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2008 Report Highlights Need for New Thinking and Concerted Action in Several Problem Areas
Marsh and the World Economic Forum have partnered to analyze a wide range of global risks.
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Corporate Pandemic Preparedness
The SARS outbreak—which never reached pandemic status, but spread quickly from a single case in rural China—resulted in billions of dollars in economic damage. Nonetheless, according to a report by Marsh and the Albright Group, many in the private and public sector have yet to take into account the devastating social and economic consequences of a true pandemic for their organizations. This report and other Marsh resources can help organizations to understand, evaluate, and prepare for this emerging threat.
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Hurricane Preparedness and Response Checklist
Our checklist can be used as the starting point for ensuring your organization is prepared for a hurricane.
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Inflationary Pricing Threatens Stability of Some Supply Chains
A new report from Marsh's Supply Chain Risk Management Practice finds that three macro-economic trends are creating troubling domino effects in companies' supply chains.
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Marsh Adviser: The Aircraft Bomb Plot
The thwarted plot to detonate explosives on U.S.-bound airplanes departing from London underscores the need for businesses to be prepared for major disruptions.
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Maximizing Insurance Recovery from Equitas in Light of the Berkshire Transaction
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s proposed multibillion dollar transaction to reinsure and conduct the runoff of Equitas Ltd.'s liabilities necessitates that policyholders be properly equipped to maximize their insurance recovery.
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MRSA Infection Control: It’s More Than Just a Health Care Facility Issue
Schools, camps and even businesses must be prepared to control a MRSA outbreak.
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Preparing for an Avian Flu Pandemic
In this white paper, our consultants and other experts provide guidance and recommendations for handling an avian flu pandemic.
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Preparing for the 2007 Hurricane Season
We provide several resources to help ensure your organization can manage a hurricane.
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Stemming the Rising Tide of Supply Chain Risks
A new study of 110 North American risk managers finds more than seven in 10 believe their supply chain risk has risen since 2005.
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The Impact of Nature: The Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
A wide range of Marsh experts discuss how Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are likely to affect the U.S. economy and the availability of insurance.
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The Spread of Avian Flu
This map illustrates confirmed human cases as well as deaths from H5N1 globally.
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Winter Weather Precautions
Advance preparation can help to mitigate the effect of winter weather on your business operations and continuity.
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Disaster Recovery Assistance
We provide key phone numbers and Web sites to assist those who have been affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Solvent Schemes of Arrangements
Once used principally to run off the business of insolvent insurers, solvent scheme implementations are now increasingly being used by solvent insurers.
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Best Practices in Ergonomics
A well-managed ergonomic process can increase productivity, while reducing your firm's exposure to costly and painful employee illnesses.
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Building a World-Class Risk Management Function
Establishing a formal risk management department can help in transforming risks into opportunities.
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California Workers' Comp Reforms—Employee Physician Pre-Designation Tool Kit
With the establishment of Medical Provider Networks, California employers that use best practices to manage the physician pre-designation process have an opportunity to control workers' compensation costs.
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Controlling the Cost of Workers’ Compensation
With the exception of terrorism, perhaps the most troubling risk for employers in the United States is workers’ compensation.
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Dealing with the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Marsh has prepared guidelines to assist organizations in dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
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Employee Theft and Fraud: Get to the Facts and Accelerate Recovery
Employee theft or fraud is virtually inevitable in any large business. Companies need to know how to respond.
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Enterprise-Wide Risk Management: A Holistic Approach
ERM is the means of applying active risk management to all the exposures an organization faces.
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Establishing an Effective Operational Risk Management Program
What is operational risk (OR) and why should companies be concerned about it? Put simply, operational risks are all risks an organization might face that are not considered financial or strategic in nature.
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Facing Workers’ Comp: Costs Continue to Escalate
In the current economic environment, employers are stepping up efforts to control costs wherever they can.
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Five Keys to Successfully Handling Directors and Officers Liability Claims
Taking the appropriate measures when filing a directors and officers liability claim can help ensure the the claim is resolved favorably.
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Fleet Benchmarking 2004
This annual report provides an overview of the current transportation environment.
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Fourth Annual Marsh Mercer Survey of Employers' Time-Off & Disability Programs
Absence Management: Setting a Course for Savings
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Fraud Risk Assessments—A Common Sense Approach
Altough public companies are now required to perform fraud risk assessments, authorities have provided little guidance on how to conduct them.
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Homeland Security Department Promotes Preparedness Throughout U.S.
With the ongoing threat of terrorism, Secretary Ridge urges businesses and individuals to be ready for emergencies.
