After a two-year hiatus, PDRMA members are offering patrons a full array of activities and programs, which is great! But after such a long lapse, training — or retraining — staff is especially important, as procedures and policies may have become a bit fuzzy. Especially important is ensuring your employees know when and how to report a critical and/or after-hours incident.

More Activities Equal Greater Risk

“Gearing up for summer means more people, more driving, more equipment usage, and sadly, more chances for injury to staff and participants as well as damage to property,” notes Tim Lenac, PDRMA Risk Management Services Supervisor. “That two-year break means people’s skills probably also got rusty, but their belief in how well they can perform their job tasks likely didn’t.”

Often, the first thing that comes to mind when someone says “critical incident” is a drowning or near drowning. Such events are devastating to everyone involved, and PDRMA needs to know about them immediately...

Cybersecurity is rapidly becoming a leading cause of property damage. Cybersecurity Ventures estimated that by the end of 2021, cybercrime damages would cost the world $6 trillion annually — up $3 trillion from 2015. It’s no wonder cyber insurers are increasing requirements for insureds to qualify for coverage.

“Cyberattacks are the fastest growing crime in the United States, and they’re increasing in size, sophistication and cost — which makes our Property/Casualty members vulnerable,” explains Tim Conlon, PDRMA Property/Casualty Program Director. “Especially since cyber criminals often target governmental agencies.”

PDRMA’s cyber coverage provider has changed its requirements for coverage in 2023. In the past, we had a “blanket” policy that covered all Property/Casualty members...

One of your biggest risk management challenges during the summer appears every day at about 5:30 a.m. and lasts until about 8 p.m. — it’s the sun.

“There are more new skin cancer diagnoses each year in the United States...

Good news if you’ve missed the camaraderie of our largest annual in-person training. Risk Management Institute (RMI) 2022 is back as a live event this year!

We’ll gather at Tinley Park Convention Center...