So Much Disruption…So Little Time
Republished via CIC Services LLC
The writing is on the wall. The world is changing fast, and business owners, CFOs and risk managers will have to bring their “A Game” to keep up with rapidly evolving risks.
This was the thesis of “Defying Disruption,” an educational session at the 2017 Risk Management Society (RIMS) Conference. CIC Services, LLC attends the RIMS conference every year to stay abreast of industry trends, best practices in risk management, insurance, and risk financing. The “Defying Disruption” session focused on the tremendous changes being thrust upon businesses, government, society and culture as a result of the transition from the Information Age to the Digital Age. This transition is creating new threats and risks at a break neck pace. Risk managers are struggling to keep pace, and the proliferation of new risks (with little or no experience data) outnumber and overwhelm the commercial insurance market’s ability to address them.
“Defying Disruption” included the chart below from Denise Garth, and industry thought leader. This chart aptly illustrates the title of my article, “So Much Disruption…So Little time.” There have been more disruptive technologies (blue boxes) introduced in the last twelve years than in the prior fifty years. You can visit Denise’s web site by CLICKING HERE.
This pace of change requires thoughtful, focused and evolving risk mitigation strategies and programs. It is also going to require more advanced approaches to insurance. The chart above makes it clear that – more than ever – businesses need a solid “rainy day fund.” They also need insurance that is broadly – not narrowly – written with few exclusions to be able to address the unexpected. They also need the ability to insure risks the commercial insurance market is not addressing or not fully addressing (EG cyber). The only solution that delivers on all four needs above – 1) build a rainy day fund, 2) broad coverage, 3) few policy exclusions and 4) address unmet insurance needs – is a well-structured captive insurance program. For most successful businesses, including small and mid-market companies, owning a captive insurance company is the one of the most powerful moves they can make to Defy Disruption.
About CIC Services, LLC
CIC Services, LLC is a Risk Management consulting firm, specializing in the utilization of Captive Insurance Companies (CICs) to help organizations achieve their overall Enterprise Risk Management goals. They have been helping business owners manage risk through CIC ownership since 2005 by providing superior expertise, and full-service, turn-key captive management services. CIC Services, LLC principals have over a century of combined experience in the insurance industry.
They understand the unique needs, goals, and fears of business owners. They have built our business by serving these entrepreneurs through the innovative use of captive insurance companies tailored to meet their individual needs and to help them achieve their goals and dreams.
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