Skip to main content

Risk Management, What If Analysis and Emergency Preparedness

Visit www.ermgovernance.com to learn more about Naval risk management and pirate risk assessment!




Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Job Alert: Vice-President Prevention & Employer Services – Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board THE ORGANIZATION The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (SaskWCB) has a legislated mandate to deliver workplace insurance to Saskatchewan employers and benefits to Saskatchewan workers if they are hurt at work.    The SaskWCB is governed by a three-person, full-time Board of Directors (BoD).  The Chief Executive Officer reports to the BoD and is supported by an executive team of five. Anchored by the Meredith Principles, the vision of the SaskWCB is  to eliminate injuries and restore abilities .   Their mission is  to be a customer-centric organization that continuously seeks to add value for their customers through a culture of Continuous Process Improvement .   SaskWCB values guide their actions and decisions:  Safety  – we relentlessly pursue Mission: Zero ensuring all employees have the healthy and safe wo...

Cannabis & Hemp Conference

Introducing the new Cannabis & Hemp Conference  Registration is Open Register In just a few years, cannabis trading has moved from an underground market to a booming legal business. With medical marijuana legal in 32 states and D.C. and recreational marijuana legal in 12 U.S. jurisdictions, cannabis and cannabinoid producers and distributors have quickly grown to such a size that they need support from a diverse range of financial services companies – including insurance firms. The insurance industry has been wary of covering cannabis-related industries but there is growing interest in the sector and more insurers, agents and brokers are handling business in what they view as a business sector set for a huge expansion. As the cannabis sector and insurers examine the risks inherent in cannabis production and distribution questions are arising on everything from crop coverage to directors and officers liability insurance. In addition, the rise of cannabis as an alte...

The Boeing Case Study: Goodwill’s Role in Valuing Claim Payouts

The amount of the award seems staggering at first glance. In the aftermath of the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max fleet , the aerospace manufacturer recently set aside $100 million for the families of those killed in the Lion Air and Ethiopian Air tragedies ($50 million for “near-term financial help” and $50 million “to support education, including college tuition or other schooling expenses for children of victims and hardships or living expenses for impacted families.”) This sum does not include any potential lawsuits that may be filed, and families will be allowed to file a suit regardless of whether they take any portion of the $100 million. If the Roundup pesticide settlements are any guide, Boeing can expect to pay hefty sums in the near term. Roundup Fallout Roundup, the popular weed-killer produced by Monsanto Co. and owned by Bayer, has been the subject of three major court settlements in California. In August 2018, Dewayne “Lee” Johnson accepted a $78 million s...