Effective Risk Management in a Disruptive World
Effective Risk Management in a Disruptive World – Christopher E. Mandel
Whether its business model, economic, strategy related or from any number of other perspectives, disruptive forces raise the bar for risk professionals by bringing new and often unforeseeable challenges (aka risks) to the dual challenge of protecting the downside and leveraging risk for value creation. Effective risk management should drive performance outcomes. While insurance remains part of the arsenal used to mitigate risk, progressive risk managers know that many of the most significant and destructive exposures come from uninsurable strategic and operational risks. As a result, risk leaders must bring to the table solutions that respond effectively to these changes. This session will review the nature and impacts of disruptive changes and how successful risk leaders are responding with new and often technology-based solutions that reflect the potential of risktech and insurtech entrepreneurial creativity. Come away with a better understanding of how to monitor and get ahead of the wide range of existing and emerging exposures that make managing risk well, both increasingly challenging and exciting.
About Christopher Mandel:
Christopher E. Mandel is Founder, President and Managing Consultant for Excellence in Risk Management, LLC, an independent risk consultancy founded in Texas in 2004. He is the recently retired SVP, Strategic Solutions for Sedgwick, and the Founding Director of the Sedgwick Institute. There, he was responsible for helping the company reach its strategic vision of serving current and evolving needs of its current and future customers as well as help lead the industry vertical to the next level and beyond. Mr. Mandel has more than 25 years of experience in insurance and large global corporate risk management. He has pioneered the development of integrated risk management at USAA, where S&P rated USAA as “excellent” and a “leader in ERM”. His career included leadership roles at Liberty Mutual, Marsh, Verizon, American National Red Cross, PepsiCo and USAA
Mr. Mandel received his B.S. in Business Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a Master’s in Business Administration from George Mason University. He is a frequent industry speaker and author, and has provided risk-related columns to the trade press since 1996. He holds the CPCU, RIMS Fellow, ARME, AIC and other designations and certifications. He was named Risk Manager of the Year – 2004, by Business Insurance and the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., for whom he served as President and board member. RIMS awarded Mr. Mandel with its lifetime achievement award (Goodell) in 2016, and finally in 2008 he was voted in as a member of Risk Who’s Who (RWW). He is recognized by his peers as a thought leader in ERM and related disciplines.