FM Global in the News

As we all start to map out our post-crisis strategies, there’s no better time to re-examine business continuity and emergency response plans. Being able to act quickly if and when an incident happens will have a huge impact on limiting the damage that results.

As Australian businesses face a new set of threats created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to assess how they can maintain their resilience.

Properties such as retail, airports, hotels and entertainment venues as well as offices are lying idle around Australia thanks to coronavirus shutdowns. And with fewer people on site to notice problems, risk increase.

The disruptive effect of coronavirus has seen a number of businesses close their doors, by becoming idle, these facilities have opened themselves up to a new set of problems that can further impact their businesses, damaging their ability to bounce back once the pandemic has subsided.

Tom Lawson, CEO of FM Global, talks to MarketWatch about the biggest misconceptions around risk assessment and mitigation.

At a time when the world is been rocked by a pandemic and resilience has never been more critical, executives must be smart about where they do business. That’s where the 2020 FM Global Resilience Index comes into play.

With a high number of idle facilities around Melbourne, a new set of risks have emerged including arson, vandalism and water damage. Find out what steps businesses can take to protect their idle facilities during lockdown.

Businesses in Australia must take proactive steps to strengthen the resilience of their facilities in flood-affected regions or risk long-term damage to the value of their operations, FM Global says.

FM Global led the way in the corporate property and casualty sector for the third year running and VP – Operations Claims Manager Andrea Garske told insuranceNEWS.com.au the latest accolade “shows we are consistently doing a good job”.

FM Global has won the corporate property and casualty category in the Mansfield Awards for the third year running.