Global risk report: people most worried about earthquake

Regional issues and personal problem more acute than global risks.

Where global respondents were most worried about the increasing cost of living; and Chinese respondents most worried about earthquake risk

100 years ago, no car, no computer era, people are most worried about risk? the answer is: carriage and disease.

So, 100 years later, in a highly civilized, information age, people are most worried about risk? the answer is: a ever increasing cost of living.

October 18, has a 300-year business history United Kingdom RSA insurance group in the global media meeting, publish a report on the global risk risk 300 years: past, present and future ", understanding people now most worried about the risk of 5.

Survey: global respondents generally agreed that regional issues and personal problems than global risk (for instance climate change) is even more critical.

Where global respondents were most worried about the increasing cost of living; and Chinese respondents most worried about seismic risk.

This survey is sponsored by RSA, the Company by the Future of the company, in four continents in seven countries access nearly 7000 people.

Sun Alliance Insurance (China) co., Ltd. CEO oute gentry · glegg told the international financial newsletterâ Reporter: "establishing a" risk index "to understand the people most worried about risks now, at the same time, to understand how people are at risk of survival strategy is essential to the insurance company. ”

Survey: cost of living increases and on cancer fears is the world's top two risks, drunk driving is also widespread concern about the problem.

In contrast, climate change concerns only the global risk index for the fifth place.

"The findings are surprising.

"Sun Alliance Insurance (China) co., Ltd. China strategy and Marketing Director, GAO said that" Although we know some of the great dangers and risks, such as climate change, terrorism, but their influence on the global population than we think are much smaller. ”

It should be noted that the Chinese residents on earthquakes, unsafe food ingredients and water supply even more attention.

The respondents, most Chinese residents at risk, you would choose to seek government help. On this analysis, GAO says: "the survey sampling time in Qinghai shortly after the earthquake in yushu, China's population will be seismic risk-first major reasons. ”

If the investigation report more attention now people are worried about risks, United Kingdom RSA insurance group are 100 years after people may worry about the risk of producing reports.

Oute gentry · mangle are shifted to the international financial newsletterâ journalists that the Group has invited the Oxford University Professor, College of education for the twenty-first century, to prepare a white paper on the future of risk, and will work with the Group new quarter advertising plan together at the end of October.

"The white paper will describe a future life scenes.

"Gao estimates that" may involve new energy, new technologies of all types of risk, this will also provide our innovative insurance products. ”

According to oute gentry · glegg revealed that Sun Alliance Insurance (China) co., Ltd. was established in Nanjing city Jiangsu Province branch, this is the first provincial branch, "have not considering other branch and want to keep each year 1 branches of development".