Enterprise Risk Management - KMRD Partners

Risks Ahead. Patients don’t realize they have received out-of-network care until they receive a bill.

February 27, 2016 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments

With health insurance plans becoming increasingly complex, more patients are billed for unexpected fees when outside their plan’s coverage network. Patients often don’t realize they have received out-of-network care until they receive a bill. According to a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, almost 1/3 of insured Americans with financial problems tied to medical […]

Risks Ahead. Life Insurance Could be Good for your Health

February 20, 2016 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments

Although a survey fielded by John Hancock shows both Gen Xers and Baby Boomers don’t feel ready for retirement, it seems life insurance can be good for their health! 53% of respondents do not feel prepared for their financial futures. However, 73% of respondents report having life insurance would help boost confidence about their futures. […]

Have you updated your insurance and risk management strategy lately?

February 17, 2016 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments

KMRD - Are You Ready For One Minute From Normal?

Even the most brilliant insurance and risk management strategy must be updated on an ongoing basis to account for changed and still changing circumstances. These changes may come from without – the ever-growing risk of cyber events, new legislation and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, for example; and they may come from within – including revenue […]

Risks Ahead. Did you know? Financial stress can take a toll on your health.

January 8, 2016 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments

Self reported depression among people who are financially stressed: 23% Self reported depression among people who are not financially stressed: 4% Self reported headaches or migraines among people who are financially stressed: 23% Self reported headaches or migraines among people who are not financially stressed: 4% Self reported ulcers or digestive tract problems among people […]

Risks Ahead. Have you checked your New Year’s Eve Risk Profile lately?

December 31, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments

More than 4,000 vehicles are stolen on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day is the second most deadly day for drivers, according to the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety. Some people believe breaking anything on New Year’s Day could ring in a year […]

Contingent Business Interruption Insurance – Are you protected from third party disruptions?

December 2, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, your company needs Contingent Business Interruption Insurance. Do any of your company’s operations heavily rely on a single or select group of third party providers of goods or services? Would a long-term computer outage disrupt your company’s ability to maintain normal business operations? Would losing […]

Enterprise Risk Management – What is your total cost of risk?

August 12, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments

At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? When asked about their most pressing environmental, health and safety issues, safety professionals listed managing the total cost of risk as the top response at 72%, followed by regulatory compliance at 58%, […]

Risks Ahead. Business Interruption Coverage – Climate change has become big business.

August 6, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments

According to Climate Change Business Journal, the climate change consulting market is valued at $1.9 billion worldwide. With more tornadoes than any other country in the world, nearly half this amount is spent in the US. Up to 60 people die in U.S. tornadoes each year. Up to 1,500 people are injured in U.S. tornadoes […]

Risks Ahead. The potential results of incomplete auto insurance coverage.

July 31, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments

You should be prepared to pay for these 10 things if you have inadequate or incompletely negotiated Auto insurance coverage: Severe damage to others involved in a major accident Hail damage Damages caused by an underinsured driver (many insured drivers only carry state minimum limits) Damage from hitting an animal Damage from hitting a parking […]

Risks Ahead. As temperatures climb, so will the risk off premises power interruption.

July 21, 2015 / by KMRD Partners / Risks Ahead Series / 0 comments

By 2050, the average number of heat waves each summer in our area may grow from two to six. Heat waves will be longer, lasting five to six days each. During peak summer hours, wires and feeders around New York City carry almost twice the amount of wattage as they do on a winter day. […]

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