Insurance Journal (3/10/2021)
As more jurisdictions join Texas, Mississippi and other states in lifting mask mandates and easing restrictions on businesses, many essential workers - including bartenders, restaurant servers and retail workers - are relieved by changes that might help the economy but also concerned they could make them less safe amid a pandemic that health experts warn is far from over.

Risk Management Magazine (2/16/2021)
For organizations to ensure they can remain operational when disaster strikes, they must prepare their IT systems for potential disruptions before they ever arise.

CNN (3/10/2021)
Many security experts remain alarmed about the large, Chinese-linked hack of Microsoft's Exchange email service a week after the attack was first reported. The breach is believed to have targeted hundreds of thousands of Exchange users around the world. 

Commercial Risk (3/10/2021)
With COVID-19 restrictions set to lift in the coming months, more than 60% of key employees who travel for work said they have not been prepared by their company to act quickly and return to safety when incidents happen overseas, according to a new poll by global travel and operational risk firm Anvil Group.

Property Casualty 360 (3/9/2021)
In the November 2020 elections, Arizona, New Jersey and South Dakota passed laws regarding marijuana. The uneven approach to marijuana use, growing and possession puts risk managers and in-house counsel at national organizations in an employment law quandary.

Risk Management Magazine (2/17/2021)
Operational risk management teams in financial institutions had a tumultuous year in 2020, and it seems likely that 2021 will bring even greater challenges as regulators around the world press ahead with delayed plans, new risks emerge, and existing ones rise up the agenda. 

Commercial Risk (3/10/2021)
Mandatory sustainability reporting for European companies would be rolled out in "realistic" phases starting from 2023, under new recommendations proposed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).

Property Casualty 360 (3/10/2021)
Semi-autonomous vehicles, which allow drivers to supervise and take control of the vehicle, are becoming more common. But before we fully accept the inherent risks and realities linked to the idea that semi-autonomous cars and trucks will drive us instead of us driving them, insurers need to be prepared to help address two major questions...

Continuity Central (3/9/2021)
Organizations' increasing reliance on digital services and interconnected business, IT, and operational systems has led to rising profitability of cybercrime and ever more advanced cybercriminal tactics. In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened such threats.

ERM Q&A Interview
Marianne Roth joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as chief risk officer in 2017. Learn how she established an ERM framework which enables the leadership at CFPB to consider the full spectrum of risks and prevent the abuses that led to the financial crisis of 2007.

 

RIMS Webinar
Attend this new webinar on March 18 as we explore the potential liabilities and challenges arising out of the operation of a SPAC. Learn how SPAC teams and sponsors can be better equipped to not only manage their exposure to risk, but also achieve a strategic advantage in a very competitive landscape.