The goal of this session was to show participants how they might: Define the characteristics of a risk-intelligent culture. Measure their organization’s alignment of risk culture, risk strategy and risk management. Incorporate tools that strengthen their risk culture. The speakers in this RIMS 2016 session were: Heath Jones, Director, Enterprise Risk Management, Tennessee Valley Authority […]

Every day in the United States, someone dies in an incident related to workplace violence, however, only 70 percent of U.S. businesses have a workplace violence plan – many of which are incomplete and untested. Workplace violence should be at the top of your vulnerability and threat analysis. This RIMS 2016 session illustrated how to […]

Being a risk manager can be a thankless job and may also lead to becoming a scapegoat when things go wrong. You cannot prove a negative and there is only a chance that something is going to happen, so when it doesn’t, is that a result of good risk management? In this RIMS 2016 session, […]

The politics of guns in America are volatile, divisive and passionate, yet the risks that firearms present to organizations every day does not depend on the politics of the moment. Employers must deal with the reality of gun violence in America. This RIMS 2016 session discussed the legal aspects of what organizations can do and […]

At the 2016 RIMS Annual Conference, Michael Elliott, Senior Director of Knowledge Resources with The Institutes presented a session on how risk managers can use the large amount of data for analysis. The Internet of Things (IoT) includes things like robotics such as exoskeletons which can enhance the capabilities of workers and help prevent injuries. […]

The risk manager is very often the hub that manages everything around various aspects of a company’s workers’ compensation program, but they are only as effective as the understanding and support that they can gain from the C-Suite. This session at the 2015 California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference highlighted how to communicate and change […]

This session at PRIMA 2015 examined three areas of social media use that may expose government entities to risk, including personal use of social media,  personnel decisions and employment references. The speakers included Matthew Fagiana, CSC, PSS, Lenoir City of Utilities Board and Sonya Guggemos, Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust. Social media and the workplace, is […]

Acts of civil unrest are occurring everywhere and, whether or not these acts take form in strikes, protests or riots, public entities need to be prepared. This session at PRIMA’s 2015 Annual Conference discussed lessons learned from past civil unrest events and ways to treat or reduce the impacts that civil unrest might have on […]

This session at PRIMA 2015 addressed how to build value in your risk management program, which can result in effective and self-sustaining results in building a strong risk culture and support for your risk management program. The speakers included Jack Flindt, Pinal County and Dean Coughenour, ARM, City of Flagstaff. What is one word used […]

This session at PRIMA’s 2015 Annual Conference highlighted national auto claim trends and provided insights for reducing auto liabilities. The session was led by Kenny Smith, CSP, Risk Control Manager at OneBeacon Government Risks. Since nearly every public entity owns automobiles – whether they are police or emergency response vehicles, buses or passenger vehicles – […]