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HORIZON Risk Thought >> Fast Forward

Our HORIZON initiative has always stood as a beacon for those who dare to strive forward in business. HORIZON is a platform where boundaries are pushed and the future is envisioned with clarity and determination.

This year, we embrace a renewed spirit of courage – a quality that is not simply admirable in business, but essential. This campaign brings together thinkers and innovators who are challenging the status quo across key areas – risk, sustainability, social change, technology, and governance. Their reflections invite you to consider what courage means personally: how it shapes your ambitions, fuels your imagination, and helps transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

In the risk management context of these systemic transformations, we classified these “risk changers” that directly affect a company and use the terms:

  • “Environment in danger” for ecological,
  • “Beyond globalisation” for geopolitical,
  • “Digital transition” for technological and
  • “Social disruption” for social transformation.

We have created Horizon, firstly as a print publication and now as a platform for sharing the latest insights about ongoing transformations. Our risk specialists will continue to provide their expertise and knowledge to shine a light on the challenges of the future.

We have created HORIZON to share the latest insights about ongoing transformations.
Our risk specialists provide their expertise and knowledge to shine a light on the challenges of the future.

Discover all their latest insights, thoughts and viewpoints, or choose from our systemic risk categories to find out more.

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The Risks We Stop Seeing 

Many hidden vulnerabilities can be unearthed if you are a bit creative. The key question is: can we live with the outcome? And then you need to give an honest answer.

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AI Made the Decision. Who Carries the Risk?

Where does AI fit into the current policies as it stands, and what could the likely issues be?

Powering Resilience

We spoke with three leaders from different industries about energy independence in Europe.

From Policies to Resilience 

 Paul Johannes Spittau explores transformation with Olivera Böhm-Rybak, Chief Corporate Business Officer International and CEO of UNIQA Sustainable Business Solutions.

Are MGA’s the Missing Link in Specialist Insurance? 

MGAs operate within authority granted by insurers, with responsibility for underwriting, policy issuance, portfolio management and, depending on the model, claims support or coordination.

Why Integration is the Next Energy Challenge

Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.

The Volatility Gap – 5 Dangerous Assumptions

Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.

Building For the Risks Ahead

For both infrastructure and real estate to survive, the corporate risk manual needs to be rewritten.

The Future of Advice  

AI can generate information for us, but we still need the intelligence and judgement to understand and interpret it for a particular client.  

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Environment in Danger? Opportunities and Risks From a Young Generations’ Point of View

If you have followed the media recently, you are probably aware that the younger generation cares about the environment and their future, and that they are willing to go to the extreme to prove their point.  

The Younger Generations Stick Together Against Climate Change

A third of the younger generations believe climate change is the biggest threat of our time, and over half believe they don’t have the power to do anything about it.

How to Match Artificial Intelligence and Ecology

The United Nations has recently indicated that the youth of today have the most positive outlook on Artificial Intelligence (AI) with an astonishing 93.2% stating they feel positive about it

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Navigating the Future: Revolutionising Mobility?

82% of Gen Z will buy a car with a combustion engine. 

Being Non-veggie Is Not Okay?!

62% of the younger generation believe being vegetarian is a good way to help save the environment.

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Strategic Resilience – Environment in Danger

Companies need to think through these topics on time and think them through strategically, so they can build up strategic competitive advantages

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How Slovenia’s Natural Disaster Points to Systemic Weaknesses in Europe

August 2023 saw horrific flooding in Slovenia as a month´s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours. We ask: How can politics help in such a crisis?

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Cleantech: What Is Our Environmental Footprint?

Small steps by every business and every individual today will make a huge impact on our environmental footprint in the long run. We should all be thinking of cleantech living and doing whatever we can to help reduce our environmental footprint.

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Sustainability and Risk Management in Car Fleets

Austrian Post has laid the right tracks for vehicle fleet sustainability in the haulage and logistics industry with its future-oriented strategy.
Interview with Georg Knill

‘Putting all your eggs in one basket is just not good enough’

Jürgen Spari spoke to Georg Knill about the challenges of the energy transition for the industrial sector and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on domestic companies.
One thing is clear – Europe needs to cover gas demand with alternative sources. The EU energy security is compromised if there is no diversification to cover Russian gas imports.

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The Winter is coming: Can renewables break dependence on Russian gas?

Europe needs to cover gas demand with alternative sources. The EU energy security is compromised if there is no diversification to cover Russian gas imports.
Since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic two years ago, global supply chains congestion has threatened the existence of many companies.

