Strategic advisory services for disaster risk, resilience, insurance, and public policy

Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence amid uncertainty.

What we OFFEr

Through solution development, policy analysis, corporate strategy, and thought leadership, Northstar Risk & Resilience provides tailored insights and seasoned counsel leaders need when the stakes are highest.

  • We partner with corporate executives and public leaders to develop innovative solutions that protect lives, infrastructure, and economies while advancing strategic objectives. Our approach integrates emergency preparedness, hazard mitigation, and financial risk transfer with a practical understanding of disaster risk, market dynamics, and growth opportunities. By aligning government priorities with business strategy, we help organizations build resilience, unlock opportunity, and lead with confidence from the Cabinet to the C-suite.

  • With deep expertise in the evolving disaster management landscape, we provide actionable insight on today’s most consequential public policy challenges. Our work sits at the intersection of government proposals and private-market realities, with particular focus on FEMA reforms, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) modernization, and property insurance market dynamics. We help clients anticipate policy actions, understand real-world implications, and position for a shifting legislative and regulatory environment.

  • Daniel Kaniewski advises companies from scaling startups to established firms on business strategy, growth, and market positioning. He works with leadership teams to identify opportunities, sharpen strategic direction, and strengthen competitive advantage in evolving markets. Drawing on deep experience in risk, resilience, and public policy, he helps organizations make smarter strategic decisions, enter new markets with confidence, and position themselves for long-term growth.

  • Drawing on years of leadership at the forefront of the emergency management industry, Daniel Kaniewski delivers compelling keynote addresses and panel contributions at national and international events. His presentations translate complex risk concepts—such as the "protection gap" and disaster resilience—into accessible narratives that inspire action. He offers thought leadership that challenges audiences to rethink how they approach risk, focusing on the economic and social imperative of building stronger businesses, communities, and societies.

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WHY Northstar

Northstar brings together experience in disaster resilience, emergency management, public policy, and P&C insurance to help leaders navigate challenges that rarely fit neatly within a single discipline.

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Government and Market PerspectivE

We understand both how public policy is made and how businesses and insurance markets respond. That perspective helps clients anticipate change, identify opportunity, and develop strategies that work in the real world.

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From preparedness and hazard mitigation to insurance and financial risk transfer, Northstar approaches resilience as an integrated challenge—connecting risk reduction with practical and financial solutions.

Deep Disaster Resilience Expertise

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Executive-Level ExperiencE

Northstar is led by Daniel Kaniewski, a former FEMA Deputy Administrator, Presidential advisor, and P&C insurance executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations, shaping policy, and advising decision-makers.

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Strategy Built for Action

We translate complex risks, policy developments, and market dynamics into clear choices and practical strategies—helping organizations move from insight to action with confidence.