Private Equity

“What's @ Risk” airs every Saturday night from 11pm to midnight on WBZ and WBZ.com. The show revolves around commentary, discussions and interviews along with topical sound bites, comedy, and great music.

Hosted by Mike Christian, CEO of Risk Strategies Company (RSC) there is often an aspect of risk incorporated into most discussions. RSC is an insurance and risk management organization. The overriding theme of the show educates listeners and finds the opportunity in risk.

Individuals and businesses are facing significant risk. From climate change to cyber attacks to financial crisis, there is no shortage of topics. The show is a forum for individuals, local businesses, authors, and experts in various fields to talk about their perspectives, ideas, and solutions.

And it's just plain informative & fun.

As a full service broker providing insurance for private investment firms, we work with PE firms to develop and place cost-effective, relevant insurance and risk management solutions. We understand that bottom-line savings contribute to the growth of EBITDA. We focus on the protection of assets, facilitation and ease of transaction activities, and continued execution of sound strategies for future acquisition and divestiture. We offer due diligence for pre- and post-acquisition, technical advice, placement of traditional and tailored coverages, and day-to-day interaction with portfolio companies. In short, we add value from day-one through the comprehensive management of insurance programs for the private equity firm and its portfolio companies.

RSC's collaborative approach, utilizing the best resources and talent available, has proven to be quite successful in solving the toughest of unexpected challenges that arise during an M&A transaction. Often, insurance is not the best technique for dealing with risk financing issues; therefore, we examine alternatives before resorting to buying insurance.

RSC is well known for our ability to negotiate aggressively and effectively on behalf of our clients. Our deep understanding of the insurance market coupled with a commercial sensibility and sense of urgency, gives our clients a consistent edge in obtaining cost-effective coverage and services.

While maintaining complete confidentiality, we use transferable knowledge and experience gained in the past to assist with current situations. Our business process extends from an initial due diligence analysis of a potential portfolio company's risk and protection through the placement of specialty type coverage such as environmental coverage, reps and warranties placement, or international medical. It continues through the actual transaction to the assimilation of the portfolio company into the service plan that addresses needs such as insurance coverage, loss management, risk control, cash flow allocation and industry trends.