The September 11 terrorist attacks created what is perhaps the largest business interruption event in history, as measured in the number of claims, the magnitude of damage, and the complexity of adjusted losses. Of the tens of thousands of businesses that were disrupted by the catastrophe, many will be filing...
Every morning, millions of students pour into school buildings all across the country. Families depend on schools to ensure that the environment in which their children learn and play is as healthy and safe as possible. Emergencies can take many forms, including severe weather and natural disasters, medical incidents, terrorism,...
A substantial stand-alone terrorism market has developed since 9/11. This market has enough capacity to fill gaps adequately in most property insurance placements where the property 'All risks' insurers are unwilling to offer terrorism coverage. Government backed terrorism insurance schemes have also assisted in providing terrorism capacity. The effectiveness of...
Shortly after the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks on the United States, DC-area MIMListers met to discuss response to the events and how they could better protect meetings, guests, and property. These notes have some suggestions. The purpose of these meetings was to create a plan on crisis management pertaining to terrorism...
In recent years, with the attack on America the thinking of the world has completely changed. Now effort has been made to take necessary actions against Terrorism. This article mainly deals with the preparing for Terrorism Mitigating Risk for Corporate America. Risk is the exposure to chance of injury or...
Article deduces that the global media draw attention to the terrorist alerts and the security measures that have been taken post-9/11, but few crises a manager will face are on this scale. Most oil companies have emergency plans that they test yearly. And while terrorism is a real threat, a...
A single act of violence or terrorism can adversely affect thousands of people. Such acts will invariably engender a psychological morbidity that will far surpass any physical morbidity. Heretofore, efforts in primary and secondary prevention have focused largely upon the physical consequences of these incidents, rather than their psychological consequences....
Developing mitigation, response, and recovery plans NEW YORK -- GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that James Lee Witt Associates JLWA, its Crisis Management and Preparedness Division, has obtained a one-year contract by the U.S. Virgin Islands...
Homeland Security Official to Outline Federal Standards for Securing Chemical Plants TEMPE, Ariz. -- ESS, the leading provider of Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) and Crisis Management software for enterprise sustainability, today announced that it will sponsor a major chemical facility anti-terrorism exercise during ESS EXPO.08, where organizations...
Fourth Annual Conference Allows Customers to Interact with Peers and Maximize NC4 Solutions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- NC4, Inc., a leader in situational awareness, incident monitoring, crisis management, and secure collaboration, today announced the Honorable Joel Bagnal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, as the keynote...
Incident Management Software Program Provides Charlotte Region with Information-Sharing Tool EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- NC4, Inc., a leader in situational awareness, incident monitoring, crisis management, and secure collaboration, today announced that the Charlotte Urban Area Security Initiative UASI has implemented nine standalone E Team systems to enhance emergency...
NEW YORK -- GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk mitigation and management services, today announced that its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services unit, James Lee Witt Associates JLWA, has been chosen by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette UL Lafayette to assist with...
Web-Based Extranet Portal Allows for Secure Communication and Collaboration EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination (NC4), a leader in situational awareness, incident monitoring, crisis management, and secure collaboration, today announced it was awarded a contract from the Department of Homeland Security DHS...
Novation, LLC, the health care contractingservices company of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem ConsortiumUHC, participated in the Department of Homeland Security DHS TopOfficials 4 (TOPOFF 4) emergency management exercise on October 16, 2007.The purpose of the TOPOFF 4 exercise was to help federal, state and localauthorities, key public services...
Two years ago this month, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, destroying both the Gulf Coast and the reputation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it failed to carry out its mission of coordinating disaster relief. The Department of Homeland Security agency since then...
FAIRFAX, Va. -- ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) announced today the appointments of David J. Fukutomi as vice president and Eric Holdeman as principal to the company's Emergency Management and Homeland Security team. "David and Eric bring invaluable insight and leadership to ICF International from their experience as federal, state,...
America's Premier Homeland Security Event to Take Place May 9-10th in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON -- National Trade Productions NTP: WHO: Former Pennsylvania Governor and our nation's First Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge will deliver the opening keynote address, "Preparing for the...
Byline: Rachel Buller, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Though he was taught never to play with fire, Garry Briese enjoys putting them out. "It's a calling," said Mr. Briese, who has spent a lifetime advocating for the nation's first responders. "Those ...
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Anne Murray Sims, ESi Communications Director, +1-706-823-1958, asims@esi911.com , or Andy Nunemaker, CEO of EMSystem, +1-414-721-9702, anunemaker@emsystem.com AUGUSTA, Ga., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WebEOC Health, a WebEOCRsystem specifically designed to manage and communicate healthinformation in real time, will be available later this year, thanksto a...
NEW YORK-American International Group Inc. has formed a new specialty unit to provide access to insurance, risk management and security products and services to help companies address terrorism exposures and risks. The new unit, AIG Homeland Security Solutions, will offer terrorism-related and security-related...
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