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Insurable Damages Related to September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
This excerpt from The Litigation Services Handbook, 2004 discusses insurance-coverage issues related to business interruption and property damage claims stemming from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Integrating ERM into Growth Strategies
ERM can be used to predict and offset the risks associated with strategic business decisions.
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Opt Out or Stay In? Florida's Workers' Compensation Managed Care System
In response to disappointing results and the compelling arguments of some of its largest employers, Florida passed a law that provided employers the choice to opt out of managed care. Thus far, more than 400 employers have exercised that option and many others are considering it.
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Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability
This paper discusses issues pertaining to insurance coverage for liability arising from joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies.
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Justifying The Cost of Risk Management Information Systems
Developing a cost-benefit analysis of a prospective RMIS purchase can help secure management's support for the acquisition costs.
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Legionnaires' Disease in Building Water Systems
Many cases of Legionnaire's disease can be prevented by visually inspecting and periodically maintaining building water systems.
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Loss Management in Times of Terrorism
How can claims professionals prepare for a future characterized by the threat of major losses from terrorist events?
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Linking Performance Improvement Initiatives and Employee Behavior
In the late 1980s and 1990s, the corporate quest to match Japanese innovations in quality management and performance improvement brought on the formalization of the performance improvement process.
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Managing Risk on a Shoestring Budget: The Importance of Risk Management to Midsize Companies
Effective identification, prioritization, and management of risk must be a priority for all organizations, not just large ones.
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Managing the Ergonomic Design Process
Implementing creative and practical ergonomic solutions can help mitigate ergonomic exposures in the workplace. However, engineering controls can be costly and ineffective if the problem-solving and implementation process is not managed properly.
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Mastering Organizational Change
More than 2,500 years ago, the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus gave us the phrase “Nothing endures but change.” The concept of a world in constant flux no doubt resonates with business today.
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Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements Become Issue for Risk Managers
A federal audit identifying more than $40 billion in enforceable liens against claims settlements that did not contain approved Medicare set-asides could result in unanticipated costs for many businesses.
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The New Reality of Risk: Blackout of 2003
The Blackout of 2003 left more than 50 million people without power and caused millions of dollars of business interruption losses. Smart companies will use the blackout as a catalyst to assess their readiness for future power outages and other interruptions.
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The New Reality of Risk: Business Continuity: The Road to Recovery
When it comes to a disaster or other business interruption, there is no substitute for preparation. Developing evacuation and business continuity plans are necessary first steps.
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The New Reality of Risk: Dealing with Mass Torts
Four Marsh professionals provided analyses and strategies for dealing with mass tort and complex liability exposures during the November 5, 2003, New Reality of Risk audio conference.
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The New Reality of Risk: Excellence in Risk Management
Whether handled by a risk manager, general counsel, or a CFO, risk management is critical to the success of any organization. A panel of Marsh experts discuss the practices and attributes of a successful risk management function.
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The New Reality of Risk: Successfully Managing Property Claims
Quickly and completely recovering losses following property damage can be critical to a company's ability to maintain operations. If not handled properly, the claim-recovery process can have an extremely adverse effect on bottom-line performance.
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NYSE & NASDAQ Corporate Governance Standards Stress Audit Committee Oversight of Risk Analysis and Risk Management.
On November 4, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved new corporate governance standards for public companies.
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Old Insurance Policies May Be as Valuable as Stock or Other Hard Assets
Companies that are sued for liabilities spanning several years or even decades need to determine the applicability of their historical insurance coverage.
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The 100 Largest Losses 1972-2001
Large Property Damage Losses in the Hydrocarbon-Chemical Industries, 20th Edition: February 2003
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An Overview of Construction Risk
What accounts for high volatility and relatively slim profit margins in the construction industry?
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Preventing What We Can, Preparing for What We Cannot
In his speech at the Continuity Insights Conference, Marsh's John Copenhaver argues that many companies may not be prepared to keep their organizations running in the event of a disaster.
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Risk-Adjusted Supply Chain Management — Commodity Chemicals
Few industries are as sensitive to increases in raw material costs and pressure by competitors to keep prices down as commodity chemicals.
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Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley to Evaluate Enterprise Risks
An effective enterprise-wide risk management plan can deliver a proven, sustainable framework that is the perfect complement to Sarbanes Oxley.
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Workers' Comp Reform in California—Next Steps Employers Can Take Today
California's much-heralded workers' compensation reforms may generate significant cost savings for businesses. However, without taking immediate steps to identify and seize these opportunities, the benefits will be negligible.
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Preparation and Planning for Hurricanes and Typhoons
Step-by-step guidelines for what do before, during, and after a severe storm.
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