Broker Aon wants risk leaders across the insurance industry to contribute to its forthcoming global risk management survey.

The biennial report compiles the most pressing present and future risk concerns of companies across the world, including risk management approaches and board involvement, risk management functions and transfers, insurance markets and risk financing.

The global economic slowdown topped the list of concerns in the past two surveys, with “failure to innovate and meet customer needs” and “technology and systems failure” making their debuts in the most recent report.

Last year’s report also found more companies were reliant on brokers or independent consultants to determine insurance limits, with 34% of respondents using them, up from 23% in 2007.

Aon says it expects next year’s edition to contain feedback from more than 2000 risk decision-makers, more than double the number in last year’s report.

Respondents will receive the full report, plus a customised report benchmarking performance against their peers by industry, geography and size.

Risk managers can take part in the 25-minute survey until November 12. The findings will be released at the Risk and Insurance Management Society convention in Los Angeles next April.