Training Overview
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Group Training
The leader in business continuity education and certification across many industries, DRI International offers team training designed to fit the needs of every organization, from private corporations to the public sector and everywhere in-between.
Higher Education
DRI International offers colleges and universities the opportunity to familiarize their students with information on business continuity professions and certifications recognized by private and public sector organizations around the world.
Certification Overview
Certification is a two-part process; verification of knowledge and confirmation of experience.
Value of Certification
A DRI International certification is the most widely recognized and respected business continuity certification in the world. DRI only certifies professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and experience in the business continuity and/or disaster recovery profession.
Digital Badge Program
Learn more about how to unlock your DRI digital badge and display your DRI certification to enhance your online professional profile today.
Maintain Certification
Maintaining your DRI International certification carries two requirements; an annual maintenance fee as well as Continuing Education Activity Points (CEAP).
Be a part of the premier business continuity conference. Join us at DRI2025 in Las Vegas, Feb. 2-5, 2025. Check back for more information.
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We speak at numerous industry events around the globe and engage with our community in a variety of ways. Find out where you can meet DRI.
Thought Leadership
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Webinars
DRI International webinars cover vital resilience issues, engaging and informing professionals in the field. See what's coming up next and view previously broadcast presentations here.
Hiring Guide
Learn how to hire the right business continuity professionals that will enable your organization to withstand any crisis and come through even stronger with the DRI Hiring Guide. Download now.
What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?
BCM is a holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience.
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Business Interruption Insurance Claims Aren’t Paying Out During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, many business owners thought they could count on business interruption insurance – but they were wrong. Why are so many claims being denied?
As reported by the New York Times, thousands of businesses have found out that the business interruption insurance policies they bought – to replace portions of lost revenue when a disaster forces a suspension of operations – won’t pay them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to these insurance companies, business interruption policies include language specifying the presence of “direct physical damage” to force a business closure. Much of this language was written in the aftermath of the SARS outbreak in 2003, specifically to exclude interruptions due to viral epidemics.
Though the insurance industry argues there’s just not enough capital to cover all coronavirus-related claims, a group of restauranteurs have joined together as the Business Interruption Group in a lawsuit, challenging the language by pointing out – in the case of New Orleans’ Oceana Grill, for instance – that COVID-19 contaminated surfaces can be difficult to clean in a hot climate, “causing real physical loss and damage.”
Beyond restaurants, minor league baseball teams are also suing their insurance companies, claiming cancellation of their season qualifies them for business interruption payments, as is the NBA’s Houston Rockets and the Toyota Center, whose lawsuit claims the loss of games and events in the arena is a form of physical damage to it.
This struggle isn’t limited to the U.S. In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned insurance companies to assess business interruption claims “promptly and fairly,” adhering to Principle 6 of the FCA handbook, “which stipulates that firms must pay due regard to the interests of its customers and treat them fairly.” This comes on the heels of several policyholder complaints that some insurers are making deductions for some types of government support the policyholders have received during the pandemic.
