2020 has certainly been an eventful year for The ALS Group!  As we close the year, we look back and take stock in the Firm's accomplishments, we wanted to share some of them with our clients and friends of the firm.

Topics: Enterprise Risk Management, The ALS Group, home-grown talent, year in review

There are industries that entail managing insurance compliance among large numbers of vendors/contractors, which challenges even the most organized firm to manage the compliance properly. If done right, it’s a process which requires diligence and specialized knowledge:

Topics: Compliance, Construction, Contracts, Coverage Review, Enterprise Risk Management, Indemnity, Real Estate & Development Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Third-Party Risk, COI Compliance, certificate of insurance, total cost of risk analysis, total cost of risk insurance

Risk Identification is the first of three phases that make up a Risk Assessment.

Topics: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, Risk Identification, Risk management, Risk Management Assessment, Risk Management Blog

In our previous posts in this series, we introduced Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) as a “portfolio view” of risk and discussed various aspects of implementing ERM: roles, culture, a framework and preparing your organization. Now, we’ll begin looking at the “big picture” viewpoint of risk, starting with identifying and prioritizing risks. In the ERM process, management (1) determines acceptable levels of risk, (2) identifies and measures risks throughout the entire organization and aggregates the results, and (3) determines if the aggregated results exceed the acceptable levels. Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance are the expressions of the “acceptable levels” of risk.

Topics: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, Risk Appetite, Risk Capacity, Risk management, Risk Management Blog, Risk Tolerance

 

In our previous blog posts, we introduced Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) as a strategic discipline that affords a “portfolio view” of risk; outlined how to establish roles and context for ERM implementation; and how to establish a risk-aware culture and develop an ERM framework

Topics: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, Risk management, Risk Management Blog

 

In our previous blog posts, we introduced Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) as a strategic discipline that affords a "portfolio" view of risk and we outlined how to establish roles and a context for ERM implementation.

Topics: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, ERM Framework, Risk Appetite, Risk Management Blog, Risk Register, Risk Tolerance

Every organization is faced with risks and needs to practice some form of risk management in order to maintain the health of the entity. Many take a traditional approach, where risk is managed in silos, with each leader of a business unit (sales, operations, finance, HR, etc.) responsible for managing the risks that fall within his or her area of responsibility.

Topics: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, ERM Framework, Risk Management Blog

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) concepts can help retailers create a competitive advantage out of the business of managing risk. ERM’s “portfolio view” collects all risk and mitigation activity into a single Risk Register. This enables management to coordinate mitigation efforts across functions, rather than leaving risk to be managed in a patchwork fashion among various pockets in the organization. These are the critical areas for retail organizations where embracing an ERM approach adds value and opportunities that would likely otherwise be “missed:”

Topics: Cyber Breach, Cyber Risk, Data Breach, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, Reputational Risk, Retail Risk Management, Risk management, Risk Management Assessment, Risk Management Blog, Risk Register, Social Media Risk

Nine out of the 10 largest bankruptcies in the first half of 2016 were energy companies, according to investment insights publication The Turnaround Letter. Eight of those were oil and gas companies, specifically. Such widespread failures throw not just assets but whole segments of operations up for  grabs.  As the buyers assimilate these operations, it is no surprise that the acquisitions change the risk profiles of the new owners.

Topics: Due Diligence, Energy Company Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy Risk, Energy Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, ERM, Mergers & Acquisitions, Oil and Gas Risk Management, Oil & Gas Risk Management, Risk Appetite, Risk Management Blog, Risk Register

Topics: Cyber Risk, Enterprise Risk Management, Total Cost of Risk (TCoR), cyber attacks