Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Writer at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
Today’s guest is Les Williams, Chief Revenue Officer of the Risk Cooperative — a specialized strategy risk and insurance advisory firm. The Risk Cooperative is based in Washington D.C. and specializes in creating solutions for emerging risks such as cyber liability insurance, political risk insurance, and other complex domestic and global challenges. The firm is also actively involved in assisting clients with common risk needs, such as employee benefits and business insurance.
In this episode, Les and Justin discuss critical infrastructure risks in North America and how they impact agriculture and farming industries. They talk about the major risks on Les’s radar for 2019, Les’s tips for risk management professionals, which risks he sees having a lasting impact on North American infrastructures and industries, and some of the efforts being made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and use more environmentally-friendly materials for creating infrastructures.