About the survey
In January 2025, we partnered with research firm Opinion Matters to survey over 3,500 business leaders and insurance buyers from internationally operating companies based in the UK, US, Canada, Singapore, France, Germany, and Spain.
Participants shared their views on insurers and insurance, as well as their perceptions of risk and resilience across four key categories:
- Geopolitical & Economic Risks: Strikes, civil unrest, regulatory changes, economic uncertainty, inflation, war, and terrorism.
- Business Risks: Supply chain instability, business interruption, boardroom risk, crime, reputation, employer liability, and ESG compliance.
- Environmental Risks: Climate change, catastrophic events, environmental damage, emissions, pandemics, and energy transition.
- Cyber & Technology Risks: Disruption threats, technological lag, cyber security threats, and intellectual property risks
Respondents represented a range of company sizes, from US$/CA$/SG$/GB£/EUR€ 250,000 to over 1 billion in annual revenue, across all surveyed markets.
Each country included a minimum of 50 respondents per industry sector, covering:
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Manufacturing, Retail, Wholesale & Food & Beverage
- Real Estate, Commercial Property & Construction
- Hospitality, Entertainment & Leisure (incl. Gaming)
- Financial Institutions & Professional Services
- Energy, Utilities, Mining, Marine & Warehousing
- Public Sector & Education
- Technology, Media & Telecoms
- Transportation, Logistics, Cargo & Aviation
The main survey was conducted between 6th–17th January 2025, with a follow-up survey focused on geopolitical and economic risks conducted between 30th July – 6th August 2025 with the same sample.
This annual Risk & Resilience Survey began in 2021 with 1,000 respondents from the UK and US. It expanded to 2,000 in 2022–2023 with the addition of Canada and Singapore, and to 3,500 in 2024 with France, Germany, and Spain.
Contributors
We also conduct a series of qualitative interviews with a range of internal and external experts, and these included:
- Roddy Barnett, Head of Political Risks & Trade Credit, Beazley
- Denis Bensoussan, Head of Space, Beazley
- Alex Creswell OBE, Special Adviser and Contractor, Beazley
- Beth Diamond, Chief Claims and Litigation Officer, Beazley
- Bethany Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer of Beazley Furlonge Limited and Group Head of Specialty Risks, Beazley
- Alex Hill, Claims Focus Group Leader – Political and Terrorism Claims, Beazley
- Henry Hughes, Chief Investment Officer, Beazley
- Sam Kimber, Product Leader – War & Marine, Beazley
- Chris Parker, Head of Political Violence & Deadly Weapons Protection, Beazley
- Christian Tolle, Head of Political, Accident & Contingency, Beazley
