Selling in every industry and every size of business is changing so radically...

CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Prepared by: RICHARD H. SOPER, CMC, CSP Principal SOPER & ASSOCIATES, LTD. THE FREQUENTLY MISSING RISK...

All too frequently, creative risk and insurance management programs lack the vital, but elusive, Crisis Management Plan segment. Even when logical, proven risk and insurance management techniques and effective loss control activities are utilized, crises must still be anticipated.

To embrace — and benefit from — change, follow these guidelines.
Unrelenting and increasingly rapid change demands that the insurance industry rapidly uncover new ways to evaluate and respond to its marketplace.
I’ve worked with many highly successful insurance companies and agencies, helping them achieve higher levels of profitability through more sales, customer and employee loyalty, and retention. However, in many of these organizations, management remained blind to the dire need to change, despite its apparent desire to achieve higher profits. Managers can’t see the compelling need to change from the ways that allowed the organization to be successful in the first place.

HOW TO CHOOSE, USE, BUT NOT ABUSE A RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT: II byGary Griffin Get the right risk consultant - and get your moneys worth from them. The first part ...

As the economy and escalating insurance rates take their toll on risk management department budgets, companies and public entities are relying increasingly on consultants. Such outsourcing has proven to be an effective way for some organizations to reduce overhead while retaining knowledgeable help. In this document C.C. Griffin discusses how to select and get the best performance from a consultant.

MANAGING RISK: A GUIDE FOR YOUR BUSINESS CLIENT Part 2 of 4 ESTABLISHING POLICY A policy statement expresses goals, directions, attitudes, and structure. It does not discuss ...

ONLINE EDUCATION FOR RISK AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS By Marcus Covas Griffin Communications, Inc. According to a Wall Street Journal article, theres been a dramatic increase in the number o...

SKILL SETS FOR A SUCCESSFUL RISK MANAGEMENT CAREER by Ben Schull What does it take to have a long and successful risk management career? Pamela Rogers, director of risk management for Sears, Roe...

THE STATE OF RISK-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION by Marcus Covas Professional designations are conferred by a professional body that has specific entry requirements, such as a code of ethics, a set of pra...