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Les Williams, a Certified Risk Manager (CRM), is the leadership team’s head of business development and sales initiatives. He works with clients to help develop risk mitigation strategies and provide insurance portfolio management, specializing in crafting solutions for emerging risks such as cyber liability insurance, political risk insurance, and other complex domestic and global challenges. Mr. Williams is a featured “Risk Insider”, and his monthly columns appear in the publication Risk & Insurance. In 2020 Mr. Williams was recognized in this publication as a 2020 Power Broker for Specialty Lines , and he has appeared as a professional contributor in The Institutes’ CPCU online risk management curriculum. Mr. Williams is a member of the Cybersecurity Strategic Council for the Private Directors Association (PDA).

Les Williams, a Certified Risk Manager (CRM), is the leadership team’s head of business development and sales initiatives. He works with clients to help develop risk mitigation strategies and provide insurance portfolio management, specializing in crafting solutions for emerging risks such as cyber liability insurance, political risk insurance, and other complex domestic and global challenges. Mr. Williams is a featured “Risk Insider”, and his monthly columns appear in the publication Risk & Insurance. In 2020 Mr. Williams was recognized in this publication as a 2020 Power Broker for Specialty Lines , and he has appeared as a professional contributor in The Institutes’ CPCU online risk management curriculum. Mr. Williams is a member of the Cybersecurity Strategic Council for the Private Directors Association (PDA).
Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
Cyber Attacks, a Pandemic, Fiscal and Governance Instability: The 2020 Risks We Can’t Ever Forget
Many of the Top Risks to Prepare for in 2020 came to fruition as a direct result of the global pandemic.
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Jenny DeckerLes Williams
Risk Cooperative’s Chief Revenue Officer Named Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia
Accomplishment Follows a Year of Professional Milestones
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Les WilliamsWhitepapers
The Next Storm: Preparing for Potential Post-Election Violence
Co-authored by Risk Cooperative's Les Williams and RCM&D's Matt Kahn.
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
How Government Contractors Can Use EPLI to Manage Changes Affecting Diversity Training
The suspension of D&I programs may result in an increase of EPLI claims among employees who face real or perceived racial discrimination in an environment ...
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Les WilliamsDante Disparte
Climate Changed, But We Can Do Something About It
No country, community, or household (anywhere in the world) has been spared from the acute and attritional effects of climate change. So much so, that ...
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
California’s Green Insurance Products: What They Mean, What They Can Do
While 2020 has been a tumultuous year for risk managers domestically, California has seen more than its fair share of difficulties.
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Les WilliamsInsurance 101
What Coverages Are Needed & When
Insurance is a necessary function for organizations, although not all view this coverage as strategically as they should.
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Les WilliamsDante Disparte
Why We Need a Pandemic FDIC-Like Entity to Backstop Insurers
A Pandemic FDIC structure can provide the coordinated approach necessary to address the widespread impacts caused by novel diseases like COVID-19.
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
Here’s Why We Must Cancel College Football This Year
The Chronicle of Higher Education has been working with Davidson College to track the reopening plans for 3,000 institutions of higher learning in the ...
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Derrick WongLes Williams
How to Choose Your Broker
In our How to Choose Your Broker on-demand webinar, our experts share insider tips on what great brokers do to arm their clients ...
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Les WilliamsInsurance 101
What is Tech E&O insurance?
Imagine you are the CEO of a software company and you experience a ransomware attack that not only affects you but also hundreds ...
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
What’s the Cure When International Disputes Threaten University Finances?
According to Educationdata.org, in 2019 the total number of international students studying in U.S. colleges and universities was approximately 1,095,299. The site reported that ...
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