Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance brokerage, has announced a strategic partnership with ChAI, a specialist commodity intelligence and analytics firm, to help organisations better understand, anticipate, and manage the risks shaping global commodity markets.
The partnership combines Lockton’s global risk advisory and insurance expertise with ChAI’s advanced, forward‑looking commodity intelligence to provide clients with deeper insight into how commodity volatility affects costs, availability, and supply chain resilience across regions and sectors.
Against a backdrop of heightened price volatility, geopolitical disruption, and climate‑driven supply shocks, the collaboration equips organisations with clear, evidence‑based analysis of emerging commodity risks. By focusing on market dynamics, supply‑side disruption, and geopolitical pressures, Lockton and ChAI help businesses translate complex data into practical, decision‑ready insight.
In addition to delivering advanced commodity risk reports, the partnership introduces an innovative insurance‑based solution for commodity price risk. Developed by ChAI, the product applies predictive analytics and proprietary modelling to enable certain commodity price exposures to be insured, creating a new approach to managing volatility beyond traditional hedging or forecasting.
Lockton advisers work with clients to assess exposure, integrate commodity intelligence into broader risk strategies, and explore how insurance solutions can support resilience and financial stability.
By turning data into insight and insight into action, the partnership supports more informed decision‑making, stronger governance discussions, and long‑term organisational resilience in an increasingly volatile global market.
About Lockton
Lockton is the world’s largest independent insurance brokerage, providing risk management, insurance, and employee benefits solutions to organisations around the globe. With a focus on client advocacy, innovation, and tailored advice, Lockton helps businesses navigate complex and evolving risk landscapes.
About ChAI
ChAI is a data‑driven commodity intelligence firm that uses advanced analytics and forward‑looking modelling to deliver insight into global commodity markets. Its solutions help organisations understand, anticipate, and manage commodity price risk and supply chain disruption in an increasingly uncertain world.