{"id":191031,"date":"2026-01-14T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/?p=191031"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:56:51","slug":"geopolitical-divides-and-tech-challenges-top-2026-risk-agenda-marsh-zurich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/geopolitical-divides-and-tech-challenges-top-2026-risk-agenda-marsh-zurich\/","title":{"rendered":"Geopolitical divides and tech challenges top 2026 risk agenda: Marsh &#038; Zurich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Commenting on the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Risks Report 2026, Marsh and Zurich have highlighted deepening geopolitical divides, alongside mounting technological and societal challenges, as key forces shaping the business landscape in the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-191046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marsh-zurich-wef-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marsh-zurich-wef-image.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marsh-zurich-wef-image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marsh-zurich-wef-image-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marsh-zurich-wef-image-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/marsh-zurich-wef-image-100x63.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>As strategic partners of the World Economic Forum and members of its Global Risks Advisory Board, Marsh and Zurich pointed to the emergence of a \u201cnew age\u201d of global competition, noting that business leaders anticipate most of the risks identified in the report will intensify over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, 57% of respondents foresee a turbulent next decade, with environmental and technological risks strongly dominating the 10-year outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Alison Martin, CEO Life, Health and Bank Distribution at Zurich, commented, \u201cBusiness leaders in major economies are deeply worried about pensions and public health. These gaps threaten both workforce wellbeing and social stability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yet, it\u2019s striking that societal risks \u2013 like declining health, lack of public infrastructure and social protections \u2013 barely register in the 10-year risk outlook, even though their effects are already reshaping our world.<\/p><div class=\"reins-in-every-article\" id=\"reins-1149359792\"><div id=\"reins-2406521112\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artemis.bm\/dashboard\/cat-bond-ils-market-statistics\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Artemis catastrophe bond market charts and visualisations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-artemis-cat-bond-charts-dashboard-728x90-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Artemis catastrophe bond market charts and visualisations\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-artemis-cat-bond-charts-dashboard-728x90-banner.jpg 1456w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-artemis-cat-bond-charts-dashboard-728x90-banner-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-artemis-cat-bond-charts-dashboard-728x90-banner-1024x127.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-artemis-cat-bond-charts-dashboard-728x90-banner-768x95.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-artemis-cat-bond-charts-dashboard-728x90-banner-200x25.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/new-artemis-cat-bond-charts-dashboard-728x90-banner-100x12.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;If we don\u2019t act with urgency and collaboration, we risk ignoring the very threats that could define our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, while geoeconomic confrontation, state-based armed conflicts, extreme weather events, societal polarisation, and misinformation and disinformation were identified by respondents as the top five immediate risks in 2026, misinformation and disinformation and societal polarisation reportedly rose to second and third place in the two-year outlook.<\/p>\n<p>On this, Andrew George, President, Specialty, Marsh Risk, said, \u201cDeepening divisions are at the centre of the societal risks we all now face, from social fragmentation and inequality, to declining health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite the growing severity of these global risks, major governments are moving away from many established frameworks designed to tackle our shared challenges. As a result, divided societies are being driven closer to the brink of social instability and increased conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report also found that advancements in artificial intelligence and quantum computing will greatly impact labour markets, societal structures, infrastructure and geopolitics, and may contribute to widening global economic gaps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Critical infrastructure, exposed to various threats, from the cutting of undersea cables to the disruption of satellites, will also require substantial investment for modernisation,&#8221; the two firms observed.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Giger, Group Chief Risk Officer, Zurich, noted, \u201cDespite extreme weather, cyberattacks and geopolitical conflicts posing escalating threats, disruptions to critical infrastructure ranked just 23rd among global risks for the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a dangerous oversight. From power grids strained by record heat to coastal cities at risk from rising seas, we rely on systems that are underprepared and underfunded. When infrastructure fails, everything else is at risk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must recognise how interconnected these threats are and invest now to strengthen resilience before the next crisis hits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew George concluded, \u201cAdvancements in AI and quantum computing are rapidly reshaping labour markets and geopolitics, with profound implications that will revolutionise individuals\u2019 lives, enhance our health and prosperity, and shape the future of nations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As automation and quantum breakthroughs accelerate, government and business must work together to address the challenges created by role redundancy, economic concentration, and the potential for systemic disruptions in critical infrastructure and digital trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In related news, new research from the Swiss Re Institute, part of the global reinsurer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reinsurancene.ws\/ai-driven-disruption-to-reallocate-rather-than-increase-insurance-demand-swiss-re-institute\/\">recently stated that as the artificial intelligence boom creates new insurable asset classes and heightens liability and cyber risks, AI-driven disruption is expected to shift insurance demand rather than increase it overall<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commenting on the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Risks Report 2026, Marsh and Zurich have highlighted deepening geopolitical divides, alongside mounting technological and societal challenges, as key forces shaping the business landscape in the year ahead. 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