Les nouvelles technologies pour renforcer l'assurance et la réassurance de la chaîne d'approvisionnement mondiale post-pandémie [Translation: New technologies to reinforce assurance and reassurance of the global supply chain post-pandemic]

The disruption of global supply chains following the health emergency posed by Covid-19 and the lockdowns imposed by the government have revealed their fragility. In a context of global interconnection, technological tools are needed to help public-private partnerships and insurers-reinsurers develop a coordinated response. It is of crucial importance that we develop an adequate understanding of the sensitivity to linkages in the global supply chain network and the dangerous structures that can emerge. To mitigate the impact on vulnerable populations during a next global crisis, the network of global supply chains should not be reduced; it must be made more robust. Dr. Andreea Minca, winner of an AXA Fund for Research Fund at Cornell University, proposes using new technologies to understand how the insurance and insurance-reinsurance markets can promote the robustness of global supply chains. His project is based on two pillars: (i) the development of machine learning tools to measure systemic risks and feedback effects arising from the structure of the supply chain network and their insurance and reinsurance and (ii) designing reliable data systems to improve business efficiency and compliance and minimize disruption. The project relies on blockchain technology to provide information on the location of freight shipments that is transparent and verifiable by multiple jurisdictions.