Insights for Financial Institutions

The cryptocurrency capacity challenge

Digital currencies are unsettling the global financial system as more investors and established financial institutions bolster their understanding and portfolios. Insurance and risk management are becoming top priorities for this emerging industry as it seeks to instil investor confidence and ease regulator concern over its ability to meet financial standards. Unfortunately, the insurance market is playing catch up, and demand for capacity far outstrips supply. Read the article here »

Credit risk: how can financial institutions build resilience in a post-pandemic world?

Alongside managing operational resiliency, preparing for heightened credit risk exposure will be a priority for banks and other financial institutions in 2021. In this podcast, experts discuss the credit risk environment that banks and lenders are facing and explore some of the tools and solutions available within the insurance markets. Listen to the podcast »

The regulatory landscape: financial institutions and digital assets

In this webinar, James McCue (Managing Director in Aon's Financial Services Group) and Timothy Fletcher (West Coast Leader of Aon's Financial Services Group) are joined by financial institution industry regulators Brian Brooks, (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency); Brian Quintenz (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) and Albert Forkner (Wyoming Division of Banking); plus Andrew Siegel (Galaxy Digital). The discussion explores recent regulatory developments for digital asset technologies in banking. Navigating the insurance marketplace is increasingly challenging and financial institutions must ensure they are well informed to respond to these emerging risks. Watch the video »

Aon Insights Series: Financial Institutions

In this breakout session, Aon's Financial Institutions industry leaders Stephen Trickey, Joel Sulkes and Daniel Butler share their insights into how COVID-19 has impacted financial institutions' risk profiles, how the insurance market is responding and how Aon is positioned to support our clients. Watch the video »

Commodities Fraud: Changing Risks for Financial Institutions

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, significant disruption to commodity supply chains and fiscal stimulus deployed by governments have contributed to a rapidly evolving risk landscape. In this podcast, experts explore the risks faced by banks and trading houses that finance and trade in the physical commodities space, and discuss the intersection of these risks with insurance capital markets. Read more »

COVID-19: implications for non-financial risk management

After the initial response to COVID-19, during which many financial institutions focused on remaining operational, many firms are rebuilding their vision, strategy and priorities for the future. In a post-pandemic world, adjusting to the new normal will create new issues for financial institutions. Read more »