Global brokerage Aon has hosted its 16th biennial Hazards Conference, with the theme “(R)evolution of Risk.”
The two-day event, held at the Sheraton Mirage Resort on the Gold Coast and chaired by Australian radio and TV personality, Adam Spencer, brought together 300 delegates to explore the interactions, blurred boundaries and interdependencies between hazards, exposure, and vulnerabilities across human, economic, cyber-physical, and financial systems.
Day one of the conference explored the landscape of opportunity, new perspectives on closing protection gaps, and views on pathogen risk, as well as real industry perspectives on cyber hacking. Sessions addressed the role of the insurance industry and natural hazards modelling in closing the protection gap and explored innovations in public-sector risk transfer.
Day two saw industry professionals from Aon, Citibank, QBE Insurance, and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority come together for a panel discussion on the implications and opportunities that climate change presents to the financial industry. Sessions also explored the latest insights into trust and resilience in the digital age.
