Articles by Jared Wade
No Trends in Tornadoes
Are there really more tornadoes than ever?
Should Floridians Expect a Hurricane in 2013?
The 2013 hurricane season predictions and the potential cost of a modern-day Miami superstorm.
Communicating Risk to Any Audience
Authors Amy Su Jen and Mariel Maignan Wilkins teach risk managers that even introverts can captivate a crowd.
The Insurance Industry’s Rising Reputation
Insurance has a crummy reputation — but it may be improving.
Feminine Traits Are the Leaders of Men
A survey of 64,000 people across the world lends a lot of evidence traditionally feminine values and traits are vital to leadership.
The Gender Pay Gap Persists
Women are still routinely out-earned by men, which makes the reliably high salaries in risk management attractive.
Running Mates: Infamous Sneaker Wars
Disputes in the sneaker industry.
Nine Hollywood Films Fraught with Risk
The threats that troubled Apocalypse Now, The Crow, Waterworld, Troy, Gangster Squad and World War Z.
Former Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley Discusses Risk and Strategy
Lafley’s time at the top of the consumer-products giant gave him a unique vantage point on global risks.
The Drought Debate Down Under
Could record temperatures in Australia lead to drought?
The Risks of 2013
These trends — in business, technology and society at large — will underpin the threats and opportunities facing risk managers this year.
Ed Whitacre’s Life at AT&T and GM
Former AT&T and GM CEO Ed Whitacre recounts his time atop two of America’s most iconic companies.
Fighting the War on Hail in Texas
Hail is the costliest peril in Texas and business owners need to protect themselves from its impact.
Moving from GAAP to IFRS
Accounting standards may be changing soon but the transition won’t be seamless — or cheap.
Zero Dark Policy
The changing terrorist threat across the globe is coinciding with a transition in the terrorism insurance market.




