Reuters/Insurance Journal (12/10/2019)
Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to $2.3 trillion off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to agriculture and car makers, an investor group warned in a report.

Risk Management Monitor (12/11/2019)
This week's inaugural RIMS Risktech Forum highlighted many of the ways technology is changing how risk professionals approach their work, and the advantages of embracing new innovations.

Risk & Insurance Magazine (12/10/2019)
It may seem intuitive that younger workers would be more careful when it comes to cyber security. After all, they have grown up in the era of data breaches and ransomware attacks. However, greater familiarity with technology doesn't necessarily translate into being more careful with it.

Property Casualty 360 (12/10/2019)
In less than a month, 2019 will come to an end and the start of a new decade will begin. The last 10 years have profoundly changed the insurance industry, particularly by way of advances in technology.

Canadian Underwriter (12/11/2019)
Brokers are finding they have to educate themselves more on the legal and technical side of cyber rather than on the cyber insurance policy itself, a speaker said recently at Insurance Bureau of Canada's Commercial Insurance Symposium.

Risk Management Magazine (12/2/2019)
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first ransomware attack, a 1989 virus called the AIDS Trojan that targeted AIDS researchers. While the strategy went largely unused for some time, ransomware has surged over the past several years, becoming one of the most well-known threats in cyberrisk today.

Asia Insurance Post (12/10/2019)
China will remove foreign ownership caps for life insurers and the foreign shareholding can reach 100 per cent in the sector from 1 January 2020.

Asia Insurance Review (12/12/2019)
Moody's 2020 outlook for insurers is stable but negative for banks and securities companies. This is because of the ultra low interest rates in Japan, and ageing and shrinking population, the international credit rating agency says.

Property Casualty 360 (12/9/2019)
As technology progresses, new risks and opportunities for fraud escalate. We've seen "deepfake" videos, where images of celebrities or politicians are manipulated to say or do things they never did.

Recology likes to say that the company has been in the recycling industry since long before there was one. The company collects and processes municipal solid waste, recycling, and organic material, reclaiming useful materials that otherwise would end up in landfills. RIMS sat down recently with William Lyons, Recology's vice president and senior director of risk, safety and environmental compliance, to discuss their ERM program implementation in detail.

The Spencer Educational Foundation Internship Grant Application is available online now to apply for 2020 Summer Internship Program Grants. Through our summer internships, students learn about the field in a real world business setting where they can quickly apply what they know, respond to new experiences, and begin to develop contacts in the industry. The Foundation provides grants of up to $7,500 to provide these experiential learning opportunities. Deadline is Thursday, January 9, 2020. Please review the employer criteria and apply.