The tragic earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March has come up in virtually every conversation I’ve had at RIMS 2011 Vancouver. Whether we’re talking about the timing of the inevitable market turn or the new era of costly catastrophes or the growing concern over supply chain risks in an increasingly globalized world, the focus [...]
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In our print publication, Risk Management magazine, we have spent some time highlighting the diversity — or lack thereof — in the risk management and insurance industries. In November 2008, I wrote a cover story about the racial makeup of the insurance industry, and this month, our editor Emily Holbrook wrote a cover story on Women [...]
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True, businesses need to make money to stay afloat in the competitive business world. But in this modern marketplace, companies are increasingly focusing on remaining profitable while incorporating sustainability. With evidence that business activities are influencing climate change and companies are depleting the earth’s resources at an alarming rate, environmental risks have become business risks. [...]
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According to the Times of India, risk management has come into much greater in focus in India ever since the financial collapse rocked the global economy twelve months ago. The global shockwaves following Lehman Brothers’ collapse have woken India Inc to the importance of sound risk management system to tide over future crises. Despite the [...]
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