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Brand Damage, Financial Head Aon’s Survey of Top 10 Global Risks
Apr 27 2015 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has unveiled the key risks as identified by its clients across the globe. Cyber risk made the list for the first time in the No. 9 spot, which the...
Willis Launches Risk Analytics Suite to Help ‘Proactively’ Manage Risks
Apr 22 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc has unveiled a new suite of analytical tools to help firms proactively manage risks. “These proprietary models will deliver innovative analytical capabilities for diagnosing Natural...
How to Manage Risk of Valuable Properties Concentrated in Coastal Areas
Apr 21 2015 // U.S insured property values as of 2014 exceed $90 trillion, but the bulk of that is increasingly concentrated in vulnerable coastal areas. With that in mind, new risk metrics could better help monitor exposures, Karen...
Guy Carpenter Launches Public Sector Specialty Practice
Apr 20 2015 // Guy Carpenter has announced the launch of its Public Sector Specialty Practice, utilizing a global team focused exclusively on the unique risk management needs of governmental agencies and entities. “Approximately 73...
Marsh Rebrands STARS Unit as ClearSight, Integrates Real-Time Analytics
Apr 14 2015 // Citing the growing importance of analytics, collaboration and data-driven workflow applications in risk management, Marsh is rebranding its STARS software unit as Marsh ClearSight and broadening its business intelligence...
The Crichton Group Adds Five to Tennessee Agency
Apr 13 2015 // The Crichton Group, an independent insurance agency in Middle Tennessee, has added five new employees to its team: Beth McKay, has been named new benefits administration supervisor; Jeff Corvin, has been named account...
5 Tips to Help Risk Managers Address the Sharp Drop in Oil Prices
Apr 13 2015 // Oil and gas companies, as well as service contractors, manufacturers, distributors, transportation companies and any entity that supports the energy complex including, local banks, construction firms and real estate...
Patriot National Acquires Hospitality Supportive Systems in Pennsylvania
Apr 9 2015 // Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based workers’ compensation services provider Patriot National Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Hospitality Supportive Systems (HSS), a Springfield, Pennsylvania-based...
Buchan Joins JLT Specialty’s Construction Practice; Lu Joins Environmental
Apr 8 2015 // JLT Specialty Insurance Services Inc. has appointed William Buchan as senior vice president of its Construction Practice, which is based in San Francisco. Buchan will help lead all facets of the Construction Practice, as...
How to Improve Insurance Industry Ethics
Apr 8 2015 // Support from leaders at the top of organizations is the key to improving the ethical climate in the insurance industry, according to a new survey of industry professionals. Punishing bad actors is one of the least...
5 Tips to Help Risk Managers Address the Sharp Drop in Oil Prices
Apr 6 2015 // Oil and gas companies, as well as service contractors, manufacturers, distributors, transportation companies and any entity that supports the energy complex including, local banks, construction firms and real estate...
UK Report Highlights Role of Insurance in Managing, Mitigating Cyber Risk
Mar 24 2015 // Last year 81 percent of large UK businesses and 60 percent of small companies suffered a cyber security breach. In response to this increasing threat, a report published by the UK government and Marsh, one of the...
ACE Strengthens Casualty Offering for Multinational Activities of Canada Firms
Mar 20 2015 // ACE Group says it is strengthening its global primary casualty offering with an expanded service platform designed to protect the multinational business activities of Canadian companies. ACE Risk Management Global Casualty...
Boston Bombing Lesson: Risk Managers Urge Better ‘Terror Act’ Certification
Mar 18 2015 // Citing uncertainty following the Boston Marathon bombing almost two years ago, risk managers are urging the federal government to set a deadline for certifying if an event is an act of terrorism and also use...
Insurance Industry Presence Supports UN’s Disaster Risk Reduction Quest
Mar 16 2015 // The re/insurance industry has answered the call presented by the UN’s Disaster Risk Reduction initiative, as industry representatives gathered with others to attend the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk...
Insurers, Brokers and Clients Express their Views on the Industry
Mar 9 2015 // The Economist’s Insurance 2015 Conference, which took place on Tuesday, March 15, at the ornate Clothworkers Hall in London, featured a panel that expressed the views of insurers, brokers and their clients in a...
Terrorists Have Shifted from Attacking Airlines to Mass Transit: Study
Mar 2 2015 // Successful terrorists have shifted their focus in recent years away from attacking airlines to attacking subway and rail systems, according to an analysis of terrorist attacks over a 30-year period from 1982 to 2011 by a...
A.M. Best: New UAE Regulations Should Improve Risk Profile of Insurers
Feb 27 2015 // The Insurance Authority (IA) of the United Arab Emirates recently issued new financial regulations, which are well placed to improve the risk profile and policyholder security of UAE insurers, according to A.M. Best in a...
Climate Change Modeling on Cusp of Paradigm Shift
Feb 26 2015 // In the face of growing interest in climate change impacts, several big catastrophe modelers said they’ve heard from more clients interested in receiving climate-related data and they believe the field is on the cusp...
Diversity Within Insurance Industry Serves Expanding Nonprofits
Feb 23 2015 // Nonprofit and social service organizations are as plentiful and diverse as the world itself. To better serve communities, nonprofits must bend, mold and adapt to rapidly changing conditions and so must the insurance...
