA, clean energy will be 60% of...
Aviation’s Recovery Isn’t As Robust as Expected
In the aviation world, 2022 was projected to be a year of recovery. But that was before a series of exogenous shocks that...
Supply Chain Strategies Are Likely to Lead to More Deglobalization
Businesses have been facing shocks on multiple fronts these days, from COVID-19 and inflation to the conflict in Ukraine...
How Shrinking Populations Can Affect Pensions
Global fertility rates are on the decline and may have a significant impact on how individuals plan for their retirement years.
The Dollar Is At Its Strongest Value in 20 Years
The U.S. dollar is at its strongest value relative to the Japanese yen and British pound since the 1980s and trading on par...
China’s Government Is Struggling to Stimulate Economic Growth
China’s economy has shown signs of weakening since April after a respectful first quarter outcome, when GDP grew by...
The 5 Best Assets to Protect Against Inflation
Inflation was always set to be the hot topic at our 2022 U.S. Global Investment Forum (GIF), given the economic and...
Which Way Is Inflation Heading?
The latest economic data shows inflation in the U.S. running at 8.5% in July. This is a drop from 9.1% in June. July’s retail...
How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Is Impacting Insurance Across Industries
Nearly six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the conflict’s long-term impact is coming into focus. The conflict...
Global Insurance Pricing Increases in Second Quarter 2022
Global commercial insurance prices increased 9%, on average, in the second quarter of 2022, a decline from 11% in the...
Why SEC Emissions Rule May Benefit Retail and Consumer Goods
Given vast product lines and far-flung supply chains, retail and consumer goods companies face a harder task than many...
Global Economic Growth Slows Amid Gloomy and More Uncertain Outlook
The global economy, still reeling from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is facing an increasingly gloomy and...
How Inflation Is Impacting Pension Savings
The emerging high-inflation landscape has the potential to erode a decade of increased “real” capital value. Actual and...
Historic Carbon Credits Are a Time Bomb
As companies are forced to set more and more rigorous carbon reduction targets, they increasingly rely on purchasing...
Quantum Computing Will Breach Your Data Security
Quantum computing (QC) represents the biggest threat to data security in the medium term, since it can make attacks...
How Persistent Inflation Is Causing Procurement to Adapt
It has been almost two years since the first signs of inflation, ignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, began appearing across...
Cyber Disaster Risks Are Mounting
As the U.S. kicks off the 2022 hurricane season, another potential disaster looms large. With the Russian invasion of...
9 Takeaways From Davos
The annual World Economic Forum took place in Davos last week for the first time in three years. The high-profile...
How the Ukraine Conflict Is Impacting India’s Economy
India’s trade with Russia is approximately $10 billion, which is 1.3% of India’s total trade. India imports a significant...
How Long Can China’s Economy Handle Zero COVID?
President Xi Jinping’s policy of zero tolerance toward COVID kept cases down during the first two years of the pandemic.
Global Insurance Pricing Increases in First Quarter 2022
Global commercial insurance prices rose 11% in the first quarter of 2022, marking the fifth consecutive reduction in rate...
Global Trade Is Battling Demand and Price Shocks
The invasion of Ukraine and renewed COVID-19 outbreaks in China will hit global trade with a double whammy in 2022:...