Risk Management Magazine (2/3/2020)
Between the e-commerce boom and the current trade wars, companies face growing challenges around compliance with government regulations and requirements. A highly fluid sanctions landscape, tightening restrictions on trade partners, and the frequency of denied party screening updates have left many in need of new strategies, technologies and processes to mitigate business risk.

Insurance Business (2/14/2020)
The latest novel coronavirus situation report from the World Health Organization (WHO), published on February 12, revealed that no new countries have identified cases of the virus in the past 24 hours, though globally more than 2,000 new cases have appeared over that time.

Property Casualty 360 (2/12/2020)
Recently, the IoT has garnered negative attention over the dangers it presents in the areas of security and privacy. As new U.S. regulations place greater scrutiny on organizations that collect personal data, the IoT will undoubtedly play a controversial role in how data is collected and compliance moving forward.

Canadian Underwriter (2/7/2020)
Look for climate change to heat up Canada's liability lines over the next 10 years, as lawsuits begin to fly against the alleged corporate perpetrators of greenhouse gas emissions.

Insurance Journal (2/10/2020)
The task of insuring nonprofit organizations is a complex one and agents, brokers, underwriters and carrier representatives say that in order to fully serve those entities that serve our communities in myriad ways, it's vital to take the time to understand what they do and how they do it.

Commercial Risk (2/10/2020)
Corporate insurance buyers are being exposed to standard technology losses as property policies are stripped of all technology cover in a bid to tackle silent cyber exposures, warns insurance governance firm Mactavish.

Property Casualty 360 (2/7/2020)
Add business email compromise, aka BEC, to your list of business cyber risks. It's a growing risk and spreading around the world, according to Michael Driscoll, FBI special agent in charge, Counterintelligence/Cyber Division, in the bureau’s New York office.

Forbes (2/7/2020)
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, just behind heart disease and cancer. According to a study conducted by Johns Hopkins, more than 250,000 people die every year from preventable medical errors.

Canadian Underwriter (2/10/2020)
Attacks involving "active assailants" are on the rise, and brokers shouldn't assume that a standard property, commercial general liability (CGL), or even terrorism policy will cover the costs of supporting and helping the victims, a specialist insurer said Wednesday.

Continuity Central (2/13/2020)
Keysight has released the results from its Security Operations Effectiveness survey, where 50 percent of respondents reported that their organization had experienced a security breach because one or more of their security products was not working as expected.

We are accepting proposals for Trending Now topics to be offered at the RIMS 2020 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Denver, May 3 - 6. Topics must address game-changing ideas that offer risk professionals new opportunities. RIMS strives to provide an informative and inclusive conference that encourages, supports, and celebrates diverse participation and perspectives of all identity groups. Session submissions are due Friday, February 28.

We are pleased to announce that Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter Ronan Farrow will present the keynote address at the RIMS 2020 Conference Finale on May 6 in Denver. At a time of skepticism about the news media, Ronan Farrow has become one of the world's most prominent investigative reporters. In an affecting, uncensored talk, he pulls back the curtain on the old-school, scrappy detective work that allowed him to break some of the biggest stories in recent memory, the obstacles that have forced him and other journalists to put everything on the line to fight for the truth and the seismic cultural impact of his stories.