Navigating Geopolitical Risk: Strategic resilience for financial institutions in an unstable world

In an era marked by escalating geopolitical tensions, financial institutions across Asia and beyond face unprecedented challenges. From trade wars and regional conflicts to cyber threats and regulatory fragmentation, the landscape of geopolitical risk is reshaping the way banks and insurers operate, invest, and manage risk.

This session will explore the evolving nature of geopolitical risk and its implications for financial stability, capital adequacy, underwriting, and operational resilience. Drawing on recent case studies and global risk intelligence, we will explore how institutions can integrate geopolitical scenarios into their risk frameworks, including internal capital adequacy assessment and enhance their strategic agility.

Key themes include:

· Impact of global conflicts and trade disruptions on credit and market risk

· Cybersecurity as a geopolitical threat: implications for operational risk

· Operational resilience and the risk flux framework

· Insurance underwriting and reinsurance pricing in high-risk regions

· Scenario planning and stress testing for geopolitical shocks for insurers

Attendees will gain actionable insights into building resilience through enhanced governance, operational resilience and the risk flux framework, risk modelling, and stakeholder communication.

This session is essential for actuaries, risk managers, and financial leaders seeking to future-proof their institutions in an increasingly volatile world.

Speakers: Lawrence Habahbeh

Moderator: Michael Tichareva