Flood resilience requires a long-term view in strategy.

“A key to flood resilience — and disaster resilience more broadly — is to make it an integral part of overall strategy. Responding to individual events as “one-offs” is, generally, not cost-efficient. Nor is relying exclusively on civil flood defenses to protect properties.” Be proactive by having a full (geospatial) picture of your property risk.…

WEF’s Lessons on Data Visualized Storytelling

Data-driven storytelling has been monumental in communicating urgent healthcare information during the Covid-19 pandemic. Business leaders and insurers should utilize the same lessons in visualizing their data to walk their companies and clients through important improvements in their risk management strategies. Maptycs’ proprietary GIS platform enables risk and insurance professionals to quickly analyze and share…

Learn from COVID-19 to prepare for climate risk.

A global pandemic and the resulting economic damage had been forecasted over a decade before 2020, but companies ignored the warnings. Much in the same way, climate risk will lead to large scale economic downturn unless companies prepare their businesses to respond proactively. Significant steps must be made by risk professionals to both better understand…

Covid-19 as a time to rethink risk management.

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed business leaders to rethink and reshape risk management for their organizations, from client relationships to updating their technology and claims process. As businesses begin to reopen, it is critical for businesses to continue developing their risk strategies and preparing for low-frequency/high-intensity events. #riskmanagement #risktech #insurtech #covid19 #businesscontinuity #businessresilience https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2020/06/03/how-covid-19-is-reshaping-risk-management/

Hyperactive storm season is approaching.

Researchers predict 18 to 22 named tropical storms will form in the Atlantic this year, with 3 to 5 expected to become major hurricanes. This continues the past years’ trends, but recent update indicates larger activity than expected earlier this year. While Covid-19 is occupying the minds of all risk managers, captive managers, and underwriters,…