Commercial Risk(10/8/2020)
Unemployment and the spread of infectious diseases are the top two risks for global business leaders in 2020, usurping fiscal crises and cyberattacks that move into third and fourth place, according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) latest survey.

Risk Management Monitor (10/13/2020)
The early days of COVID-19 saw employees camped at home, using kitchen tables, beds, sofas and whatever else they could use as makeshift workstations.

Reuters (10/11/2020)
The Trump administration on Sunday called on Congress to pass a stripped-down coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from an expired small-business loan program, as negotiations on a broader package ran into resistance.

Insurance Journal (10/13/2020)
Civil unrest incidents such as protests and riots are challenging terrorism as the main political risk exposure for companies. 

Property Casualty 360 (10/12/2020)
Employers who are considering layoffs, salary reductions, furloughs or reduced hours for their workforce, must also be concerned about the potential liability implications of these modifications.

Risk Management Magazine (10/1/2020)
Businesses are rapidly becoming more digitally dependent. Measures introduced in response to COVID-19 have forced many to change the rules by which they interact and engage with both customers and employees. 

Reuters (10/6/2020)
During the past year, there is a good chance that you and your priorities changed significantly. The things you used to think were important are not so important anymore. And issues you did not even think about before are suddenly very critical indeed.

Commercial Risk (10/12/2020)
One in four UK employees fear that disclosing mental health issues to their employer will affect their career, according to a new survey by QBE for World Mental Health Day.

Continuity Central (10/13/2020)
In the initial rush to rapidly increase remote working as a business continuity measure to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic many organizations deployed an expansion of their Virtual Private Network (VPN). However now is the time to consider better solutions says Brad Peterson.

Canadian Underwriter (10/8/2020)
Employees across Canada are feeling more burned out now than they were a year ago, according to one survey, while other reports highlight mental health challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.

Markets Insider (10/8/2020)
Citigroup was fined $400 million on Thursday by US regulators for failing to resolve "several longstanding deficiencies" tied to its data and risk management systems.

Data and analytic proficiency is imperative for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). This webinar, presented by RIMS Ask A Peer on October 20, will discuss trends and challenges in today's digital world, the role that data and advanced analytics can play to improve risk management outcomes, and best practices for leveraging data and analytics for continuous risk management.
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