Tom Johansmeyer

Tom Johansmeyer runs PCS, a Verisk business. Under his leadership, PCS has expanded into new regions and classes of business, reporting on industrywide insured losses on natural and manmade catastrophe events and large risk losses. Johansmeyer has developed specialties in political violence, cyber risk, and environmental/social/governance issues. Before PCS, he held re/insurance industry roles at Guy Carpenter and Deloitte. He’s an avid cyclist and open water swimmer, former soldier, bike commuter, and committed coffee-drinker.

Political violence and resilience: A capital markets solution

Tom Johansmeyer

July 30, 2021

Specific cases in Turkey, Chile, and the United States speak to a shift in riot and civil disorder risk, along with consequences for risk transfer decision-making. New sources of capital may be able to help communities prepare more effectively for post-event recovery.

Five recent political violence lessons from the global insurance industry

Tom Johansmeyer

May 18, 2021

The social and economic impacts of political violence don’t often match. Terror attacks can accomplish their main objective of striking fear into a local population while not significantly interfering with commerce, and broad waves of unrest have the potential for supply chain disruption, local business closures lasting for days, and repair and remediation that can become quite costly. There’s a third category that doesn’t get enough attention in policy and academic circles: insurance industry losses.

Workplace violence remains one of the most complex challenges facing healthcare organizations today. For executive security professionals, the stakes have never been higher: protecting staff, patients, and visitors while preserving a culture of compassion, dignity, and service.

Tom Johansmeyer

ARTICLES

Political violence and resilience: A capital markets solution

Five recent political violence lessons from the global insurance industry

Sign-up to receive top management & result-driven techniques in the industry.

Join over 20,000+ industry leaders who receive our premium content.