Human Trafficking Risks for Insurance Professionals

Presenters: Brianna Cho, and Nikita Khemka, CPCU, ARM (Moderator)

Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. ET

Human trafficking creates significant business risks for insurance companies through legal liabilities, financial exposure, and reputational damage. This essential webinar will equip insurance professionals with an overview of what human trafficking is and ways in which businesses can prevent it from interfering with their operations and client relationships.

Led by Brianna Cho, Corporate Relations Coordinator at Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST), this session explores the intersection of human trafficking and the insurance industry. Attendees will review relevant court cases, learn organizational strategies, and discover BEST's comprehensive programs designed to address this critical business exposure.

The session provides information about how to safeguard your organization while contributing to the fight against human trafficking through multi-pronged and survivor centered anti-trafficking approaches.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn foundational information about labor trafficking and sex trafficking, how it occurs, and who is impacted.
  • Understand the legal and financial risks human trafficking poses to insurance companies, including recent court cases where insurers faced significant liability.
  • Discover how you can work with external organizations to implement anti-trafficking policies, train your workforce, and create a comprehensive response framework that protects your business and vulnerable populations.
 


 

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Brianna Cho

Corporate Relations Coordinator

Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST)

Brianna is the Corporate Relations Coordinator at Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST). A skilled trainer, she has facilitated over 20 live and interactive human trafficking prevention trainings for various businesses and industry associations. She utilizes her expertise to educate individuals based in the U.S. as well as internationally about the role that employers play in combating human trafficking. Brianna works with businesses across multiple industries, with a primary focus on human trafficking prevention training for the aviation, maritime, and transit industries.

Brianna graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Sociology and Law, Societies, & Justice. Her degrees focused on inequality in social and legal systems, and addressed issues such as international human rights and women’s rights.

BEST is a non-profit organization with a mission to educate employers to prevent human trafficking and create pathways to employment for survivors through awareness raising, consultation, and training. BEST has trained employers across all 50 states and internationally as well.

 

Nikita Khemka, CPCU, ARM (Moderator)

Senior Manager, Catastrophe and Exposure Management

Xceedance

Nikita is a seasoned professional with over 12 years of specialized experience in catastrophe modeling. She has cultivated extensive expertise in analyzing and forecasting the impacts of natural catastrophes globally. As an integral member of the Xceedance CAT team for over 10 years, she has been a key contributor since the team's inception, playing a pivotal role in driving its growth and impact.

Throughout her tenure, Nikita has successfully led numerous engagements for clients across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the ANZ regions. Leveraging advanced statistical methodologies, simulation techniques, and historical data analysis, she consistently delivers actionable insights that empower organizations to enhance their preparedness and mitigate the adverse effects of natural catastrophes.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Nikita actively contributes to the CPCU Society, making substantial contributions to the CPCU Global Virtual Committee through various innovative initiatives.