What European Headquarters Often Miss After a Serious U.S. Liability Incident
… must be made locally and which decisions require headquarters involvement. What Headquarters Should Control and What It Should Not Local management should generally be authorized to act quickly where delay could weaken the company’s position. That includes immediate operational response, site control, evidence preservation, factual documentation, and notification through agreed reporting channels. Headquarters should focus on decisions that affect the group’s broader risk position: executive escalation, insurer alignment, appointment or coordination of external advisors, reserve visibility, captive impact, excess insurance implications, and communications involving senior leadership or the board. The failure mode is different at each extreme …
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