Missouri (MO) Liability Risk Management CLE Course Catalog

Join a panel of key thought leaders and practitioners organized by The Knowledge Group as they provide an overview of the latest trends and developments in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. Speakers will, among other things, offer helpful insights on how to minimize risks and maximize opportunities in the litigation process.

As business continues to evolve into a more globalized workforce, GCs are being tasked with setting up international offices, aligning resources and coverage, and deciding where to build out legal teams. Understanding cross borders Communications and cultural differences have become business essential, not just to get deals done, but also to maintain strong cross-border partnerships. Join our panelists as they discuss the role of legal in international relations, and share their expertise and lived experiences with all international business dealings.

Consumers want more services and solutions from their financial providers and FinTech will continue to be a driving force in 2023-2024 with AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain, embedded finance, SaaS and Open Banking taking center stage. How can you help your company prepare for the risks associated with the technological innovations driving FinTech? -Show me the money" The impact of SVB on FinTech providers (and banks?) - Getting comfortable with the unknown" How to manage an unknown regulatory landscape - Future of FinTech

In an increasingly aggressive regulatory environment, making sure you are up to date on enforcement trends can be pivotal to minimizing regulatory risk. Join this session and hear from our speakers who will share key insights into enforcement trends across agencies, as well as concrete takeaways on how to build a solid foundation with regulators that will safeguard your organization against regulatory risk.

Just starting out on your risk management journey? This session is for you! Our expert speakers will take you through the fundamentals, starting with what sort of assessment you should be conducting within your organization to determine what your framework will look like. They will then tackle all the facets of building out a framework, from the Intersectionality between legal, compliance and audit: What should the relationship be? What protocols and procedures are in place? How do the groups interact to be safe and effective? Through implementation and organizational adoption.

As a present-day legal leader, it may feel like you are facing one crisis after another and while you have become adept at handling these situations, it's important for GCs to take a proactive approach to prevent future crisis rather than believing their value lies in the quality of their response to the crisis. This panel will focus on strategies leaders should implement to help their teams get ahead of a crisis, minimize its impact and avoid it as much as possible overall. While you can't always predict what's coming around the corner for your organization, you will walk away from this session with tools that help leaders shift to rewarding efforts in preparing for and minimizing future crises.

Taking the right stance in today's society is a challenge for organizations, especially given the current political and social environment. In this session, learn how to navigate taking a stance on important societal issues and understand which policies and procedures should be implemented in order to act as an ethically sound organization. To avoid any reputational damage, it is pertinent for GCs to take the right approach and not waiver on any ethical issues.

Risk tolerance varies widely among organizations based on many factors, including the organization's overall business goals, the relative risk sensitivity of organizational leaders, and the nature of its assets, resources, and the operational processes they support. As business priorities can often shift and risks lie largely outside of a company's control, in-house legal teams play a key role in anticipating and mitigating the impact of major risks. Join this panel of experts as we discuss the importance of being proactive vs. reactive when it comes to balancing risk appetite with business decisions. Leave this session with a better understanding of how to identify the impact of different types of risks that may face your business, determine what amount of risk your business is willing to accept, and communicate with relevant decision-makers in your organization in order to best mitigate these risks should they occur.

The insurance industry continues to experience large growth in digital fraud attempts, but all industries are at risk as ransomware and social engineering claims continue to rise. This panel will warn against the new, sneaky ways you are being hacked, and emerging threats in cyberattacks, as well as offer expert advice on cybersecurity best practices and how to keep up with the changing fraud patterns.