Commercial Risk (7/1/2020)
The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened political and economic risks, with a bungled recovery and threat of economic paralysis meeting political weakness the top threats, warns Control Risks in a special edition of its Risk Map 2020.

Risk Management Monitor (7/1/2020)
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued two enforcement memos regarding COVID-19. The first of these memos revised OSHA's requirements for employers as they determine whether individual cases of COVID-19 are work-related. 

Reuters (6/26/2020)
The reports of widening outbreaks in places like Florida and Texas have noted that it is now younger adults who are getting infected with COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus. That could temper the death rate since young adults are less likely to die from the disease, but could also upend the country's patchwork economic reopening.

Property Casualty 360 (6/26/2020)
"With the proliferation of machine learning and predictive analytics, the FTC should make use of its unfairness authority to tackle discriminatory algorithms and practices in the economy."

Forbes (6/29/2020)
For supply chain gurus, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to become a classic case study in what happens when your greatest strength -- selling low priced goods for higher profit margins -- morphs overnight into your biggest downfall. 

Risk Management Magazine (6/29/2020)
Global economic uncertainty is placing organizations under increasing pressure to improve their risk management practices while simultaneously achieving consistently higher financial returns.

Commercial Risk (6/26/2020)
The cost of cyberattacks to businesses has spiked almost six-fold to an average $57,000 per event in the past year, according to a new global study from Hiscox. Total cyber losses reported by almost 5,600 companies polled rose to $1.8bn from $1.2bn.

Continuity Central (7/1/2020)
FERMA, The Federation of European Risk Management Associations, has released  the results of the 2020 European Risk Manager Report. This is the 10th edition of the survey report which represents the widest available information from professional risk managers across Europe.

Property Casualty 360 (6/24/2020)
It is only the beginning of the 2020 wildfire season and already there have been 20,351 US wildfires between January 1 and June 12. Compare this to 16,630 fires during the same period in 2019, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).

Insurance Business (6/29/2020)
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a surge in awareness of cyber risk in Canada. For possibly the first time in the short history of cyber insurance, there's a sense of urgency in the air.

As many commercial insurance policies do not provide business interruption coverage for COVID-19 related shutdowns, legislatures across the country have drafted and introduced legislation compelling insurance companies to cover these losses. Members of RIMS and the External Affairs Committee will explore measures being taken to address coverage concerns in a weekly webinar series dedicated to each U.S. region. The Southern Regional discussion will be held today, July 2, at 1:00 pm ET. Registration is free for members.

As many of us continue to work remotely, RIMS is pleased to offer practical, instructor-led virtual workshops to help advance your risk management expertise. These convenient online workshops provide an interactive learning environment that includes polling, live chat and break-out rooms. Workshops are offered on the topics of claims management, contractual risk transfer, fundamentals of insurance, risk appetite management and more. Reduced rates are available for members.