By Maurits Quarles van Ufford ,
Director, Global Commodity Trade Solutions
19/09/2022 · 3 minute read
The COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine, and other global challenges have impacted the availability and price of food and agricultural products around the world. And countries, and companies, are facing additional risks — including labour shortages and port congestion — that are impacting their ability to get food and agricultural products to their destinations, compounding the global food crisis.
In this episode of Risk in Context, Maurits Quarles van Ufford, global commodity trading solutions leader within Marsh’s Credit Specialties Practice, talks to Marcus Baker, global head of Marsh’s Marine & Cargo Practice, Catherine Cyphus, head of resilience for the UK and Ireland within Marsh Advisory, and Nicholas Martin, who heads strategic risk consulting in the Pacific. They discuss how the ongoing food crisis is affecting the world and the actions being taken to minimise risk.
Director, Global Commodity Trade Solutions
Maurits Quarles van Ufford joined Marsh in 2015 and leads the Global Commodity Trading Solutions team within Marsh’s Credit Specialties. For over 15 years, he has focused on working with commodity traders and their lenders in mitigating operational and financial risks in the areas of marine, trade credit, and political risk. As part of his global role, he is active in helping traders in their sustainability transition and working alongside insurers to support this.
Global Head of Marine, Cargo, & Logistics
United Kingdom
Marcus Baker is the Global Head of Marsh’s Marine, Cargo, & Logistics Practice, responsible for the business lines globally. He has more than 35 years’ experience in the industry, travelling extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and has been involved in all aspects of global marine and energy insurance. With a successful record of business production and development in these areas, he has been instrumental in developing innovative marine products and solutions placed in the London, European, and global insurance markets.
Head of Risk, Resilience, and Technology
United Kingdom
Based in London, Catherine Cyphus leads the Risk, Resilience, and Technology Advisory team for the UK. She specialises in operational resilience, crisis management, and business continuity. As a risk and resilience professional, she has experience building resilience capability within organisations across the UK, Europe, and Australia.
Head of Strategic Risk Consulting, Pacific
Nicholas Martin heads Marsh’s strategic risk consulting in the Pacific, where he leads a 40-person consulting team across the region that delivers enterprise risk management, resilience, ESG, and cyber advisory services.