Time to move past the four pillars approach to SAM risk management
Yesterday, Child USA issued a press release/email announcing that their report into Catholic Diocesan SAM risk management practices had been published by the Journal of…
Compliance is not risk management
Like anything, how you think about risk management depends on your perspective. For some, risk management is a tool that enables them to seek out…
Some risks, like sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk, are too complex, dynamic, and severe to allow insurance information asymmetries to persist
It is normal practice in negotiating to seek to gain as much information advantage as possible. Traditionally in insurance negotiations, applicants for insurance know more…
Risk management must be capable of being trusted
Every person and organization needs to be able to make their own decisions about how they do things. Particularly risky things. At the same time,…
A recent SAM risk assessment more than paid for itself
Between March and May 2020, BOKRIM helped an organization improve their SAM risk management rating from a C to an A – and in so…
Information is the most powerful risk management tool
It is because the most significant risks, like sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk, need the most powerful tools that it is so important to…
Why SAM risk is difficult to manage
Sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk has an unusual combination of characteristics that means everyone wants to manage it well, it is essential that it…
The impact of cognitive biases on risk management is profound
A lack of time, information, and wanting to avoid difficult trade-offs means all of us tend to rely on our experience, impulses, gut feelings, and…
SAM risk has evolved, risk management has evolved, but SAM risk management has not evolved
The current approach to sexual abuse and misconduct (SAM) risk management was created in response to the initial abuse crisis of the late 90s and…
Which risk management principle matters most?
Please vote for the risk management principle that is most important to you. BOKRIM is trying to establish which of its core principles matter most…