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Articles by Jen Daffron
From compliance to competitive edge: unlock the real value of scenarios
Across industries, leaders face a landscape that is more volatile and interconnected than ever. From cyber-physical convergence to climate extremes, geopolitical fragmentation, and technology-enabled threats, disruption is no longer occasional, it is the baseline. As the materiality continues to add up, internal and external stakeholders are asking sharper questions: What are we missing? Where could our assumptions fail? Are we prepared for the next disruption – not just the last?
Challenging what we think we know: It’s the re-emerging risks in 26
Every January, the crystal ball comes out. Risk professionals try to predict what will dominate the risk landscape in the coming year. History shows we rarely get it right; the future has a habit of surprising us, especially with emerging risks. But there’s wisdom in asking the crowd – not because it guarantees accuracy, but because it reveals what organisations believe will matter most. Those beliefs shape priorities, investments and resilience strategies.
How your definition of risk influences decision making – and what to do about it
The concept of risk and risk assessments has a long history, and risk continues to be of cultural significance in contemporary society in nearly all aspects of life. Should I cross the road or wait? Are our assets going to experience flooding this year? Will economic uncertainty continue, or do I need to plan for trade sanctions? While it is unlikely that anyone would dispute the importance of actively managing risks, more focus needs to put on risk definitions.
WTW Research Network Q2 2023 Newsletter
For a hardening insurance market, with increasing premiums and decreasing capacity, the arrival of El Niño is likely to create yet more challenges. Costs associated to this natural climate pattern can soar into the trillions of dollars around the globe – in the early 1990s El Niño led over $4 trillion in global losses, with the 1997-98 El Niño costing over $5.5 trillion.
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