Last spring, workplaces across the world closed as COVID-19 spread. Millions of employees made the overnight shift to working from home, some from their couch, kitchen table or bedroom floor. Guy Carpenter, our clients and reinsurers were all up and running very quickly as we moved from our traditional office environments to remote working locations. We are proud of how the ... Continue Reading »
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Creating More Opportunity for Women in the Post-Pandemic World
Gender equality isn’t just about strong female role models. It has to involve society more broadly — how women are perceived, what opportunities they are afforded and how economic change affects them, according to Rupal Kantaria, Partner at Oliver Wyman. ... Continue Reading »
Outlook for the “Pandemial” Generation: 2021 Global Risks Report
Young adults (ages 15–24) around the world are experiencing their second major global crisis within a decade: (1) they entered youth in the throes of the financial crisis, (2) and are now exiting at the outset of a pandemic not seen in generations. They will face serious challenges to their education, economic prospects and mental health. The outlook for this generation had ... Continue Reading »
Unprecedented Flexibility Is Needed for Business to Meet the New Reality
The transition to working from home has gone incredibly smoothly overall, enabling seamless communication between brokers, cedents and reinsurers. Technological advancement has facilitated this transition but human behaviors are equally important in ensuring colleagues continue to feel “connected” to their co-workers, clients and the overall market. ... Continue Reading »
Our Work Lives Will Not Return To Normal After The Pandemic
The transition to working from home has gone incredibly smoothly overall, enabling seamless communication between brokers, cedents and reinsurers. Technological advancement has facilitated this transition but human behaviors are equally important in ensuring colleagues continue to feel “connected” to their co-workers, clients and the overall market. Communication on an ongoing ... Continue Reading »
Can Employers Require Their Employees to be Vaccinated?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues through the fall, public health concerns remain of the utmost importance. The reinsurance industry is well-positioned to advise clients on how to respond to the ongoing effects of COVID-19, and Guy Carpenter is actively developing a view of how COVID-19 may impact businesses as employees begin returning to their offices. ... Continue Reading »
How to Spot When Employees Are Struggling, and How to Plan for a Healthier Workforce
The transition to working from home has gone incredibly smoothly overall, enabling seamless communication between brokers, cedents and reinsurers. Technological advancement has facilitated this transition but human behaviors are equally important in ensuring colleagues continue to feel “connected” to their co-workers, clients and the overall market. Communication on an ongoing ... Continue Reading »
Will Companies Remain Empathetic After the Coronavirus?
The transition to working from home has gone incredibly smoothly overall, enabling seamless communication between brokers, cedents and reinsurers. Technological advancement has facilitated this transition but human behaviors are equally important in ensuring colleagues continue to feel “connected” to their co-workers, clients and the overall market. Communication on an ongoing ... Continue Reading »
Post-Pandemic, Human Interactions Still Power Global Business
While the new disruptive InsurTech companies were initially written off by carriers, citing woefully unprofitable combined ratios, they are trending positively and could soon see underwriting profits. COVID-19 is pushing companies to lean increasingly on technology, and incumbents are utilizing advanced data, analytics and technology capabilities in software and ... Continue Reading »
Digital Tools Can Help Reopen Workplaces Safely, If Businesses Mitigate Risks
The cyber (re)insurance space is constantly developing, and as COVID-19 alters the way businesses interact with technology and workers around the country slowly return to work after months of operating from home offices, the reinsurance market sees a number of emerging trends that present both potential challenges and opportunities. While COVID-19 remains a threat worldwide, ... Continue Reading »
