This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. For more from our May issue on natural disaster planning in 2021, check out:Remote Workforce Considerations for Natural Disaster Preparation Heading into the 2021 hurricane and natural disaster seasons, organizations must reassess their risk profile with regard to remote or hybrid workforces to (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. For more from our May issue on natural disaster planning in 2021, check out: Disaster on Disaster: Unique Challenges for Natural Catastrophe Preparedness in 2021 Armed with lessons learned from the 2020 hurricane season and pandemic response, risk professionals are preparing ­differently for (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. For more from our May issue on natural disaster planning in 2021, check out: Disaster on Disaster: Unique Challenges for Natural Catastrophe Preparedness in 2021 Armed with lessons learned from the 2020 hurricane season and pandemic response, risk professionals are preparing ­differently for (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. States, countries and multinational bodies are currently debating whether “gig workers” like drivers for ridesharing or food delivery services actually work for those platforms or are independent contractors. The answer to this question determines whether companies must provide this expanding pool of workers (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Only once in U.S. history—during the 1918 influenza pandemic—have so many businesses been forced to close for months due to local and state lockdowns and restrictions. Now, businesses are returning to a changed landscape and struggling to regain the income they have lost (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. 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. Key to understanding the identity of the modern fraudster is a heightened awareness that things are (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Incidents of violence in workplace settings happen all too frequently. In March, for example, a gunman opened fire at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people including a local police officer. In April, eight people were killed by a (more…)

This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. In its Risk Career Survey 2021, the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) surveyed 2,100 risk professionals from 101 countries. While many felt pushed to do more in their current jobs, respondents largely felt optimistic about their future career opportunities. Almost 70% said (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Monday, April 26, 2021 Tom Brandt As ERM requirements for the federal government are nearing the 5-year mark, it’s probably a good time to check in on how implementation has progressed. Last week, while speaking at the 2021 AGA and AFERM ERM (more…)