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This session will help attendees understand how to manage the challenging insurance market including steeply rising insurance P&C premiums and canceled policies. Speakers will discuss how to keep premiums down as much as possible and how to work with brokers to ensure you’re considering the best strategies for dealing with this challenging insu...

When families and family offices become involved in direct investments, whether as lead or coinvestors, they take significant additional risks that need to be appropriately managed. Such risks include regulatory exposure and potential lawsuits from coinvestors, employees and other stakeholders in the investee companies, and sellers and potential bu...

Originally presented at the July, 2017 FOX Regional Member Briefing in Philadelphia, PA.Presenter:Meg Bricker, Principal, Mercer

Facing more frequent and intense cyber threats, it’s vital that businesses are prepared for the attacks. In this episode of Marsh’s Risk in Context podcast, learn how organizations can build effective cyber incident and ransomware management plans and the actions they can take before, during, and after an attack. An important piece of y...

Prioritize your risk strategies for 2022 and beyond with this 17th edition of the Global Risks Report, which explores the areas that your organization should safeguard against and capitalize on as part of your overall resiliency plan. The insights and predictions are drawn from a community of 950 experts and leaders around the world. The areas of f...

While marijuana is still illegal under federal law, what was previously considered a forbidden substance is now part of the mainstream. As public policy evolves, risk professionals must stay abreast of legal and political developments, review and update existing workplace policies, and carefully handle any workers’ compensation, employment pr...

The risk landscape has shifted, and one thing is clear: Organizations must be resilient. Whether an organization faces a sudden event that strikes with little warning, or a risk that emerges over time, the preparation needed to achieve resilience is the same. Four key steps and behaviors are provided to help businesses become more resilient while b...

We have seen a return of "older" risks—inflation, cost-of-living crises, trade wars, capital outflows from emerging markets, geopolitical confrontation, and the specter of nuclear warfare—which few of this generation's business leaders have experienced. These are being amplified by comparatively new developments in the global risks landscape. ...

Developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, this 18th edition of The Global Risks Report outlines the major risk issues and trends leaders like you will face in the coming years. This go-to resource provides detailed insights into the priorities and strategies of your peers—and gives you actionable steps to build resilience in th...

2020 was a year of diverse risks marked by a global pandemic, a record number of storms, catastrophic wildfires, and ongoing threats to people and property from other perils, including cyber risks. When “unprecedented” is the new norm, there is a need for thoughtful risk management and insurance protection strategies as families and family offices ...

COVID-19 is exacerbating ongoing geopolitical and societal challenges, and the existential crisis of climate change looms large. In this 16th edition of the Global Risks Report, it highlights the implications of major risks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an emerging risk landscape spanning from the digital divide to navigating global fra...

The events of the last year have made the traditionally predictable world of real estate more chaotic and unclear. For family offices that invest in real estate, it means recognizing that every phase of their real estate investment brings on risk that can threaten its success and reputation. To remain competitive in the market, it is time to r...

During the middle of the most challenging personal insurance market in a generation, family offices are seeking partnership and guidance more than ever. Helping family offices and wealthy families confidently manage risk and uncertainty using data-based insights, education, and consultation has been a mission for Marsh McLennan Agency Private Clien...

The complex, convergent nature of risks facing high-net-worth families requires family offices to adopt both a holistic and strategic approach to risk management than many have in the past. The ones who can make the change will be best positioned to successfully navigate the challenges that range from overarching trends of growing families to incre...

Political events in 2016 gave rise to increasing nationalism and populism globally. Combined with a global slowdown in economic and trade growth, international integration may already have plateaued and could begin to reverse over the coming decade. Multinational organizations should prepare for potentially significant implications by carefully con...