A vaccinated and protected workforce will be the key to ending the pandemic and emerging from the COVID crisis. Employers are uniquely positioned, if not charged with, leading this effort, but a myriad of legal pitfalls must be considered. In this webinar, we explore the following legal and practical issues for employers:
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Ransomware is a dynamically evolving risk, impacting organizations around the world with rapidly increasing loss frequency and severity. The insights on this risk are intended to focus conversations around loss preparation and risk management, and help guide well-informed cybersecurity investments.
With each challenge comes the opportunity to reevaluate and do better. This was evident in 2020 when the COVID pandemic brought about a sea change in the way business was done. In this episode, guest Doris Meister discusses how the virus has changed the ways advisors help clients achieve their goals, and what you should look for when choosing an advisor.
As family offices consider their tax planning strategy, it is important for their tax attorneys, financial executives, and legal team to conduct an analysis of the Biden Administration’s Tax Proposal. This guide and in-depth review, which includes an overview of the proposals impacting high-income taxpayers, will help you prepare for the changes.
Sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) have become a top priority for many businesses and organizations of all sizes seeking to do their part to operate responsibly within the limits of the worlds’ ecosystem. In this segment of Inside Scoop, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Tiffany & Co. joins Kathy Jaffari to share her thoughts and practical guidance on ESG, covering topics such as the role of a Chief Sustainability Officer, ESG at the board level, ESG disclosures, and what the future might hold for ESG.
Russia has long been designated as a technologically hostile nation. In the leadup to the conflict with Ukraine, Russia launched unprecedented, but predictable, cyber warfare operations against the Ukrainian government and civilian infrastructure. With the situation on high alert and Russia’s aggressive cyber attacks that go beyond Ukraine, a cybersecurity firm provides digital protection recommendations to help high-profile individuals and families protect themselves from the cyber warfare.
An influx of new insurers has helped expand overall capacity in the U.S. insurance market. As the market begins to stabilize, commercial insurance buyers that maintain quality risks with strong data to back them up should begin to see relief in 2022. However, buyers in certain geographic areas, industries and other risk categories will continue to face enormous challenges.
With increasing interest rates, the Treasury Department's recent publication of long-awaited proposed regulations will change the life-expectancy factors used in life expectancy-based estate planning. While the changes may not seem drastic, they should be considered by individuals contemplating its use. For most types of planning, when increased interest rates are favorable to the taxpayer, increased life expectancy is unfavorable to the taxpayer.
During the Great Resignation, retaining talent has become a big challenge for many employers who know that losing talent can be costly and high-performing employees are difficult to replace. While employees may leave if they are underpaid relative to the market, it is rarely the sole reason for leaving an employer. As companies think about retaining talent, a holistic review of the employee value proposition that looks beyond compensation can be helpful.
Facing more frequent and intense cyber threats, it’s vital that businesses are prepared for the attacks. In this episode of Marsh’s Risk in Context podcast, learn how organizations can build effective cyber incident and ransomware management plans and the actions they can take before, during, and after an attack. An important piece of your plan should include having a go-to list of reliable resources—such as law firms, forensics firms, and various extortion service providers—to act on your behalf in the event of a cyber incident.