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Renowned risk and finance expert Håkan Jankensgård delivers an extraordinary and startling discussion of how firms should navigate a world of uncertainty and unexpected events. It examines three fundamental, high-level strategies for creating resilience in the face of "black swan" risks, highly unlikely but devastating events: insurance, buffering, and flexibility.

A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they’ve come to define all that’s wrong with America. We hear it all the time: “Sorry, it was just an accident.” And we’ve been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer...

America's elite have been using cash value life insurance to stockpile wealth for centuries. Used correctly, it is better described as a personal bank on steroids, and a financial bunker for tough times. To be clear, this audiobook is not about the typical garbage peddled by most insurance agents. Rather, an alternative to the risky investment strategies taught by Wall Street. It details a highly efficient form of cash value life insurance designed to supercharge your savings and stockpile wealth.

Do you have trouble achieving consistent results in your life sales practice? Perhaps this book could help. I've put together in this book most of the process, systems, and techniques that have helped me in my career. Whether you are a seasoned veteran in the life industry or just starting your practice, this book might be what you've been looking for. Are you struggling with objections from prospects? Having trouble finding qualified prospects? Looking for a new strategy or plan of action? Do you have trouble explaining insurance in a simple matter of fact way?

Conklin’s audiobook is an interesting and informal discussion with the listener about the five principles of human performance; principle by principle, section by section. These five theories about how humans perform in organizations are principles, the building blocks of human performance, through which we have established a new way to think about safety and reliability in our worlds...and changing the way we think about work is a vital step toward improvement.

From the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, the subject of the 2007-08 financial crisis has been well covered. However, the story central to the crisis - that of AIG - has until now remained largely untold. Fatal Risk: A Cautionary Tale of AIG's Corporate Suicide tells the inside story of what really went on inside AIG that caused it to choke on risk and nearly bring down the entire economic system.

This book details key property and casualty concepts rarely discussed or found in print; rather, they are often left to be "discovered" over time. These important concepts are now written down for all insurance practitioners to easily access. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of insurance theories, be better prepared to explain insurance concepts to their clients, and develop a greater appreciation and understanding of the claims valuation process.

No incidents. No injuries. Everything looks fine until it isn’t. We often ask, “What caused the accident?” But what if we asked: “What was happening before it went wrong?” This book is built around a simple idea: the seeds of failure are often planted in success. It follows John, a senior Safety Director navigating the complex, and all-too-real journey of implementing Learning from Normal Work in a large organization. This isn’t a textbook.

InsurTech solutions have created amazing new opportunities for insurers to innovate and evolve. But the path to bringing them to market can vary greatly, with some efforts going well and some fraught with delays, cost-overruns, scope issues and more.

The most essential component of every project manager’s job is the ability to identify potential risks before they cause unnecessary headaches and turmoil all around. All projects are inherently risky, and complex ones can potentially be the downfall for even the most experienced project...

Yet what training has prepared you to run a business? E-Myth Real Insurance Store fills this knowledge gap, giving you a complete toolkit for either starting a successful business from scratch or maximizing an existing business’ performance. Loaded with practical, powerful advice you can easily use, this one-stop guide helps you realize all the benefits that come with a thriving insurance business.

Change is coming to insurance. The tradition-bound P&C industry is on the cusp of the most radical change since the invention of the automobile. And leaders are unprepared for the size, scale, and speed of what's to come from the wave of millennials, new technology, and venture capital funding coming our way. Insurance has been largely immune to upheavals for reasons that startups do not comprehend. But this time is truly different. Forces have been unleashed that will upend the industry sooner than you think.

Why do customers hesitate or walk away even when the offer is great? How do you sell more without cutting prices or adding benefits? What are the three critical mistakes that ruin most sales efforts? The Hidden Yes takes you on a fascinating journey into the world of consumer psychology to reveal the answers. Packed with real-world case studies, this audiobook shows you how to remove the invisible barriers that stop customers from acting and how to apply powerful principles that make your offers more persuasive.

In the new world of instant decisions, we need to master the words and phrases to successfully move our potential clients to lifelong clients. Easy...when we can read their minds and service their needs immediately. Can we master these new words, phrases, and five questions quickly? Of course we can, and this audiobook shows us how.

Hedging Demystified is an essential guide to any business that deals with commodities, debt, international trade, or weather. This primer on hedging brings clarity and direction to make your business more sustainable.

The audiobook clearly and logically takes the professional through nine steps in the process of establishing business relationships with new clients. The author has practiced this process in coaching individuals and training local companies and also helping organizations further afield.

In Zero Trust and Third-Party Risk, veteran cybersecurity leader Gregory Rasner delivers an accessible and authoritative walkthrough of the fundamentals and finer points of the zero trust philosophy and its application to the mitigation of third-party cyber risk. In this book, you'll explore how to build a zero trust program and nurture it to maturity. You will also learn how and why zero trust is so effective in reducing third-party cybersecurity risk.

After years as a consultant to some of the world's biggest brands and having owned 10 companies himself, Troy Hazard has learned crucial lessons on predicting potential business issues before you experience them. Now Troy offers you the skills to prepare your business for a better future. Along with his stories of what works, he also shares his experiences of what doesn't work.

Whether you're preparing to become a licensed agent or seeking a new career in the insurance industry, this audiobook-based Property and Casualty (P&C) License Exam Study Guide is your perfect fit for a busy lifestyle. Combining cutting-edge sound education with the most up-to-date exam content, this guide makes even the most complex topics accessible and memorable.

Cyber-risk, climate change, and terrorism are all man-made risks. Daniel Wagner and Dante Disparte, two leading authorities in global risk management, make a compelling case for the need to bring traditional approaches to risk management and decision-making into the 21st century.