Risk Management Magazine (5/30/2024)
Post-pandemic, the workplace has shifted towards remote or hybrid models, which offer benefits like broader talent acquisition but also present specific challenges, such as legal risks and potential inequalities.

Risk & Insurance (5/30/2024)
Ascot's Jeff Canfield discusses AI's potential in underwriting, Ascot's deal selection strategy, and their approach to specialty risks, emphasizing the importance of human judgment alongside AI tools.

Insurance Journal (5/30/2024)
Howden Re reports a 5% average decrease in property-catastrophe rates during June 1 reinsurance renewals, citing capital recovery and increased capacity, while cautioning against challenges from an anticipated active hurricane season.

PropertyCasualty360 (5/29/2024)
At-Bay, Inc. reports how ransomware attacks evolved in 2023, highlighting increased focus on "indirect" methods and exploiting vulnerabilities in remote access tools like self-managed VPNs.

Business Insurance (5/31/2024)
Aon reports severe storm damage across the U.S. in May, with tornadoes, strong winds, and large hail causing significant losses in an already costly severe convective storm season.

PropertyCasualty360 (5/28/2024)
Workstation exercise equipment may increase daily steps but poses risks such as decreased focus, discomfort, and potential injury.

Risk & Insurance (5/28/2024)
Pie Insurance's survey of small business owners reveals concerns over workplace safety, particularly heat preparedness, and highlights unusual injury claims, including encounters with spiders and robots.

StrategicRISK (5/22/2024)
Navigating M&A transactions requires thorough risk management, particularly concerning ESG factors, cybersecurity, and human resources, to optimize deal outcomes and minimize potential pitfalls.

RIMS Webinar – June 6, 2024
Keeping up with third-party risk is consistently rated as one of the most difficult aspects of a risk management program. Join a panel of experts as we dive headfirst into the heart of the challenges of third-party risk management (TPRM) and how you can harness cutting-edge technologies to execute your TPRM program to meet organizational, regulatory, and industry requirements and best practices. Sponsored by Evident. 

RIMS Executive Report and RIMScast
Developing and implementing risk appetite and tolerance is a daunting prospect for many risk professionals, however clearly defined statements lead to more effective decision making, better resource allocation, and a greater understanding of risk/reward tradeoffs. This report, written by members of the RIMS Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management Council, defines the process and delivers insight to guide risk appetite and risk tolerance statement development and implementation. 
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RIMS Virtual Workshop – June 6
How are you applying leading practices to take ownership of risk-related data and leveraging it for your organization’s risk management program to create greater overall value? Participants in this course will learn just that, along with how to better present overall risk exposures externally and how to improve risk awareness and management internally.