Reuters (5/20/2021)
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed federal agencies to assess and mitigate the increasing and serious risks that climate change poses to individuals, businesses, the federal government and the U.S. financial system, the White House said.

Risk Management Monitor (5/20/2021)
Businesses and their employees have had to rapidly adjust to the shutdowns and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and their ability to adapt and pivot will continue to be critical as organizations start to recover from the impacts of the crisis.

Canadian Underwriter (5/19/2021)
With the end of the pandemic now a distinct possibility, Canadians are expecting the property and casualty insurance industry to up its game in customer service, industry execs observed in a recent webinar.

Commercial Risk (5/20/2021)
The rapid rise of ransomware took a worrying step into the mainstream following two separate attacks on Ireland's health service. Not only did the incidents shut down a number of critical services, they also added further fuel to the ethical debate on paying ransoms.

Property Casualty 360 (5/19/2021)
The highest courts in three states and at least two federal circuit courts are preparing to take up cases filed against insurance companies over business interruption claims stemming from the pandemic.

Risk Management Magazine (5/3/2021)
To better identify and ultimately defend against the ever-evolving threat of modern workers compensation insurance fraud, companies are merging time-tested investigative techniques with proactive fraud prevention strategies.

Commercial Risk (5/18/2021)
Italy's minister of labour and minister of health recently signed a national protocol for the implementation of business plans to provide vaccinations against COVID-19 in the workplace.

Continuity Central (5/19/2021)
Deloitte has published 'Crisis as catalyst: Accelerating transformation,' a report into organizational resilience in the global private company market segment.

Canadian Underwriter (5/18/2021)
The number of customers looking to insure an electric vehicle (EV) is rising, which is having a ripple effect on auto carriers due to the increased cost to insure these vehicles, according to a recent report from LowestRates.ca.

RIMScast
This new RIMScast episode features RIMS members Charles Vu and Deyna Feng. Charles manages the ERM and business continuity efforts at the State Compensation Insurance Fund in California. Deyna is the director of captive programs with Cummins Inc. Listen to this episode to learn about their career journeys as Asian-Americans in the field of risk management.

 

RIMS Report
This report offers insight about the future of the profession. RIMS, in alliance with Willis Towers Watson, The Hartford and Chubb, collected more than 1,170 surveys - including 845 from risk professionals - to understand who comprises the profession today, as well as who is projected to do so by 2025.