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RIMS Adopts Full Vaccination Requirement for In-Person Events

RIMS, the global risk management society with a membership of 10,000 risk management professionals in more than 60 countries, has implemented new guidelines that will require attendees at RIMS’ in-person events to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. …

Consultant: Austin Needs a Safety Plan for Events

A consulting firm has advised Austin, Texas, to create a safety plan limiting how many other events occur the week of the South by Southwest festival. The festival hired event consulting firm Populous after four people died and others were …

Insurers Worry 2012 Will Top 2011 for Record Weather Disasters

From floods that crippled countries, to mega cyclones, huge blizzards, killer tornadoes to famine-inducing droughts, 2011 has been another record-breaker for bad weather. While it is too early to predict what 2012 will be like, insurers and weather prediction agencies …