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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 WilliamsEngagements
CyberVista: Executive Briefing on Cyber Insurance
Cyber threats continue to cause concern for organizations large and small. While companies continue to work on their resilience and reduce their overall ...
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Cyber Attacks are Killing Small Businesses; Here’s What They Can Do to Survive
It happened again. According to the Texas Department of Information Resources, on August 16, 2019 twenty-two Texas towns were simultaneously targeted by a ...
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
California’s New Wildfire Fund Offers a Risk Management Strategy for Other Natural Disasters
According to the U.S. Department of Interior, only 10% of wildfires in the U.S. are started by natural causes (lava or lightning). Sadly, ...
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A Two-Tier Health Care System Could Be Just What the Doctor Ordered
Health care has dominated each of the 2019 Democratic Primary Debates. The first question posed to the candidates on July 30th in Cleveland focused ...
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
The Boeing Case Study: Goodwill’s Role in Valuing Claim Payouts
UPDATED: March 2, 2020 Boeing’s woes continue into 2020. According to The Wall Street Journal, in mid-February Boeing mid-level executive Keith Cooper was ...
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One Idea From Tesla We Should All Steal: A Low-Interest Employee Loan Program
Earlier this Spring, Tesla announced that it would be rolling out loan programs for its employees. This unique announcement offers a ray of ...
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Why More Employees Are Going the 1099 Route and Other Insights from a Veteran Risk Manager
Risk Insider Les Williams, partner and chief revenue officer of Risk Cooperative, recently shared his insights on some of the top challenges facing ...
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
We Always Talk About Diversity and Inclusion; Here’s 7 Ways to Make Those Words Actually Mean Something
The month of April is “Celebrate Diversity Month,” which begs the question for many: What exactly is diversity? We sometimes hear the word ...
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Stop Bashing the Aviation Industry. Risk Managers Can Learn an Important Lesson From Its Response to the Boeing Crashes
In October 2018, a Boeing 737 Max 8 Lion Air jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta claiming the lives of 189 people. ...
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Les WilliamsEngagements
RIMScast: The Tragedy of the Commons
Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Writer at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society. Today’s guest is Les ...
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Les WilliamsNews and Analysis
After the Government Shutdown, U.S. Employers Are Facing This ‘Unprecedented Risk’
Now that the 21st government shutdown has ended — the longest and most damaging in U.S. history — at least temporarily, a clarion ...
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How to Keep Health Care Coverage Going During the Government Shutdown
Midnight Saturday, December 22, 2018 marked the beginning of the longest United States Federal Government shutdown. While there have been 20 previous government ...
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