Future of Risk

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Every year, the World Economic Forum publishes its Global Risks Report, a state of the planet examination on the risks for the next 10 years. While the report is focused on global risks, there are some challenges and opportunities, particularly relevant for North American businesses. And joining us today to discuss them is Colleen Zitt, Chief Risk Officer for Zurich North America. As a strategic partner for WEF, Zurich helps develop the report.

Recorded: 1-28-22

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Business travel is slowing coming back to pre-pandemic levels. From your phone to access your hotel room to checking the different requirements in the cities you’re visiting, COVID is evolving what we expect when we travel. How do you get ready for your next business trip? We brought back Larry Carraro, Senior Risk Engineering Consultant with Zurich North America to answer this and more.

Recorded: 12-8-21

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January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and we’re devoting two podcasts to discuss this form of modern-day slavery. This is our second episode and it focuses on best practices for businesses – and the public -- to help spot and potentially prevent trafficking situations. Our guests are Julie Bolton, Vice President Middle Market Risk

Engineering with Zurich Resilience Solutions, and Paul Pellizzari, Vice President of Global Social Responsibility at Hard Rock International.

Recorded: 12-14-21

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January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and we’re devoting two podcasts to discuss this form of modern-day slavery. This episode focuses on the pervasive and often hidden nature of trafficking, blows up some misconceptions, and explains why many businesses may not realize they could be vulnerable to risks related to trafficking.

Our guests are Julie Bolton, Vice President Middle Market Risk Engineering with Zurich Resilience Solutions, and Paul Pellizzari, Vice President of Global Social Responsibility at Hard Rock International.

Recorded: 12-14-21

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Our hosts David Hilgen and Renee Coha take a look at some of the highlights from this year’s episodes.

Featured episodes:

Episode 2: Sustainability and TPC Louisiana Golf Course

https://future-of-risk.captivate.fm/episode/sustainability-and-tpc-louisiana-golf-course

Episode 3: Billy Horschel on Golf and Business

https://future-of-risk.captivate.fm/episode/billy-horschel-on-golf-and-business

Episode 4: Justin Rose on Golf and Business

https://future-of-risk.captivate.fm/episode/justin-rose-on-golf-and-business

Episode 6: Is your business prepared for hurricane season?

https://future-of-risk.captivate.fm/episode/is-your-business-prepared-for-hurricane-season

Episode 11: Change before you have to (International edition)

https://future-of-risk.captivate.fm/episode/change-before-you-have-to-international-edition

Episode 26: D&I ISO Standards

https://future-of-risk.captivate.fm/episode/d-and-i-iso-standards

Episode 30: Why businesses are concerned about climate change

https://future-of-risk.captivate.fm/episode/ why-businesses-are-concerned-about-climate-change

Recorded on 11/30/21

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Get ready for an Arctic blast! Winter is here and your business needs to be ready for snow and ice storms as well as sudden drops in temperature. Mike Widdekind, Property Technical Director for Risk Engineering for the Zurich Services Corporation, talks about how winter storms can impact your business, vendors and customers…and what you can do to mitigate those risks.

Recorded on 11/10/21

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David Edsey, Climate Director, Technical Underwriting for Zurich North America, provided testimony of the House Select Committee on Climate Crisis hearing, "Good for Business: Private Sector Perspectives on Climate Action." In this episode, he spoke to us about why businesses are concerned about climate change and some possible solutions.

Recorded on 11-03-21

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Pete Caminiti, Technical Director Property Lines at Zurich North America, speaks about the public private partnership and how it might be the way to think about approaching the business, economic and human sides of pandemics.

Recorded on 10/14/21

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Diversity and inclusion initiatives have become top of mind in every facet of American culture. This includes public companies pursuing the worthy goal of increasing gender and racial diversity on their boards of directors. For many public companies, these goals have been a priority for quite a while, but it may also be making them vulnerable to certain kinds of lawsuits. As your company pursues environmental, social and governance (a.k.a. ESG) initiatives, what proactive steps can you take to help manage risks? Leor Kaplan, Management Liability Product Officer at Zurich North America, joins us on the podcast to explore ESG-related challenges facing public companies.

Recorded on 10-11-21

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Mid-size companies come with a unique set of risks, but many mid-sized businesses don’t have the sophisticated risk management departments that larger organizations have. What are the risks the mid-sized financial Institutions and Professional Services businesses need to be aware of? Join us as Stan Bernard, Head of FI and Professional Services at Zurich North America, talks about unique risks and how to help mitigate them.

Recorded on 10-06-21