Risk Management Magazine (6/29/2021)
Many merchants have reported more chargebacks since March 2020. That correlates with an increase in the number of consumers who admit they have committed fraud by claiming they never received items they ordered from online retailers.

The New York Times (6/30/2021)
The complex’s management association had disclosed some of the problems in the wake of the collapse, but it was not until city officials released the 2018 report late Friday that the full nature of the concrete and rebar damage.

Risk Management Monitor (6/29/2021)
LGBTQ+ travelers can face unique challenges when traveling abroad—many countries do not legally recognize same-sex marriage and more than 70 countries consider consensual LGBTQ+ relationships a crime. 

Insurance Journal (6/30/2021)
For the last several years, FBI agents debated turning the tables on hackers by remotely accessing breached computer networks and booting out the attackers caught in mid-hack.

Computer Weekly (6/29/2021)
Web application attacks against the global video game industry grew by 340% in 2020 as more people turn to gaming during pandemic lockdowns.

Risk Management Magazine (6/24/2021)
New remote office dynamics and the collaboration technologies supporting them present unique risk management challenges for organizations of all types. 

Insurance Journal (6/29/2021)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may make corporations reveal more about climate risks in key regulatory filings, a push that Wall Street and the biggest tech companies say will lead to a barrage of shareholder lawsuits.

Asia Insurance Review (6/29/2021)
Members of The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) will further focus their efforts on climate change in the current fiscal year ending 31 March 2022 (FY2021) as the issue presents a global and urgent challenge that requires bold initiatives from a medium to long-term perspective, says Mr Shinichi Hirose, the association's chairman.

Property Casualty 360 (6/28/2021)
The independent insurance space is ripe with mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We’re seeing consolidation across the board, from small, medium and large agencies to aggregators banding together for resources, and owners looking for an exit strategy.

Commercial Risk (6/30/2021)
A US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) letter seeking information from companies potentially affected by the SolarWinds hack last year signals the agency’s ongoing interest in adequate disclosure of cyber risk and companies should take heed, experts say.

RIMS ERM Conference
Help us share the power of ERM in an ESG World at RIMS ERM Conference 2021, November 11–12. RIMS seeks enthusiastic, innovative and forward-thinking speakers to share their knowledge with ERM practitioners and other executive-level risk professionals. Proposals should be designed to deliver best practices and strategies that inspire action and demonstrate the unquestionable value of ERM. Submit your session proposal by Friday, July 23.

 

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.