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What Spirit Airlines’ Recent Travel Debacle Can Teach Us About Listening to Risk Managers

This is what happens when a risk manager books a flight on a commercial airline and gets disappointed. What follows is a root cause analysis of a recent spate of flight cancellations.

What a Risk Manager’s Barber Might Be Able to Teach University Risk Managers

Temple ERM Conference Focuses on the Importance of Reputation in Enterprise Risk Management

Long Data Versus Deep Data: What’s the Difference and Why Should We Care?

Game of Thrones May Have Something to Teach Us About Risk Management

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ERM and the Art of War — Energy

The tenth chapter in Grace Crickette’s Risk Insider series on implementing enterprise risk management.

The Profession

Amanda Lagatta, Target’s director of insurance and claims, was drawn to risk management in high school and praises the value of college graduate risk management programs.

Managing U.S. Nuclear Fuel Risks

Timothy Fischer makes the complicated job of managing risk for the sole producer of nuclear fuel to the U.S. government look easy. It’s not.

Discretion Advised

Hospitals balance safety with necessary public care in high-risk departments.

Hopemongering To Manage Risk

Risk-taking decisions must balance both fear and hope.

Assuming Rationality Is Probably Irrational

Counting on rational behavior by the actors in any given organization might be a mistake.

What Comes After Z?

To assess future risks, view the world from the eyes of Generation Z.

The Risk Register: Dead or Alive?

In creating risk registers, risk managers should strive to keep their lists short and dynamic.

Insuring Feathers, Fur and Football Tradition

Using live animals as sports mascots requires a focus on risk mitigation.

Putting Your Organizational Values Where Your Risks Are

Setting priorities for which risk to address first can be extremely challenging.

Realizing the True Cost of Risk

Applying a broader definition to retained losses and control costs, organizations can identify new opportunities to reduce cost across the full spectrum of risk.

ERM Is Not Just ‘Our’ Problem

The risk management burden is endless and ever-varying.

Higher Education Risk Managers: An Uphill Battle

Many leaders in academia are in denial about the risks facing their institutions.

The Art of War and ERM – Energy

The ninth chapter in Grace Crickette’s Risk Insider series on implementing enterprise risk management.

Overseas Employees at Risk

Undisciplined insurance purchasing practices leave dangerous gaps for expats.

Cyber Security: Don’t Pay for a Landslide

Sony’s failure to adequately invest in cyber defense is a good lesson for all of us.

Hungry for Collaboration

The RIMS ERM committee is focusing on the risk manager’s role in M&A.

Cyber Security: We’re Blind, Please Help

In resolving cyber security dilemmas, it helps to ask the right question.

Looking to Bridge the Gap

Many risk managers use a retrospective approach to risks, when they should be analyzing where the next risks are coming from.

The Profession

Paul Piazza of Honeywell International Inc. takes pride in protecting his company from all exposures — and being the master of the thermostat at home.