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The 2024 elections and social unrest: How best to prepare

September 10, 2024
The 2024 elections and social unrest: How best to prepare

This webinar was originally created for a US audience and is being shared for wider information purposes only.

2024 marks a pivotal year globally, with numerous elections unfolding amidst deeply polarized political landscapes. Recent years have seen outbreaks of social unrest and political violence surrounding elections, underscoring the increasingly complex security challenges faced by risk managers and security professionals.

Our Crisis Management specialists discuss potential outcomes of upcoming elections, the evolving response of the insurance market through innovative product solutions, and strategies for businesses to enhance preparedness and mitigate risks effectively.

Key highlights

  • 76 nations are holding elections this year, including 8 of the 10 most populous countries. We have seen a variety of post-election civil unrest responses in different countries. Notably, some of these responses have built up slowly in the months following contentious elections and did not immediately follow the declaration of an outcome.
  • Organizations can prepare for potential election-related civil unrest by assessing their risk, creating contingency plans, and communicating protocols with internal and external stakeholders.
  • In addition to strengthening contingency planning, organizations can also explore a variety of specialized risk transfer options to mitigate their exposure to these risks.

Get in touch

Ready to discover smarter ways to mitigate risks? Reach out to our Crisis Management specialists today.

Disclaimer

WTW offers insurance-related services through its appropriately licensed and authorised companies in each country in WTW operates. For further authorisation and regulatory details about our WTW legal entities, operating in your country, please refer to our WTW website. It is a regulatory requirement for us to consider our local licensing requirements.

Contacts

Philipp Seel, Senior Director, Crisis Management North America

Philipp Seel

Senior Director, Crisis Management North America

With over 23 years of experience working with Lloyd’s, European and US Insurance markets, Phil oversees the development, marketing, and placement of customized Crisis management insurance products with particular focus on Active Assailant, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Kidnap and Ransom. Phil continues to work with Willis’ major clients across all industry sectors.

He began his career in the Lloyd’s of London market in January 2003 before transferring to New York in 2012.

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Alison Anglin

Associate Director - Terrorism and Political Violence, Crisis Management

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Terrorism and Political Violence