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Geopolitical Risks & Insurance

Public Short Course

HRD Training Prog No 10001765331
Date & Time 25 – 26 November 2026, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Registration Deadline 16 November 2026 
Learning Format Virtual

Overview

Geopolitical events can disrupt supply chains, property, projects, shipping, business operations and claims. This practical workshop helps you understand how geopolitical risks affect insurance coverage and claims, and importantly, what organisations can do to minimise their financial and insurance impacts

Recommended For

This programme is ideal for Insurance Managers, Risk Managers, Brokers, Insurance Agents and Corporate Insurance Buyers.

Learning Outcome

A. Identify key geopolitical risks and understand how they can affect businesses, asset values, supply chains and insurance exposures.

B. Examine the insurance implications of war and warlike risks, political violence, terrorism, sanctions and tariffs. 

C. Analyse how geopolitical events can affect property, business interruption, marine, and construction & engineering (including DSU) insurance.

D. Evaluate potential coverage issues arising from exclusions, causation, sanctions, supply chain disruptions and claims settlement.

E. Develop practical risk mitigation strategies.

F. Apply practical approaches to minimise the financial impact of geopolitical events.

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Geopolitical Risks & Insurance

For Inquiries

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+603 2712 8882

Programme Structure

Day

Content

1
  1. Introduction
    • What is geopolitical risk
    • Types of geopolitical risk
    • The modern geopolitical landscape
    • The forces behind today’s geopolitical risks
    • Its impact on insurance
  1. War and Warlike Operations, Terrorism & Political Violence
    • The meaning of the terms
    • Direct and indirect consequences, impact on belligerent and non-belligerent countries
    • Policy responses
    • The implications for asset risk managers
  1. Sanctions
    • What are sanctions?
    • Potential implications
    • Sanctions Clauses and their impacts
    • The implications for asset risk managers

2
  1. Tariffs
    • What are tariffs?
    • Potential implications on businesses
    • Potential impacts on insurance
    • The implications for asset risk managers
  1. Examples and Case Studies – policy response and effect on claims
    • Vulnerable businesses and insureds
    • Damage to Property
    • Business Interruption & Supply Chain
  1. Insurance Strategies for Geopolitical Risk Mitigation
    • What can the insured do?
    • How to enhance insurance against geopolitical risks?

Dates

25/11/2026

2 Days (Virtual)

Fees

Normal Fee: Individual

Aii Member: 
RM 1,200/USD 275

Non-Member:
RM 1,400/USD 320

Normal Fee: Group of 3 pax

Aii Member: 
RM 1,100/USD 250

Non-Member:
RM 1,300/USD 295

Meet The Expert

Wong Kah Ling, Kenneth

BSc (Hons) in Physics, Dip Ed, ANZIIF (Snr Assoc), CIP, FCILA, FEUDI-ELAE, FCLA, FIFAA, Certified Insurance Professional, Chartered Loss Adjuster, European Loss Adjusting Expert Certified Virtual LearnCaster, HRD Corp Accredited Trainer

Kenneth brings more than four decades of hands-on experience and strong professional credentials as a Claims Consultant, widely recognised for delivering results in high-stakes and complex claim situations. He has successfully handled numerous large and complex claims–material damage and business interruption–both domestically and internationally.

 

His work spans diverse industries and geographies, with assignments across Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Jamaica, Oman, Iran, Thailand, Australia and Pakistan, demonstrating his adaptability and technical expertise in managing claims in varied market environments.

 

He previously held the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at a loss adjusting firm before shifting his focus in 2015 to providing specialised claims advocacy and business interruption evaluation services.

 

Since 1986, he has been actively engaged in professional education as a part-time lecturer and trainer with the Asian Institute of Insurance, frequently collaborating with the ASEAN Insurance and Training & Research Institute across ASEAN nations, the Middle East, and the Pacific. He has also contributed to the review of the Basic Certificate Course in Insurance Loss Adjusting since the 1990s. In addition, he has been a keynote speaker at prominent industry events, including the Asia & Oceanic Association Forum, the Retailers Association Asia Regional Conference, and the Conference of Property Managers, Valuers, and Estate Agents.