This Moment Matters: Recent Episodes
Marsh McLennan
This Moment Matters is a podcast that talks about global issues – both risks and opportunities – and how to think about them, but most importantly, what to do about them. Discussions go deeper than talking points or press releases. Marsh McLennan and its businesses – Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman – have expertise to share based on the extensive academic and practical experiences of their people, the research they do and the clients they serve. With authentic thought leadership, This Moment Matters covers a broad range of topics such as healthy cities, natural disaster risks, geopolitical issues and cybersecurity.
Many would argue the world is in the most volatile risk environment in modern history. Some have dubbed it a permacrisis. “However,” notes Nick Robson, who leads Marsh’s Credit Specialties Practice and manages our political risk solutions, “when you dig underneath the data what you find is that some of the risks are moderated or to some degree reduced by other positive trends.”
In a conversation with Chief Public Affairs Officer Erick Gustafson, Robson takes us on a survey of the critical issues facing humanity, namely the effects of the war in Ukraine, tensions with China and the threat of a global recession.
He sees major demand drivers as a stimulant for economic growth, fostering positive economic and political movement. The challenge is how to mobilize capital to meet demand in a volatile and complex risk environment.
“What we now need to do,” says Robson, “is work with insurers to drive some innovation in how risk is underwritten, and to deploy more capital to the right risks, efficiently, to support the investment and trade requirements of the world.”
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