Daniel Wagner
Daniel Wagner writes articles on
political risk for IRMI.com.
Mr. Wagner is Managing Director of Country Risk Solutions and Director of
Risk Mitigation Products at PFC Global Risk. With more
than 20 years of experience managing country risk, he is an authority on political
risk insurance (PRI) and analysis. In addition, he has 15 years of underwriting
experience with four AAA-rated organizations (AIG, the Asian Development Bank
(ADB), GE, and the World Bank Group).
Prior to founding CRS in 2009, Mr. Wagner was senior vice president of Country
Risk at GE Energy Financial Services in Stamford, Connecticut. He began his
career at AIG in New York and subsequently spent 5 years as Guarantee Officer
for the Asia Region at the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency (MIGA) in Washington, D.C. During that time he was responsible for underwriting
PRI for projects in a dozen Asian countries. After then serving as Regional
Manager for Political Risks for Southeast Asia and Greater China for AIG in
Singapore, Daniel then moved to Manila, to serve in a variety of capacities
related to the issuance of political and credit risk guarantees for the ADB's
Office of Cofinancing Operations. Over the course of his career, Mr. Wagner
has also held senior positions in the political risk insurance brokerage business
in London, New York, Dallas, and Houston.
Mr. Wagner has published more than 50 articles on risk management, PRI, terrorism,
and related subjects. His editorials have been published in such notable newspapers
as the International Herald Tribune and the Wall Street Journal. His book, Political
Risk Insurance Guide, was published by IRMI.
He holds master's degrees in International Relations from the University
of Chicago and in International Management from the American Graduate School
of International Management (Thunderbird) in Phoenix. He received his bachelor's
degree in Political Science from Richmond College in London.
Articles on IRMI.com
Risk Management: Political Risk
Country Risk
Management: Removing Board Blinders (September 2009)
The
Political Risks of the Global Recession (March 2009)
Effective Transactional
Risk Management (November 2007)
Putin's Russia
in 2007: Walking a Tightrope (December 2006)
Bolivia's Larger
Message (June 2006)
The Impact of Terrorism
on Foreign Direct Investment (February 2006)
Achieving Security
in the Global Supply Chain (October 2005)
Creating a Level
Playing Field for Local Investors in the Developing World (May 2005)
The Implications
of Recurring Terrorism for Business (May 2004)
A Western "Fix"
for Iraq? Forget It. (April 2004)
Promoting Social
Responsibility in the Developing World (January 2004)
The Role of Development
Banks in Addressing Political Risk in Asia (October 2003)
Terrorism's Impact
on International Relations (March 2003)
Political Risk
Insurance in Asia: Who Purchases It, Where, and Why (July 2002)
The Battle Against
Terrorism: A Battle for Stomachs, Hearts, and Minds (March 2002)
Political Risk
in Asia: Fact or Fiction? (November 2001)
Asia's Terrorist
Conundrum (October 2001)
Political Risk
in Asia: The Need for Structural Reform and the Impact on Political Risk Insurance
(May 2001)
Defining "Political
Risk" (October 2000)
Political Risk
in Post-Crisis Asia (July 2000)
The Impact of Political
Change and How To Protect Your Business Against It (April 2000)
Russia in 2000:
The Implications of Political Change In the New Millennium (March 2000)
Terrorism: Global Impact
The Impact of Terrorism
on Foreign Direct Investment (February 2006)
Achieving Security
in the Global Supply Chain (October 2005)
The Implications
of Recurring Terrorism for Business (May 2004)
Terrorism's Impact
on International Relations (March 2003)
The Battle Against
Terrorism: A Battle for Stomachs, Hearts, and Minds (March 2002)