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Deloitte and SAS join forces to help firms tackle the burdens of risk calculation and reporting
Deloitte and SAS are collaborating under a recently signed Managed Analytics Service Provider (MASP) agreement.
Burden of proof: can technology help fleets lower insurance costs?
To stay insurable, carriers seemingly have no other option than to prove their technology and efforts to reduce risk actually work.
How These Advisory Firms Are Reinventing the Value Proposition
They outsource investment management to focus on services that differentiate their offerings from others.
Why Professional Service Firms Need Managed IT Services
Managed IT services are a great outsourcing option that can save money and improve efficiency for service firms, such as doctor’s offices, law, and account
How Green Can One Virtual Marketing Firm Be? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Kermit the Frog is famous for singing, “It’s not easy being green.” Well, Mr. Frog, we beg to differ. ETMG is a totally virtual marketing firm and a certified green business, so we take being green pretty seriously. But we had to ask ourselves: what really are the benefits? What real impact are we making? …
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Loss prevention framework for insurance companies
Innovative, homogenous and structured risk valuation approaches have played a unique role in reducing risk exposure and uncertainty surrounding insurance companies. However, market resilience, lack of information and specialty business require a tune-up in subjective and swung risk valuations. A structured approach to risk evaluation of new and existing clients, based on a quantitative framework, can benefit a business by simplifying internal and external processes.
Easy Ways to Protect Your Business From Liability Risk
It only takes one lawsuit to sink a business. In this litigious society, it's important to take precautions against liability risk.
Are You a Burden to Your Customers? 3 Ways to Check
It’s easy to make unflattering assumptions about certain customers. When they respond the same way you would, they make sense to you, but what happens when they behave differently? Could your opinions and judgments be putting a strain on the customer experience?
Understand your risk when it comes to flooding
To help communities understand their risk, the Federal Emergency Management Agency creates flood insurance rate maps — also known as FIRMs — to show areas of high risk, moderate to low risk and undetermined risk.
RIMS Report: What Risk Managers Expect from Their Insurance Brokers
A broker who does not fully understand a client's business or lacks direct links with insurers may not only fall short in advising on coverage but can caus
Are outsiders required to tackle disruption?
An article from Forbes detailed how a number of retailers are making executive hires outside their sector or even industry to bring a fresh perspective to managing the ongoing digital disruption. How would you rate the pros and cons of hiring a CEO or key executive from outside the sector or outside
Guide to Political Violence and Terrorism Insurance for Financial Institutions
The third element of political risk insurance financial institutions need to be aware of—after political risk insurance and comprehensive nonpayment insurance —is terrorism and political violence cover. Terrorism and political violence insurance covers an insured against physical loss and damage, …
Is Your Firm’s Culture a Magnet or a Repellent?
Don't know? Ask, and consider ways to change.<br>By Steven E. Sacks
The Acoustics of Assertiveness: Learn the Broken Record Technique
What is the Broken Record Technique<br>The Broken Record Technique is a form of assertive behavior.<br>It is a verbal response that is firm and clear and conveys a message that you mean what you say.<br>It tends to work well in situations where people want to argue, don’t want to listen, are non-compliant with treatment, forgetful or disorganized.<br>Your aim is to prevent further conflict, manage the message more effectively or clarify information.<br>You acknowledge what the other person is saying or…
The Benefits of Using Retained Search Firms In Emerging Markets
As the world becomes ever-smaller and more connected due to the rapidly changing business landscape, clients need creative, adaptable and decisive executives that can lead fast changing and dynamic organizations. Companies are becoming very creative and aggressive in their retention
DevOps Starts with the Way You Build Applications
Adopting a DevOps way of managing releases can reduce risk and improve your applications' reliability. But, first, you need to make sure that you're...
How to write better risk statements
Articulating risks in a clear and concise manner can greatly assist your company in making the right decisions. A typical example of poor communication of risk
What Would Happen If You Outsourced Inside Sales?
Forward-thinking companies have outsourced inside sales to reduce risk and avoid the substantial investment required to build an effective inside sales team.
How to estimate your risk tolerance
Don’t know what your risk tolerance is even though you’ve been told it’s important to have one? These tips will help you work it out.
How Much Risk Should First-Time Entrepreneurs Take On?
Accepting risks is a skill that can be learned. When you're ready to launch a venture, consider these five tips that have proven effective in the classroom.
How third-party risk management programs create big business value
Effective risk management can likewise impact the bottom line of financial services organizations.