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Disrupted supply chains and their consequences

Since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic two years ago, disrupted supply chains have threatened the existence of many companies.
How to manage a transforming risk landscape

How to Manage a Transforming Risk Landscape

The value of intangible relative to tangible cor­porate assets has steadily increased. Emerging risks threaten the value of both tangible and intangible assets.

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Investing in the Future

With new insurers having entered the market in the past few months, we should see a dampening of the price increases we experienced in the previous two years.

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Call to Action for the “New Normal”

On average, premium rates are expected to increase between 5% to 10%, even for policies with a no-claim history.

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Reliable networks and good connections

An interview with Martin Cerny and Jörg Schönenborn, Telecommunication Executives, and Andreas Schmitt, Insurance Professional.

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Changing Insurability: Can Insurance Keep Up With the Rapidly Transforming Risk Landscape?

In the last two years, supply chains were exposed to unforeseen risks. The impact of the pandemic, Evergiven’s blockade of the Suez Canal, or the recent disruptions as a result of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, to name a few. What else must we prepare for?

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The Risks We Stop Seeing 

Many hidden vulnerabilities can be unearthed if you are a bit creative. The key question is: can we live with the outcome? And then you need to give an honest answer.

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AI Made the Decision. Who Carries the Risk?

Where does AI fit into the current policies as it stands, and what could the likely issues be?

Powering Resilience

We spoke with three leaders from different industries about energy independence in Europe.

From Policies to Resilience 

 Paul Johannes Spittau explores transformation with Olivera Böhm-Rybak, Chief Corporate Business Officer International and CEO of UNIQA Sustainable Business Solutions.

Are MGA’s the Missing Link in Specialist Insurance? 

MGAs operate within authority granted by insurers, with responsibility for underwriting, policy issuance, portfolio management and, depending on the model, claims support or coordination.

Why Integration is the Next Energy Challenge

Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.

The Volatility Gap – 5 Dangerous Assumptions

Closing the volatility gap means moving beyond reactive risk transfer.

Building For the Risks Ahead

For both infrastructure and real estate to survive, the corporate risk manual needs to be rewritten.

The Future of Advice  

AI can generate information for us, but we still need the intelligence and judgement to understand and interpret it for a particular client.  

HORIZON Series: Technological Transformation in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE).

We are excited to announce the release of the 5th Horizon Risk Thought » Fast Forward publication!

Why Strategic Agility Matters for Digital Transformation

In this exclusive interview, we bring together two leading voices on digital transformation in Central and Eastern Europe: Ursula Deschka, CEO of ERGO Baltics and Georg Winter, CEO of GrECo Group.

Will Crypto Ever be a Mainstream Currency?

Peter Papp, sat down with Peter Bešina, founder of Paralla and Cryptodiggers, to discuss the evolution of cryptocurrencies.

Does Fear Work? How (Not) to Use Fear Appeal in Raising Cybersecurity Awareness

Fear appeal is a common tactic to highlight the dangers of unsafe cyber behaviour in many cybersecurity awareness campaigns.

AI and the Human Factor

One practical application of AI is in the digitalization of HR processes. Tasks such as document management and onboarding can be streamlined, reducing errors and saving time.

Is Digital Dementia the Hidden Cost of Progress?

Excessive reliance on devices is leading to “digital dementia,” a rise in memory lapses, diminished focus, and cognitive fatigue – even among youth and the workforce.

Redefining Campus Learning in the Digital Age

Digital transformation is reshaping higher education, but what does that really look like for universities on the ground?

NIS2 Puts Managers in the Hot Seat

The new rules mean senior executives face increased scrutiny, greater personal liability, and must pay close attention to the role of D&O insurance in this new era of digital risk.

Beyond Data Breaches: Supporting the Wellbeing of IT Professionals

IT employees are under constant pressure. The threat landscape is dynamic, complex and often unpredictable
Under the title “Technological Transformation in CESEE”, we explore how digital innovation is reshaping industries, economies, and societies across Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. As part of this campaign, we invited clients and business partners to join our risk thought leadership community and share their perspectives.
Read Our Latest HORIZON Publication

Dive deep into our HORIZON print edition which focuses on various transformations and looks at all the challenges they pose from different angles.

HORIZON 2025

Technological Transformation in CSEE

HORIZON 2025

Social Disruption

HORIZON 2024

Environment in Danger

HORIZON 2023

Beyond globalisation

HORIZON 2022

Risk Thought >> Fast Forward

Georg Winter

CEO GrECo Group

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