Earlier this year GSA Global was honoured to be approached by the UK’s leading diversified Insurer Aviva, to collaborate in the development of an innovative initiative that takes a giant leap forward in travel risk management.

The Travel Risk Management Maturity Model Self-Assessment Tool, which was launched through Aviva’s website at the beginning of this month, is a free and powerful resource available to the Company’s new and existing Business Travel customers in the UK, Ireland and Canada.

Designed to revolutionise the way businesses approach travel safety, the new tool reflects GSA Global and Aviva’s shared commitment to reducing the impact of travel risk and safeguarding employees in what is an increasingly dynamic and complex travel landscape.

A Market-Leading Initiative for Business Travel Safety

The frequency of travel-related claims underscores the inherent risks in business travel. Whether dealing with medical emergencies, unexpected delays, or security threats, the stakes are high for organisations irrespective of their size or sector.

To address these challenges, the self-assessment tool delivers a comprehensive way to enable businesses to assess travel-related risks against the ISO 31030 Travel Risk Management (TRM) Standard, which provides a robust framework for best practices in:

  • Policy Development: Establishing clear guidelines and protocols for travel risk management.
  • Program Implementation: Ensuring operational measures are in place to support these policies.
  • Threat Identification: Proactively recognising potential risks to travellers.
  • Risk Monitoring: Continuously tracking and responding to emerging issues.
  • Prevention Strategies: Implementing measures to mitigate risks before they escalate.

How the Self-Assessment Tool Works

The tool generates a detailed summary of an organisation’s performance against the ISO Standard, highlighting strengths and pinpointing areas for improvement. By utilising this analysis, businesses can strengthen their travel policies and procedures. The simple impact of enhancing risk management frameworks is that organisations can deliver (and measure) safer and more secure travel experiences for their employees.

Using the tool and adopting a proactive stance to travel risk management helps create solutions before problems occur, creating and reinforcing a culture of safety and preparedness.

A Partnership Built on Shared Values

At GSA Global, we take immense pride in having been asked to deploy our expertise to support Aviva in delivering this transformative tool to businesses worldwide. The collaboration between our two organisations underscores our mutual dedication to empowering organisations with the resources they need to manage travel risks effectively and protect their employees.

Luke Powis, Head of Crisis Management at Aviva, captures the essence of this initiative: “Investing the time to ensure that travel management policies and procedures meet best practice criteria can help create solutions before problems occur. We’re pleased to offer this, and our wellbeing benefits, to new and existing customers at no additional charge – another way Aviva is going above and beyond to support customers and brokers.”

For more information about Aviva’s Travel Risk Management solutions and to access to the self-assessment tool developed by GSA Global and Aviva, visit Aviva Business Travel Risk Management.