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The Aftershocks of Vulnerable Supply Chains
Jun 20 2011 // The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March has led to supply chain disruptions around the world, sending a wakeup call to companies that do not have viable business continuity plans in place for themselves...
As Tech Devices Shrink, Workers’ Comp Exposure Grows
Jun 20 2011 // Employers Need Rules for Mobile Employees Employers who supply their employees with company cell phones, laptops, BlackBerries, iPads and other portable devices could be in for a surprise if an employee is injured while...
Ex-Utah Football Star Sues Medical Tech Company
Jun 14 2011 // A former University of Utah football star has sued a medical technology company, saying a postsurgical device implanted into his shoulder to relieve pain caused permanent damage to the joint. Jason Kaufusi’s lawsuit...
Innovation in Spotlight at MarketScout’s Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium
May 20 2011 // Insurance industry leaders will share their companies’ innovations and their own personal entrepreneurial experiences in September at a symposium dedicated to the development of new concepts and ideas in the...
A Third of Large U.S. Firms Show Business Interruption From Japan Disaster
Apr 29 2011 // More than a quarter of large U.S. based businesses are experiencing disruptions to their supply chains or contingent business interruptions as a result of the March earthquake in Japan, says a new report. A new Greenwich...
Lockton Launches ‘Enterprise Disruption Contingency’ Insurance
Apr 22 2011 // Lockton has announced the launch of a package of risk management solutions called “Enterprise Disruption Contingency Insurance designed to help companies cope with previously ‘uninsurable’...
Lockton Launches Risk Management Tool to Address Uninsurable Risks
Apr 19 2011 // Lockton is launching a package of risk management solutions called Enterprise Disruption Contingency Insurance designed to help companies cope with previously “uninsurable” risks. Lockton’s Enterprise...
Growth of Clean Tech Industry Delivers New Exposures, Opportunities
Apr 18 2011 // Backed by government policy and growing public support, demand for technology that is both clean and sustainable has increased substantially in the United States, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world over the last...
Growth of Clean Tech Industry Delivers New Exposures, Opportunities
Apr 4 2011 // Backed by government policy and growing public support, demand for technology that is both clean and sustainable has increased substantially in the United States, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world over the last...
Japan Disaster Shows up Flaws in ‘Just-in-time’ Production
Mar 22 2011 // Just over a week after the massive earthquake hit the sprawling Texas Instruments chip plant here, a gardener is reworking the Japanese garden in an inner courtyard of the office tower attached to the plant. The garden is...
Tech Risks to Watch in 2011
Mar 18 2011 // The constant innovation indigenous to the technology industry may make the idea of risk management seem difficult and sometimes impossible. While challenging, tackling technology risk is not all that different than...
Marsh Warns Japan Disaster Could Disrupt Global Supply Chain
Mar 18 2011 // A bulletin from Marsh warns that “organizations need to prepare for the possibility of an extended disruption to global supply chains resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Thousands of multinational...
How Agents Can Serve Their Local Technology Sector
Mar 7 2011 // Late last year, Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, filed a lawsuit over alleged patent infringement against some of the biggest names in technology, including Facebook, Google and Apple. For some, the lawsuit may appear...
Inferior Results Will Force Admitted Carriers Out of the E&S World, Eventually
Feb 10 2011 // The loss of market share in the surplus lines sector of the property/casualty insurance industry will turn around when standard carriers begin to experience negative results from the non-standard business they’ve...
Inferior Results Will Force Admitted Carriers Out of the E&S World, Eventually
Jan 24 2011 // Turnaround May Not Happen Until 2012 The loss of market share in the surplus lines sector of the property/casualty insurance industry will turn around when standard carriers begin to experience negative results from the...
Tech Risks to Watch in 2011
Jan 24 2011 // The constant innovation indigenous to the technology industry may make the idea of risk management seem difficult and sometimes impossible. While challenging, tackling technology risk is not all that different than...
IronPro Introduces Tech E&O Coverage
Jan 19 2011 // IronPro, the professional liability unit of Ironshore Inc., has introduced a specialized technology professional liability policy designed for the complex exposures of the information technology and computer industries....
Ohio’s Buckeye Insurance Group Launches Marias Technology
Jan 14 2011 // Buckeye Insurance Group, of Piqua, Ohio, has formed Marias Technology, an information technology company. The company’s announcement said Marias Technology provides a wide range of IT services in areas such as system...
2010 Insurance Entrepreneurial Award Winners Selected
Dec 20 2010 // When it comes to innovation in the insurance industry, Ace Private Risk Services, Work at Home Vintage Employees (WAHVE) and FirstBest Systems top the list, according to a competition that identified companies that...
Fireman’s Fund Ready to Rally
Dec 5 2010 // Company Progressing on Mass Market Strategy Fireman’s Fund’s financials, like other insurance carriers’, got bruised a little in the first half of 2010, following some heavy catastrophe losses. But...
