Risk management has long been considered a rather stodgy back-office operation, with very limited access to the C-suite. Few business schools had dedicated risk management curriculums in their academic offerings or made risk management classes [...]
Healthcare provider organizations were at the bullseye of the pandemic. As providers of care, a pandemic was something most organizations planned for. But the size and scope of COVID-19 still appeared to catch many off [...]
Riskonnect recently sat down with three prominent risk professionals to get their take on what it’s been like navigating the current crisis from the inside – and what they see coming in the next 18 [...]
Crisis will sneak up on you when you least expect it – as evidenced by how off-guard the current pandemic caught the world.The time to start managing a crisis is before it happens. Until now, [...]
Every industry has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – but some have clearly been impacted more deeply than others. Grocery stores saw soaring sales as customers stocked up on supplies. Revenue from [...]
As lockdowns slowly ease, it’s clear that employees are not rushing back to their offices. Employers are doing their part to maintain social distancing, minimize touch points, and step up visible cleaning and disinfection routines. [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted just about every aspect of the business world -- including incidents and insurance markets. While it’s difficult to tell what the long-term implications will be, current incident experience offers [...]
By Jim Wetekamp As published in Future of Sourcing A new Gartner survey shows only 12% of organizations felt prepared for the impact of COVID-19 in March. The severity and pace of the pandemic caught [...]
By Adam Jacobson As published in Risk Management Magazine June kicks off hurricane season in the Atlantic, and experts claim above-average hurricane and wildfire activity, coupled with new challenges stemming from the global health crisis, [...]
By Jim Wetekamp As published in Business Insurance According to our CEO Jim Wetekamp, networking and participating in peer forums and conversations are proving to be the most valuable assets in our customers’ COVID-19 response. [...]
As the UK continues to be gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of cases – and death toll – rise, it may now appear that what happens to the financial services sector is [...]
From May 11, a growing number of workers began returning to workplaces as the government seeks to get the UK’s economy on what will undoubtedly be a bumpy road to recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
