Public entity risk managers are being subjected to drastic cuts which can compromise their effectiveness, requiring sharpened loss control techniques and communication with peers, industry experts said.
The Deepwater Horizon Drilling Platform explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was not a risk management issue, an insurance executive said.
The Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) announced Michael Pennacchio, a public risk manager in Nevada, as its 2010 Public Risk Manager of the Year.
Like those in the private sector, public risk managers can have a big impact on their organization's costs and bottom-line results--but only if they have a "seat at the table" with government decision-makers.
Everybody in our industry has heard of the professional designations such as CPCU, CLU and CIC. But I'll bet that nobody has heard of the Insure and Ignore Club.
Even the most optimistic forecasters concede that the climb out of this Great Recession will continue to be steep and arduous. Florida, especially, has been hammered with high unemployment, mortgage failures, and tumbling property values.