How to Characterize Emerging Risks for Liability Modeling

June 27, 2023 by Eric Gesick

This is the second part of a two-part article. In the first part, we defined a framework that can be used to classify both systemic and emerging risks.

Executive Summary

In the first part of this two-part article, Verisk SVP and Actuary Eric Gesick defined a framework that can be used to classify both systemic and emerging risks.

Moving ahead in Part 2, Gesick demonstrates how this framework can be used to classify different types of emerging risks.

Part 2 of 2

Here, we focus in on how this framework can be used to classify different types of emerging liability risks.

Emerging liability risks are generally understood to be new or unforeseen events or trends that could have significant, systemic impacts on liability portfolios. These risks must therefore be identified before they can be captured and then realistically modeled.

Executive Summary In the first part of this two-part article, Verisk SVP and Actuary Eric Gesick defined a framework that can be used to classify both systemic and emerging risks.