IRMI Podcast

Birds Eating Your Profits?

In this 13-minute podcast episode, IRMI Chief Content Officer Joel Appelbaum and wildlife biologist for Migratory Bird Management Vanessa Williams discuss the implications to farmers of migratory birds. Ms. Williams shares how Migratory Bird Management performs wildlife mitigation to keep birds away from runways, so planes don't strike them. But there are also significant agricultural implications for wildlife management. Learn about this highly interesting risk management technique that impacts the agricultural industry.

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Impediments to Perception

In this 7-minute Snap Talk from the 2022 IRMI Emmett J Vaughan Agribusiness Conference, Elise Farnham, president of Illumine Consulting, reveals how impediments to perception affect our decision-making. Listen to learn how our decision-making may be hindered by confirmation, normalcy, or other biases.

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Autonomous Driving

In this 12-minute podcast episode, Carl Morello, safety and risk management expert, shares how electric vehicles are no longer the future but are instead a concrete reality. Listen to this Snap Talk from the 2022 IRMI Emmett J Vaughan Agribusiness Conference to learn how systems associated with autonomous vehicles could result in improved workers compensation claims experience.  

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A Look at the High Complexity of Agricultural Food Processing Claims

In this 23-minute podcast episode, Trent Gillette, McLarens US agriculture director, shares interesting stories about what can go wrong in a food processing plant. Properly handling these claims entails exact understanding of the risks and exposures of not just the processing plant but also the supply chain effects on farmers and ranchers with time-sensitive processing needs as well as all the downstream effects. Learn how knowledge specialization impacts a successful claim resolution and what you can do to minimize the risks in this sector.

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A Look at the 2022 ISO Homeowners 3 Revisions

In this 15-minute podcast episode, Rob Olson, senior research analyst at IRMI, explores the recent changes in the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO), Homeowners 3—Special Form (HO 3). As we know, most farms in the United States are small. Many farmers and ranchers have homeowners policies. Learn how ISO is updating coverage in one of its most popular forms to reflect the current times, such as the new "home-sharing host activities" definition.

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Business Resiliency and the Construction Workforce

In this 12-minute podcast episode, Gary Clevenger of CNA provides tips for updating your business strategies and plans to include continuity of workforce considerations. Learn how to identify and minimize workforce distractions and stressors and their impact on worker longevity and project success.

Agricultural Risks in Texas

In this 9-minute Snap Talk from the 2022 IRMI Emmett J Vaughan Agribusiness Conference, Albert Betts, executive director, Insurance Council of Texas, discusses the bevy of risks Texas farmers face. With heat waves, droughts, flooding, tornadoes, and even earthquakes, the Texas landscape is not for the faint of heart.

Breaking the Bro Code

In this 15-minute podcast episode, Tricia Kagerer, executive vice president of risk management at Jordan Foster Construction, outlines invisible barriers that prevent women and other historically disadvantaged groups from reaching maximum potential in male-dominated industries and provides tools that can help overcome internal and external constraints to succeed in C-suite roles.

Parametric Insurance—A Deeper Dive

In this podcast episode, Colin Harper, senior business developer for Descartes Insurance Solutions Agency, Inc., explores the new generation of parametric insurance and whether it could one day replace traditional insurance. 

Hosted by IRMI Chief Content Officer Joel Appelbaum and based on Mr. Harper's 2022 IRMI Emmett J Vaughan Agribusiness Conference presentation titled "Frost: A Chilling Peril," the 20-minute podcast episode educates on how parametrics can offer clients solutions that the traditional market cannot.

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Rethinking LEED Awards for Projects with Fatalities

In this 15-minute episode, TJ Lyons explores a disconnect in awarding Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification—recognizing best-in-class design and construction—on a project where men or women died building these marvels. This issue warrants an uncomfortable but long-overdue conversation on what "best in class" really means.