World Investment and Political Risk 2013 Investment and Industry Trends, Perspectives, Risks

This report provides insight into a hot topic in today’s global environment – political risk. It examines investors’ perceptions and risk-mitigation strategies as they make decisions and plan for the future. The report confirms a continued increase in the use of political risk insurance as a risk-mitigation tool and reaffirms the industry’s health and resilience. It also provides an in-depth look at the breach of contract risk and its causes. The report’s original research and survey offer significant new data and analysis to allow an informed assessment of current developments and underlying trends that can help guide investors and insurers when they participate in projects involving a contract with a government entity―especially in more challenging markets.