Research themes
The Willis Research Network’s emerging risks program explores how emerging and interconnected risks are reshaping risk and resilience. No organization is disconnected from the complex risk landscape, and navigating risk and opportunity is becoming crucial for many organizations’ efficiency and strategic capabilities. We focus on driving core understanding of emerging risk approaches, from definitions to the need for structured frameworks and data. We also explore changing risks, trends and futures to develop specialized insights, scenarios and practical steps to translate risk insights into action. By linking cutting-edge research to applied solutions, WRN helps WTW and its clients anticipate risks and build resilience.
Featured projects
The Airport Risk Community (ARC) has worked with the Centre for Risk Studies at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, a long term Willis Research Network partner, to develop the Airport Risk Index (ARI), a risk profiling framework for airports.
Wharton’s Emerging Risks research examines how threats- climate, cyber, AI, and systemic exposures- affect businesses and insurers, guiding risk management and resilience under uncertainty.
The WTW Emerging Risk survey shares the most pressing emerging risks across 14 industries, explains what’s driving those concerns, provides risk alerts on underappreciated topics, shares specialized challenge perspectives from WTW leaders and offers action plans to support organizations in building their resilience.
