Risk in Context Podcast

The global focus on climate resilience is evolving to emphasize adaptation alongside mitigation, a key theme highlighted at this year’s Climate Week NYC. This is fueling increased demand for comprehensive risk management strategies that integrate advanced analytics and innovative insurance solutions to address escalating climate risks.  In this episode of Risk in Context, Marsh’s Amy Barnes and Julie Milbrand, Marsh McLennan’s Francis Bouchard, and Guy Carpenter’s Kieran Bhatia discuss how the insurance industry is advancing technical capabilities and innovating solutions to tackle rising climate risks. They also explore how improved climate risk analytics are enhancing investment decisions and the critical role of multi-stakeholder collaboration in accelerating the adoption of effective resilience measures. You can access a transcript of the episode here [https://assets.libsyn.com/show/85467/Risk_in_Context_Podcast_-_Episode_117_transcript.pdf]. Read Marsh’s 2025 Corporate Adaptation Survey [https://www.marsh.com/en-gb/risks/climate-change-sustainability/insights/climate-adaptation-report.html] and our report, Tackling the heat challenge [https://www.marsh.com/en/services/climate-change-adaption/insights/tackling-the-heat-challenge.html]. For more insights and insurance and risk management solutions, follow Marsh on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/marsh/] and X [https://twitter.com/marshglobal] and visit marsh.com [https://www.marsh.com/].

Organizations in real estate and hospitality are facing an increasingly complex risk landscape, from rising catastrophic exposures to operational and cybersecurity challenges. These sectors, while both asset-heavy, encounter distinct risks that require tailored and agile risk management strategies. In this episode of Risk in Context, Marsh’s Duncan Ellis and Brian Taliaferro explore the evolving and unique risk environments for real estate and hospitality companies and share key risk mitigation strategies to help these businesses stay resilient amid current and emerging threats. You can access a transcript of the episode here [http://traffic.libsyn.com/riskmanagement/Risk_in_Context_Podcast_-_Episode_116_-_Transcript.pdf]. Register for our Real Estate and Hospitality Conference [https://www.marsh.com/en/industries/real-estate/insights/2025-global-real-estate-hospitality-conference.html]. Read more about the impacts of social inflation and nuclear verdicts here [https://www.marsh.com/en/risks/social-inflation-and-nuclear-verdicts.html]. For more insights and insurance and risk management solutions, follow Marsh on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/marsh/] and X [https://twitter.com/marshglobal] and visit marsh.com [https://www.marsh.com/].

Organizations continue to face an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape. Amid ongoing geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions and supply chain disruptions, a robust and comprehensive cyber risk management strategy can help businesses mitigate risks and improve resiliency. In this episode of Risk in Context, Marsh McLennan’s Dan Bowden speaks with Marsh’s Helen Nuttall and Matt Berninger about the importance of reviewing and reinforcing cyber controls to help minimize cyber exposures and uncertainty and better protecting their people, finances, and operations from cyber threats. You can access a transcript of the episode here [http://traffic.libsyn.com/riskmanagement/Risk_in_Context_Podcast_-_Episode_115_transcript.pdf]. Read Cybersecurity Signals, Connecting Controls and Incident Outcomes [https://www.marsh.com/en/services/cyber-risk/insights/cybersecurity-signals.html] and The 2025 OT Security Financial Risk Report [https://www.dragos.com/2025-ot-security-financial-risk-report]. For more insights and insurance and risk management solutions, follow Marsh on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/marsh/] and X [https://twitter.com/marshglobal] and visit marsh.com [https://www.marsh.com/].

Organizations across various industries are increasingly seeking to harness generative AI’s capabilities to enhance productivity and operational efficiency. But while generative AI technologies can provide organizations with multiple opportunities, there are also risks unless integration is carried out with caution. In this episode of Risk in Context, Marsh’s Gregory Eskins and Mercer’s Adriana O’Kain discuss the multiple opportunities that generative AI presents, look at how the use of these technologies is evolving, and provide actions that senior leaders should consider to address technical, process, and people implications. You can access a transcript of the episode here [http://traffic.libsyn.com/riskmanagement/Risk_in_Context_Podcast_-_Episode_114_transcript.pdf]. Read our series on debunking AI-generated myths [https://www.marsh.com/en/services/cyber-risk/insights/gen-ai-three-myths-ciso.html]. For more insights and insurance and risk management solutions, follow Marsh on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/marsh/] and X [https://twitter.com/marshglobal] and visit marsh.com [https://www.marsh.com/].

Extreme heat, characterized by sustained periods of unusually high temperatures, poses significant health, economic, and social challenges globally, impacting people, infrastructure, and businesses worldwide. To effectively mitigate the risks associated with extreme heat, organizations must be proactive in how they prepare for, adapt to, and manage current and future heat-related challenges. In this episode of Risk in Context, Marsh’s Jack Watt, Marsh McLennan’s Swenja Surminski, Mercer’s Tracy Watts, and Rachael Barza from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development discuss some of the challenges associated with extreme heat, as well as risk adaptation and explore management strategies that organizations should consider. You can access a transcript of the episode here [http://traffic.libsyn.com/riskmanagement/Risk_in_Context_Podcast_-_Episode_113_transcript_.pdf]. Read our report, Turning down the heat [https://www.marshmclennan.com/insights/publications/2024/november/turning-down-the-heat.html]. For more insights and insurance and risk management solutions, follow Marsh on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/marsh/] and X [https://twitter.com/marshglobal] and visit marsh.com [https://www.marsh.com/].