Spillover Diseases

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Spillover Diseases

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Apr 7, 2023

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As humans encroach on new ecosystems diseases found in animals and birds can jump to a new home inside us. We think about coronavirus and influenza but should monitor closely diseases like bird flu and Ebola. By Max Rudolph

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Apr 7, 2023

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A discussion of Risk and Risk Management from the perspective of an Insurance company risk manager. Insurers provide products that help everyone to manage their risks. Here you will hear Dave Ingram and Max Rudolph, actuaries from the global consultancy Actuarial Risk Management talk about the sorts of things that keep those insurance company risk managers up at night. Or at least they should.

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Narrative Scenarios: The current real life scenario combines a pandemic, weather events, supply chain issues, inflation and a regional war all at the same time. Multi risk scenarios can provide major insights about a firm’s resilience that do not necessarily happen with ... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Most Dangerous Risks: Over 200 respondents in the Dangerous Risks to Insurers Survey reordered the top risks, with Inflation swapping with Cybersecurity and cybercrime for the #1 spot, and Global/National recession moving into the top 5 at #3. By Dave Ingram and Max R... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Spillover Diseases: As humans encroach on new ecosystems diseases found in animals and birds can jump to a new home inside us. We think about coronavirus and influenza but should monitor closely diseases like bird flu and Ebola. By Max Rudolph by Crossing Thin Ice
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Microplastics: Tiny pieces of plastic are found in the ocean, soils and the human body. This can’t be good. Scientists are still learning about the implications of microplastics, but it’s clear that better recycling and reduced use of plastic bottles, fishing n... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Three Levels of Stress: Stress tests come in a wide variety of levels of adversity. This podcast suggests that we all should focus on just three: normal volatility, realistic disasters and worst case scenarios. Aligning the appropriate stress test to the audience is very im... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance: This podcast is a challenge for you to consider something that is likely not yet on your risk register. Could the spread of bacteria with resistance to antibiotics have an impact on your business plans? We provide some questions that you might as... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Solar Storms: Emerging risks play a key role in risk analysis. One such emerging risk, Solar Storms, is much more than just pretty northern lights. An impactful solar storm happened as recently as 1859. Then, some problems with telegraph wires were reported, j... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Why Insurers Do ERM: Enterprise Risk Management is practiced in different ways by insurers. Some focus on the basics while others consider ERM as a strategic strength. In a recent survey, ARM asked what is most important to them about ERM. by Crossing Thin Ice
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Cascadia Earthquake: When a catastrophic event hasn’t happened since 1700 there is not much historical data to aid those who live there or insure residents. Here are some of the basic concerns. By Max Rudolph by Crossing Thin Ice
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Concentration: Concentration is added by doubling down on things you do well. This two-part story considers strategic drivers that add to concentration and tactical methods to mitigate these risks. By Dave Ingram and Max Rudolph. by Crossing Thin Ice
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Super Volcano: A volcano erupts somewhere, on average, every week. Eruptions large enough to impact the global environment happen much less frequently, but they have happened. The “Year without a Summer” in 1815 affected crops and immigration, and similar event... by Crossing Thin Ice
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After COVID: Prior to 2019, Pandemic was the most studied emerging risk. And now that one has happened, it is time to study our reactions to COVID. In this podcast, we look at the reactions that people typically have to near death experiences and find that they a... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Interactions between risks: Implications for building scenarios: Historically, scenarios have focused on one assumption at a time but that is not realistic in today’s quickly evolving world. Risk interactions are very important considerations and impact scenario assumptions dynamically. Three narrative scenarios t... by Crossing Thin Ice
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Dangerous Risks 2024: Return to Normal Concerns: The 2024 survey sees respondents react to recent increases in specific risks as technology evolves and the environment moves away from the pandemic. The top 4 risks are the same as those seen in 2019. By Dave Ingram and Max Rudolph. by Crossing Thin Ice
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