This message was sent to ##Email## August 13, 2020   |   Home  |   About  |   Membership  |   Education & Training  |   Resources  |     3 steps to building strong risk management Financial Management The coronavirus pandemic has already resulted in a significant business downturn around the globe. Even though during this wide-scale crisis with its catastrophic consequences some winners have emerged, overall the pandemic has had an extremely negative economic impact.  READ MORE Fed revises pricing on municipal liquidity facility Investing The Federal Reserve on Tuesday revised the pricing on the $500 billion Municipal Liquidity Facility, a program launched during the coronavirus pandemic to support state and local governments struggling because of the crisis. The Fed said it would lower the interest rate spread on tax-exempt notes by 50 basis points for each credit rating category. The U.S. central bank also said it was reducing the amount by which the interest rate for taxable notes is adjusted relative to tax-exempt notes.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Insurance Program Managers Group The most effective way to protect public safety employees How to use predictive data to reduce workers’ compensation claims Don’t fear your workers’ compensation audit — here’s what you need to know Minimizing claims costs by tackling core issues affecting workforce health The tools public entities need to mitigate risk and manage claims   Managing cyber risk as a transit CISO Intelligent Transport As much as any Chief Information Officer (CIO), today’s Chief Operating Officers (COO) manage technology for transit organisations. Modern commuter rail cars have hundreds or thousands of processors managing every aspect of a train and feeding vital information back to command and control centres. The boundary of operational technology has expanded over the last few years and blurred lines with traditional IT.  READ MORE .  PRODUCT SHOWCASE FREE Analytic-Powered COVID-19 Calculator One of the biggest challenges insurance companies will face in the coming months will be how to effectively handle the deluge of claims related to COVID-19. For a lot of organizations, this sudden uptick in claims activity will put an enormous strain on resources that are already at capacity. Industry expert to address COVID-related public insurance issues Patch The municipal insurance marketplace has experienced a big shift in recent months, and Chester County is providing a venue for residents to consider current events, insurance, and business. Topics will include cyber and law enforcement liability.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by L3Harris Why training drivers can improve your bottom line Government Fleet Solutions to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crash Costs How to mitigate risk by leveraging virtual training technologies Build a Driving Simulator Solution for Public Safety, Transit or Public Works Request Free Driving Simulator Buyer’s Guide and pricing info   Securing human resources from cyber attack Help Net Security As COVID-19 forced organizations to re-imagine how the workplace operates just to maintain basic operations, HR departments and their processes became key players in the game of keeping our economy afloat while keeping people alive.  READ MORE A roadmap for re-imagining public safety in the United States Human Rights Watch Police violence has a long history in the United States and remains a pervasive problem to this day. As recent research by Human Rights Watch has shown, it is inextricably linked to deep and persisting racial inequities and economic class divisions. For reform efforts to be meaningful and effective, they need to address those societal conditions.  READ MORE Risk management: The ceo's new imperative Franchising “Incident management and disaster recovery have always been on the corporate agenda. However, many companies have delegated these responsibilities deep in the organization. Now with the Covid-19 crisis, these issues have moved front and center,” said Bob Sibik, co-founder of Fusion Risk Management, as he chatted with me over webcam from his living room in Chicago. “Suddenly every CEO and executive leader is learning a lot they didn’t know about risk management to prepare for the board meeting, to talk to employees, and to reassure customers.”  READ MORE PRIMA Risk Watch Connect with PRIMA Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version  Dennis Hall, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2656,  | Download media kit Lexi Silverberg, Content Editor, 469-420-2609  | Contribute news Public Risk Management Association 700 S. Washington St., Suite 218 | Alexandria, VA, 22314 | 703-528-7701 | Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063