The Slovenia Insurance Supervision Agency has published details of a lecture at its annual conference in Ljubljana on 11 September 2025, where Professor Katja Zajc Kejžar of the University of Ljubljana will speak on “From Integration to Geoeconomic Fragmentation: Managing Risk in Turbulent Times”. The session will focus on how geopolitical realignments are reshaping trade and foreign direct investment and increasing uncertainty for firms and regulators. The announcement highlights recent shifts in industrial policy and trade, including a reported US tariff rate of 18.2% (the highest since 1934) and the erosion of the World Trade Organization’s most-favoured-nation principle through unconventional trade arrangements. It describes a move toward more power-based, informal multilateralism and the use of trade as a policy tool, alongside industrial policy objectives increasingly framed around resilience, security and strategic autonomy. In this context, the lecture will argue for more comprehensive and systematic risk management and the use of financial and insurance mechanisms to mitigate rising political and economic risks.
Slovenia Insurance Supervision Agency 2025-08-28
Slovenia Insurance Supervision Agency announces annual conference lecture on geoeconomic fragmentation and risk management
The Slovenia Insurance Supervision Agency announced a lecture by Professor Katja Zajc Kejžar at its annual conference, focusing on geopolitical realignments affecting trade and investment. The session will address the impact of rising US tariffs and the erosion of the World Trade Organization’s principles, advocating for enhanced risk management and financial mechanisms to mitigate political and economic uncertainties.