As risk management professionals, we often spend large portions (if not all) of our day arguing or debating with opposing parties and attorneys. Sometimes those debates or arguments extend to our own outside counsel, clients or other interested parties or individuals. In a climate where we are so often focused on “winning the fight,” we sometimes lose sight of the fact that in-house counsel, outside counsel, risk management and other insurance representatives are on the same team in most instances, and usually have the same goal or outcome in common: minimizing costs and closing a claim efficiently and effectively.
The following concepts and ideas are basic steps that can be taken to help create a cohesive unit among the various stakeholders in the risk management industry.
