Lloyd's Risk Index

Lloyd's and the Economist Intelligence Unit have published a joint report assessing corporate risk priorities and attitudes around the world.

The findings are based on a global survey of over 500 C-suite and Board level executives conducted in August 2011. Get an overview of the findings by clicking on the links below or download the full report to the left of the screen.

> Introduction by Dr Richard Ward

Lloyd's CEO Richard Ward discusses the shift in focus among global business leaders with regards to risk.

> Executive Summary

Prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit for Lloyd's, this summary examines corporate risk priorities and attitudes around the world.

> Then and now: what has changed?

In 2009 the top three risks according to business leaders were: the cost and availability of credit, currency fluctuation and insolvency. Two years later, priorities have changed in response to new challenges.

> Mind the (reality) gap

Risks from three of the five risk categories don't feature at all in the Index's top ten; these are 'political, crime and security', 'environmental and health' and 'natural hazard'. In focusing on the most visible and regularly encountered type of risk, are businesses making themselves more vulnerable to less likely but, potentially, more dangerous risk?

> Risk awareness rises in the East

Business leaders in the Asia-Pacific region have significantly raised their assessment of the seriousness of all five categories of risk since 2009.

> Conclusion: Ready or not?

By any standards, the two years between 2009 and 2011 have been more than usually eventful.

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What kind of risks does your business face?

51% said Cyber

43% said Political

2% said Economic

1% said Reputational

1% said Other

1% said Environment

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