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TRIA: Not Just a Big City Issue 23 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
The following is an excerpt from the RIMS executive report “Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: The Commercial Consumer’s Perspective.” The report is available for download here. Opponents and skeptics of ...
Gasification Gets a Big Customer 22 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
Recently I wrote about the large number of garbage trains traveling in and out of the Greater Metropolitan New York area every day. The derailment of 10 garbage cars on one of those trains was the rea...
Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Releases Recommendations 20 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force released their findings yesterday, sharing 69 recommendations to repair existing damage and strengthen infrastructure ahead of future natural di...
On Thin Ice 19 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
You may have seen “Ice Road Truckers” on the History Channel. If not, it might be worth your time to watch an episode. I’m not a regular viewer, but for me the show is an occasional guilty pleasure. A...
Pixar Rides the Waves of SeaWorld Backlash 15 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
A small documentary released this summer has created a reputational riptide for SeaWorld. Blackfish, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, combines park footage and interviews with trainers and scientis...
Top 10 Global Risks Underscore Business Concerns 9 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am
Risk managers around the world appear to be closely aligned when it comes to top concerns for their organization, according to findings of two studies. One was preliminary results of a study, Global ...
Protecting the Enterprise Against Unconventional Competitive Social Risks 6 Aug 2013 | 02:35 am
Today’s “social age” has brought many changes to the corporate world and increased the competitive threats enterprises have to deal with on an ongoing basis. Traditionally, competition has been upfron...
Garbage In, Garbage Out 1 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
Last week I wrote about a train derailment on the line I take to work every day. It was the third derailment in only a few months for the MTA. It turns out that two sets of tracks were destroyed as th...
Buyers Dealing with Rise in Total Cost of Risk 26 Jul 2013 | 08:49 pm
Keeping insurance costs down is a priority for risk managers, but with the total cost of risk up 5% since last year, according to the newly released RIMS Benchmark Survey, this task has become increas...
Creatures from the Black and Blue Lagoon 25 Jul 2013 | 11:06 pm
Photo courtesy of The Times of London Locals called it the Blue Lagoon. And over the years, the unused quarry at Harpur Hill near Buxton in the United Kingdom had become a popular swimming spot an...
