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September 14, 2022

NACD Summit ESG Beast. Effective risk management and governance, validated by insurance, forestalls regulators, litigators, and activists.

NACD Summit ESG Beast. Effective risk management and governance of ethics, compliance, ESG, and reputation risks, validated by insurance, forestalls regulators, litigators, and activists. In this workshop, Steel City Re CEO Nir Kossovsky conveys the nuts & bolts of an enterprise reputation risk management apparatus, and the governance, leadership, controls and insurances therein. Directors will …

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September 12, 2022

Reputation and ESG insurances are how boards can signal to investors and the courts (and regulators) that their governance processes are effective.

Ethics Compliance Management Governance. An effective management process for [ethics, compliance, ESG risk, reputation risk…] creates value with regulators. An effective governance process creates value with investors and the courts. Auditors’ reports on controls are how boards can signal to regulators that their management processes are effective. Reputation and ESG insurances are how boards can …

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September 11, 2022

“Demand for environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)-reputational risk insurance is surging.”

Surging Demand for ESG Risk Insurance. Demand for environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)-reputational risk insurance is surging, but, according to Nir Kossovsky (pictured), chief executive officer of Steel City Re, there is a lack of capital available. Parametric ESG-linked reputation insurance is as vital today as D&O insurance. Click on the image above to …

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July 23, 2022

Managing corporate reputation is a lot like mixing a cocktail. Both activities embody the same mission-critical principles: authenticated thoughtful risk management and dutiful governance over everything that is mission critical. Everything in the process is #strategic. At the tactical level, the process begins by understanding what stakeholders expect; and understanding that an effective risk management system comprises risk education and threat intelligence, management, and transfer processes (aka insurance) involving the entire enterprise risk management apparatus bounded by the organizations capabilities.

Managing corporate reputation is a lot like mixing a cocktail. Both activities embody the same mission-critical principles: authenticated thoughtful risk management and dutiful governance over everything that is mission critical. Everything in the process is #strategic. At the tactical level, the process begins by understanding what stakeholders expect; and understanding that an effective risk management system comprises risk education and threat intelligence, management, and transfer processes (aka insurance) involving the entire enterprise risk management apparatus bounded by the organizations capabilities.

April 22, 2022

Reputation is Mission-Critical A management program for ethics and compliance can forestall prosecution and mitigate fines. Similarly, oversight of “mission- critical” issues can forestall securities litigation. A program for reputation resilience, comprising both risk management and insurance (reinsurance)-authenticated oversight for all that is mission-critical, can create value in many ways. To this end, Steel City …

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