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American disenchantment and disinformation ushering political violence and fracturing our democracy

November 9, 2022

The threats of violence and violence against political candidates, elected officials, election workers and voters is harmful to the democratic process and to election security.

Political violence and resilience: A capital markets solution

Tom Johansmeyer

July 30, 2021

Specific cases in Turkey, Chile, and the United States speak to a shift in riot and civil disorder risk, along with consequences for risk transfer decision-making. New sources of capital may be able to help communities prepare more effectively for post-event recovery.

Five recent political violence lessons from the global insurance industry

Tom Johansmeyer

May 18, 2021

The social and economic impacts of political violence don’t often match. Terror attacks can accomplish their main objective of striking fear into a local population while not significantly interfering with commerce, and broad waves of unrest have the potential for supply chain disruption, local business closures lasting for days, and repair and remediation that can become quite costly. There’s a third category that doesn’t get enough attention in policy and academic circles: insurance industry losses.

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Ensuring business continuity amid social unrest and demonstrations

Joshua Skule

January 19, 2021

Security risks to a business during times of unrest include assets, people and reputation. It is important for businesses to minimize presenting their facilities as a soft target for opportunistic criminal activity. Having a proactive plan in place to deter criminal activity will aid in protecting employees and assets.

Global Terrorism Increased by 80% in 2014

November 18, 2015

A new report says that terrorism continues to rise, with over 32,000 people killed in terrorist attacks in 2014, the highest number recorded.

Political Violence at Sporting Events is Nothing New

April 15, 2013

Last month I gave a presentation on security threats at sports events and their implications at Baskent University. Istanbul is one of three finalists for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2020.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

Employees don’t feel prepared to navigate an increasingly dangerous world, and they expect their employers to not only care about their personal safety, but to actively keep them safe.