 Natural hazards such as earthquakes, hurricanes, hail, and floods can have a profound impact on a business. But while such risks are unpredictable, they can be managed.
Through a combination of innovative risk mitigation and risk transfer, a company can exercise optimum control over its property exposures.
Marsh's Risk Consulting Practice helps companies manage the risks associated with natural disaster by analyzing and modeling how an event can affect a single facility and then ripple through the enterprise's operations. By qualifying and quantifying potential risks, we develop comprehensive plans for mitigating exposures and applying the appropriate operational, financial, and strategic risk management techniques. |
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April 16, 2012 | Views: 2390 | Comments: 0 | 
We identify five major risk and insurance topics in the context of 2011 catastrophes. >>
April 04, 2012 | Views: 275 | Comments: 0
As of Wednesday, April 4, thousands of homes and businesses were still without power. >>
April 04, 2012 | Views: 262 | Comments: 0
Businesses can take various steps to prepare for potential outages, protect supply chains, safeguard property and equipment, and address coverage issues. >>
March 02, 2012 | Views: 370 | Comments: 0
As of Friday, March 2, the National Weather Service had tornado and storm warnings and watches in effect for a number of states through the evening. >>
February 01, 2012 | Views: 1234 | Comments: 0
One of the principal lessons from 2011’s catastrophes is the importance of the preparation done before disaster strikes. >>
December 22, 2011 | Views: 716 | Comments: 0
When a record storm occurs, or when a combination of moderate snowfall and thawing repeats, structures can collapse. >>
November 07, 2011 | Views: 1509 | Comments: 0 | 
There is no doubt that we have entered into a period where the energy market is more challenging, more difficult to read. >>
October 31, 2011 | Views: 766 | Comments: 0
This checklist can be an effective part of your organization’s loss control program. >>
September 02, 2011 | Views: 1272 | Comments: 0 | 
Tips for preparing for and responding to a flood. >>
August 26, 2011 | Views: 957 | Comments: 0 | 
In 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake shook the floor of the Indian Ocean initiating a destructive tsunami that affected some of the hospitality industry’s most exotic vacation... >>
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Marsh’s Forensic Accounting and Claims Services Practice can help your company work through the vast number of claims-related issues that may follow a catastrophic event. >>
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MRC’s emergency and security management consultants bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in delivering emergency response plans for a wide range of industries and locations. >>
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Adverse Weather Extra Expense Insurance provides coverage for extra expense incurred by the interruption, delay or abandonment of the production due to adverse weather conditions a... >>
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Marsh has a variety of resources aimed at helping organizations to enhance their hurricane preparedness and response efforts. >>
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Loss experience, stability of operations, and a good understanding of the operational hazards—as well as the external exposures to the portfolio—come into play. >>
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Marsh's Flood Service Center advises in the placement and servicing of the insurance coverage provided by the National Flood Insurance Program. >>
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Through a combination of innovative risk mitigation and risk transfer, a company can exercise optimum control over its property exposures. >>
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Specialized reconstruction project management solutions following catastrophic events. >>
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October 31, 2011 | Views: 925 | Comments: 0
More than 2 million customers were still without electricity as of Monday, October 31; utilities warned that some outages could remain for several days. Air traffic has largely ret... >>
October 27, 2011 | Views: 929 | Comments: 0 |
Organizations with interests in areas affected by Rina should continue to monitor local news and advisories from the Mexican Secretariat of Governance and local agencies. >>
October 21, 2011 | Views: 1013 | Comments: 0 |
The floods have affected more than two million people and caused major damage to infrastructure, including rail and road transport. >>
September 02, 2011 | Views: 1355 | Comments: 0 |
As organizations recover from Hurricane Irene, risk managers and business owners should monitor new storm activity that could affect their organizations. >>
August 28, 2011 | Views: 2616 | Comments: 0 |
As of 5 am EDT on Monday, August 29, Irene was a post-tropical cyclone with its center approximately 100 miles northwest of Houlton, Maine, according to the U.S. National Hurricane... >>
August 23, 2011 | Views: 1342 | Comments: 0 |
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Virgina and the Washington, D.C., area today, with tremors felt as far as New York and North Carolina, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. >>
June 24, 2011 | Views: 1664 | Comments: 0 |
Torrential rains have hit central and southern China this month, with 13 provinces and municipalities affected, including Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guizhou, and Guangdong. >>
June 02, 2011 | Views: 1613 | Comments: 0
Multiple tornadoes hit western and central Massachusetts yesterday, destroying buildings, flipping vehicles, and causing deaths and injuries. >>
May 25, 2011 | Views: 1369 | Comments: 0
A strong tornado struck Joplin, Missouri last week, killing more than 100 people and destroying more than 2,000 buildings, according to news reports. >>
April 21, 2011 | Views: 1343 | Comments: 0
Dozens of tornadoes triggered heavy winds, rain, and lightning throughout the southern and southeastern regions of the United States last week, causing widespread property damage a... >>
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April 16, 2012 | Views: 297
Many organizations lack resilient supply chains and remain vulnerable to the next disaster. >>
April 16, 2012 | Views: 281
Review insurance and risk provisions to reduce future claims. >>
February 13, 2012 | Views: 352
The webcast will assist businesses in adapting lessons learned in 2011 to prepare for potential catastrophic events in 2012. >>
October 27, 2011 | Views: 501
Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, outlines steps that businesses should take to help them prepare before and during the emergency. >>
October 27, 2011 | Views: 617
The Partnership supports the U.N. Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and seeks to raise awareness of risk management and contingency planning by partnering with leading organizat... >>
June 07, 2011 | Views: 1184
Organizations with significant earthquake and/or windstorm exposures that are unable to purchase enough insurance to adequately protect their assets now have access to dedicated ca... >>
May 12, 2011 | Views: 1323
Marsh has been named a 2010 NFIP Insurance Agency of the Year by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program. >>
May 11, 2011 | Views: 1213
On Wednesday, May 18, at 11 a.m. ET, Marsh will host a one-hour webcast to explore the importance of complete and comprehensive data for catastrophe modeling, and how organizations... >>
March 22, 2011 | Views: 796
To assist clients affected by the recent earthquake/tsunami off the coast of Japan, Marsh has made some information on its Disaster Recovery Portal available in Japanese and Chines... >>
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