Risk Management Magazine (1/6/2020)
The global economic stage saw an unusual amount of political-related upheaval in 2019, and 2020 is not looking to be much calmer. The main risk to business remains trade policy uncertainty, which discourages business investment, negatively impacting many sectors and firms throughout entire supply chains.

Property Casualty 360 (1/7/2020)
After months of continuous burns, Australia's bushfire crisis took a turn for the worse over the holiday season as hot, dry conditions, strong winds and persistent drought fueled the flames of hundreds of fires throughout the continent.

Commercial Risk (1/7/2020)
The Joint War Committee (JWC), the body that comprises London market marine hull underwriting representatives, told Commercial Risk Europe that it sees no "dramatic change" to the risk exposure of shipping in the Gulf region despite rapidly escalating tensions between the US and Iran.

Reuters/Insurance Journal (1/8/2020)
The White House on Tuesday proposed regulatory principles to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at limiting authorities' "overreach," and said it wants European officials to likewise avoid aggressive approaches.

Risk & Insurance Magazine (1/6/2020)
According to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) top 10 business risks of highest concerns globally released this past October, the top 10 global risks are...

Commercial Risk (1/5/2020)
India's planned new data protection bill, which is based on the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is likely to be set before parliament in February or March.

Forbes (1/7/2020)
The blockchain and crypto community is ringing in the new year to a level of legislative and regulatory attention that would have been hard to predict a year ago. On one level, this is unsurprising when many predicted that crypto was dead a year ago following an 85% decline in the price of bitcoin from its 2017 peak.

Reuters/Insurance Journal (1/8/2020)
Staff at foreign exchange firm Travelex are using pen and paper to serve thousands of customers after the company said cyber hackers were holding its systems to ransom, leading to a global blackout on its online currency exchange services.

Canadian Underwriter (1/8/2020)
Canadian wildfire experts say Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia right now. More than 12.5 million acres (about 5.1 million hectares) of bushland have burned in Australia since October and prime forest-fire season is just now getting underway.

Dr. Siegel is the Director of Global Security and Resilience Projects for the Homeland Security Graduate Program at San Diego State University. He is also the President and CEO of M. Siegel Associates LLC. He has traveled the world as a consultant to many organizations and governments on the topic of terrorism risk. During this two-part interview, Dr. Siegel will discuss domestic terror risks, how he has advised houses of worship and other entities, and how organizations can and should build terrorism risk into their violence preparedness plans.

In 2019, President Trump directed federal agencies to "ensure that H-1B visas are awarded to the most skilled or highest paid beneficiaries." As a result, immigration enforcement actions against U.S. employers are on the rise. This webinar on January 16 will help HR and risk professionals prepare for these inquiries and assist their organizations in mitigating risk. RIMS webinars are free for members.