RISKY BUSINESS
WE MET ONLINE Build Past Relationships and Establish New Ones in the IIAW Online Community “Less Risk. More Reward.” That is the title of the course I teach for IIAW E&O policyholders. Those four simple words are at the root of business (and personal) decisions every day – or at least if you are a risk manager they are! “Does the reward outweigh the risk?”. Today, I have a decision for you to make and the risk v. reward conversation is a short one. Join the IIAW Online Community? Well YES, the rewards are endless! Let’s face it, some people get nervous about the idea of sharing information or asking questions while in a group of their peers. We get that and want to create a space where those nerves become a thing of the past. Our goal is to offer a place for agents, carriers and vendors to all help each other be more efficient (ask a question versus spend hours researching it on your own), more social (not many of us are heading to the bar for cocktails after work these days) and develop new relationships (shook hands to introduce yourself to someone lately?). The IIAW Online Community was introduced to IIAW Committee Members – now called Thought Leaders – on October 15th. The questions, discussions and polls that have already been 14 | NOVEMBER 2020 |
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posted in just the past few weeks have us laughing, thinking and exploring. To put it simply, it has been awesome. Here are some of the posts you can expect to see when you sign up for the Online Community – which we definitely encourage you to do: Do you use a VoIP phone system? If so, what system do you use and have you encountered any issues?
Show us your SNOW pictures!
Do you use an internal communication system like Slack or Teams to communicate within your agency?
Anyone want to have an in-person or virtual happy hour?
