Podcasts & Blogs

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Smart City Infrastructure: A Background for Risk Management (Part 2)

Perhaps the largest looming risk in smart cities is the increase in systems that rely on connectivity. The last few years have shown us that public entities are not exempt from cybercrime. In fact, cities and municipalities seem to be prominent targets.

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The Neuroscience of Mentor/Mentee Relationships

Brent Holman explains the art of mentoring from personal experience as a mentee as he provides insight into the biggest challenges and benefits of mentoring.

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Smart City Infrastructure: A Background for Risk Management (Part 1)

In the past decade, more cities have been focusing on advanced infrastructure to improve public services. The objective is to make the city services operate more efficiently and safely for all residents and visitors, and to be more equitable for citizens who have traditionally been underserved.

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How to Educate Employees on Workers’ Compensation without Giving the Store Away

In this episode, Daniel Hurley and Brad Wilson discuss the biggest challenges with introducing a TPA to a self administered program, the necessity of reviewing policies with a department in order to break through specific cultural perceptions, and how to improve communication and to build rapport.

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Understanding The Benefits of Comprehensive Property Data in a Hard Market

Transparency is a key component in any relationship. In almost every instance, the more one knows and understand about the object of that relationship, the better off they are in the long run. When applying transparency to property insurance the same is true.

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Confidence, Culture & Conversations: Inspired Risk Leadership

Melanie Herman explains why risk leadership is important with regards to providing guidance in matters of uncertainty.

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Mitigating Risks with Your Government Solicitations

A sound solicitation, with an accompanying sound evaluation process, will not only help your agency identify the right vendor and service or commodity solution, it will also allow your agency to mitigate potential risks before entering into a contract.

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Cyber Insurance Facts for Public Entities

Some of the greatest risks for public entities involve the data that is stored, especially with regards to personally identifiable information, health records, the length of time records have to be maintained and reliance on third party vendors. 

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Are Worker Tracking Solutions Becoming Too Invasive?

Today, software like ActiveTrak, Hivedesk, and Time Doctor are the biggest players in this growing marketplace. However, with features like keystroke logging, browser monitoring, screen recording, and monitoring solutions, one can’t help but ask: are worker tracking solutions too invasive?

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