2024-12-17
26 分钟The president of insurance giant AON tells Will Bain that firms should rethink their executives’ security, calling on political leaders to “set the tone” on making the environment safer for CEOs. Eric Anderson also spoke about offering war risk insurance to businesses in Ukraine. Plus, how are Nigerians coping with inflation? The country’s annual inflation rate climbed to a more than 28-year high in November, on the back of rising food prices.
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Will Bain with you today?
Thanks as always for being with us.
Coming up today, do CEOs have enough security?
I don't feel nervous per se, but it has been a really interesting discussion inside of the US around business leaders that are now targets based on the firms they work for.
And that is a new development after.
The shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
We speak to the president of one of the world's biggest insurers, Aon, about executive safety.
Also today, what the fall of one of Europe's most promising startups means for the town that called it home.
My last day is middle of January, but as it stands right now, I have no project to work on, so it's very slow.
Just go into work, say hi to.
People and then leave.
Yes, we'll hear from Schleftio in the Arctic Circle, which was hoping to ride one of Europe's most promising startups, the battery maker northvolt Prosperity as well.