23: On Aon’s Strategy for Helping Clients Prepare for Catastrophes with Eric Andersen

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Natural disasters are increasing in frequency and severity. Aon’s 2021 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight Report evaluated how these disruptive events are resulting in global economic losses and outlined how leaders can address and assess these risks.To walk us through what businesses can do to build resilience and prepare for the inevitable impact of catastrophes, Aon’s President, Eric Andersen, has a discussion with host Alexandra Lewis about how Aon is working to protect and enrich lives around the world against the threats of extreme weather and natural catastrophes. They discuss Aon’s work to mitigate the impact of catastrophic events and the key findings from Aon’s 2021 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight Report.

• [1:28] The key catastrophic events that have shaped Eric’s career focus.
• [3:20] The value of Aon’s report to clients.
• [4:42] Which findings from the report were the most surprising?
• [6:24] What can businesses do to protect themselves against catastrophic events?
• [8:15] The next key steps on Aon’s innovation agenda.
• [9:45] Tips for finding roles and building a meaningful career with Aon.
• [11:15] How Eric spends his limited free time.

Additional Resources:

Climate Change is Also Having an Impact on Everyday Health and Wellbeing - The One Brief

Aon: $343 Billion In Global Weather-, Catastrophe-Related Economic Losses Reported In 2021, Up From $297 Billion In 2020

Aon’s 2021 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight Report

Ep 10: On Aon's Analysis of Climate and Catastrophic Events with Meteorologist Steve Bowen

Employment Opportunities at Aon

Aon’s website

Tweetables:

“People tend to downplay the risk or the significance of natural disasters and climate issues.” — Eric Andersen

“The goal with a report like this is to give our clients information that they can act on.” — Eric Andersen

“Clients are looking to us to help them think through how to manage all the aspects of climate risk or any real impact to their business.” — Eric Andersen