Senior representatives from Marsh, insurance broker and risk adviser, stated today to discuss key risk issues impacting UK plc at the Institute of Risk Management’s (IRM) 2009 Risk Forum at the University of Warwick on 21-23 September.
The IRM’s flagship event for 2009, this year’s Risk Forum focuses on the theme, ‘Practical Risk Management in a Turbulent World’. The programme includes over 30 practical workshops from leading risk professionals and service providers which, together with a keynote speaker programme, is designed to help delegates deal with the present and prepare for future risks.
Marsh Speakers at the Risk Forum:
- Tuesday 22 September (10.45am-12.15pm and 1.30-3pm) – ‘Decisions, Decisions: the role of risk management in effective decision making’
The workshop will show how risk management can support decision making, allowing organisations to demonstrate confidence around the decision making process. The workshop will review case studies and scenarios where the risk manager has been able to increase their positioning within the organisation.
Speakers: Douglas Ure, Managing Consultant, and Michael Coomber, Senior Consultant, Strategic Risk Practice, Marsh
- Tuesday 22 September (10.45am-12.15pm and 1.30-3pm) – ‘Major loss: business interruption and the supply chain. Do you know your risks?’
This interactive workshop will explore a major property damage/business interruption loss scenario, considering issues such as: the nuances of a BI policy and how they impact coverage; managing the BI claim to maximise benefits of coverage; considering what other risk management options exist; establishing the true cost of risk within the supply chain; and how to manage the risk within a supply chain.
Speakers: Neil Greaves, UK Leader of the Forensic Accounting and Claims Services (FACS) team, and Caroline Woolley, Head of Accountancy in FACS at Marsh.
Workshops
A unique aspect of the Risk Forum is the programme of workshops shaped in response to delegate feedback.
- Day One offers individually themed and sponsored workshops led by commercial risk service providers and suppliers.
- Day Two offers two Learning Zones – a series of workshops, each led by an IRM member who is also a leading risk practitioner or an academic.
You can find more details here
