An industry that is using parametric technology to insure losses from natural disasters caused by wrathful deities can now also provide meaningful insurance for losses from reputation disasters caused by emotional mortals. The 4-M parametric framework of metric, model, monitor and market for natural earthquakes disclosed at the 2023 Hawaii Captives Insurance Conference makes parametric insurance for metaphorical earthquakes easy to back, underwrite, broker and bind.
New this year, the OCC supervisory plan provides updates for third-party-sourced reputation risk and other external exposures.
Investors are not good predictors of reputation value loss as seen in this graph comparing the equity performance of three companies with reputational crises. When normalized against respective peers, the over or under-reaction in the first few weeks is striking. At day 71, Crowdstrike, Boeing, and Southwest were, respectively, -20.8%, -28.1%, and -23% relative to the performance of the Nasdaq Cyber Index, FTSE|US Aerospace Index, and the Dow Jones US Airlines Index.
32.9% of companies, including American Airlines and US Bancorp, have compensation clawback policies for reputation harm.
How to protect a firm from the humiliation of corporate swatting by fabulist whistleblowers using the Department of Justice.
Captives are a solution to the lack of innovation. Martin South, president and chief executive officer, Marsh, was being interview by Penny Randall Seach, group chief underwriting officer, Zurich Insurance Company in a Global CEO fireside discussion at AIRMIC called ‘Global forces driving change: a future outlook’ Because the industry is not offering products that address clients’s needs as risks evolve, “some $25 billion of Marsh clients’ premium is now being retained using this form of risk transfer.“ In other news, insurer AXA is reorganizing US operations. Layoffs are expected. Meanwhile, Steel City Re has on offer a remarkably innovative original outcome-based solution to the most complex risk of all. It is a solution insureds have wanted since 2005, and it is backed today by Tokio Marine Kiln.
“Unsavory” may be forgiven, if not forgotten. Speculation aside, objectively, none of Steel City Re’s reputation risk measures indicated a problem with MSGE. The obvious benefit of such objective metrics is that it protects CEOs’ reputation-linked compensation and shields boards from attacks. Is your reputation risk management process insurance-authenticated?
Bud Light reputation crisis at one year. $1.4bn estimated loss in sales. Equity lagging S&P Food and Beverage Index (IFB) by 12% (~$14bn); and Molson Coors (TAP) by ~40%.
With reputation risk forecasting, management, and insurance, Steel City Re helps companies build and prove to stakeholders their thoughtful risk management and dutiful governance over all that is mission-critical. It is an authenticated story stakeholders can appreciate and value.
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Exec Chair Misconduct Allegations […] TKO saw a “massive reputation value drop,” according to Steel City Re’s Resilience Monitor.
A “flurry of securities filings noting potential legal and reputation risks stemming from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts follows the US Supreme Court’s June decision .” […] “If we do not successfully manage expectations across these varied stakeholder interests, it could erode stakeholder trust, impact our reputation, and/or constrain our investment and fundraising opportunities,” one filing said.