A CORPORATE FOCUS ON RISK MANAGEMENT OR 'YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING UNTIL YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT' by Alan Bland, AIIC OSHA, WHMIS, CERCLA, ERISA? What do they all mean? If you a...

AUTO DEALERS - 'CAR MODELS COME AND GO' Dear (Customer Name): Car models come and go. Each year brings in new models and new, improved options. But what about your insurance? Does your insurance p...

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE Dear (Customer Name): WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE? Perhaps a lot, if you're relying on an insurance program that's outdated. There comes a time w...

COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE PROGRAM Dear (Customer Name): Does your business have Property insurance? How about Liability, Automobile, Crime, and Workers Compensation insurance? If you said 'yes' to a...

CONTRACTORS - A DIFFICULT INDUSTRY Dear (Customer Name): Yours is a difficult industry. We at (Your Agency Name) know because we've been insuring general contractors for ( ) years. We also know yo...

CONTRACTORS - WE UNDERSTAND YOUR RISK Dear (Customer Name): IF ONLY. Those are the two most heartbreaking works in any business. If only . . . my subcontractor hadn't accidentally starte...

Dear (Customer Name): You are in a difficult business. You have a staff of professionals who are responsible for many ill and injured...

Frequently, the risk management planning and formulation process is myopic in defining the magnitude of probable maximum loss exposures. A significant task in crisis management plan strategy formulation is broadly to identify and measure the various potential crises and loss exposures. The crisis and loss exposure assessment must remain broad in nature and not become inhibited by the traditionally narrow considerations of only those perils addressed by standard commercial insurance policies.
There are three primary categories to consider in the comprehensive crisis exposure analysis. The following are the categories identified for crisis assessment considerations:

An effectively implemented Crisis Management Plan is generally structured with three primary elements involving:

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