Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
XL Hires Another ACE Executive for Its New York Team
Dec 20 2011 // XL Group’s North America primary casualty group appointed industry veteran Jay Lefkowitz to a newly created position of head of U.S. risk management. Lefkowitz is based in New York and reports to Ken Riegler, who is...
Moody’s Corp. Acquires Barrie & Hibbert
Dec 19 2011 // Moody’s Corp. has acquired Barrie & Hibbert Limited, a provider of risk management modeling tools for insurance companies worldwide. The acquisition broadens Moody’s Analytics suite of software solutions...
Risk Managers Find Santa Exposed, Urge $1 Billion Coverage Plan
Dec 19 2011 // Santa Claus will need a lot more than milk and cookies this Christmas—he’ll need about $1.2 million to pay for insurance coverage. That will buy him peace of mind and about $1.175 billion in coverage for all of the...
The Next Big Thing in Insurance Coverage Is Here
Dec 13 2011 // Some in the insurance industry are staking their futures on the reputations of others. That is, they are looking to insure reputational risk. With the boom in social media, interest in reputational risk has itself boomed....
Baxter to Lead Hylant Group’s Health Risk Management Unit
Dec 8 2011 // Ohio-based Hylant Group has tapped wellness professional Jerid Baxter to lead its growing health and wellness practice. Baxter will be responsible for designing and implementing programming and building the tools and...
Lloyd’s Study Finds U.S. Businesses Concerned with Talent, Skills Shortage
Dec 8 2011 // U.S. business leaders are as concerned as their European counterparts over a talent and skills shortage, despite record unemployment levels across much of the U.S. The talent risk was number two in a survey conducted by...
Risk Management Agency Starts Olive Program in 12 California Counties
Dec 7 2011 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency on Wednesday announced a new pilot insurance program for table and oil olives in 12 California counties beginning with the 2012 crop year. The sales closing...
Lessons From Penn State Scandal
Dec 5 2011 // It will take years before the tight-knit community at Penn State University can put its horrendous scandal behind. This awful event is a reminder of just how important risk management can be. It behooves Penn State (and...
Turning Construction Red Flags into Opportunities
Dec 2 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...
Poms Hires Director of Risk Services in Southern California
Nov 22 2011 // Dennis Healy has joined Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc.’s Woodland Hills office as assistant director of Risk Services. Healy has more than 20 years’ experience in risk management, most recently as...
Turning Construction Red Flags into Opportunities
Nov 21 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...
FERMA Pushes Brazil to Relax Reinsurance Regulatory Restrictions
Nov 14 2011 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced that it has sent “specific recommendations to the Brazilian insurance regulator SUSEP to limit the impact of regulations 225 and 232 on market...
Economist Risk Summit Urges Execs to Adopt Longer Term Perspectives
Nov 4 2011 // A new report released today by The Economist Intelligence Unit during the Economist Conferences’ Risk Summit, hosted by Willis Group Holdings in London, revealed the importance of looking beyond the current risk...
Lockton Adds Technology Property Risk Control Consultant in San Jose
Nov 3 2011 // Duane Caldwell was added to Lockton’s technology-focused team in San Jose, Calif. as a property risk control consultant. Caldwell will take a lead in expanding Kansas City, Mo.based-Lockton’s presence in the...
Why Real Estate Professionals Need E&O Coverage
Oct 31 2011 // As real estate professionals know well, most signs point to slow progress in real estate industry growth. Professionals are left to manage their costs, make cuts where possible, keep up-to-date on industry trends, fight...
ACE Private Risk, ARIS Title Insurance to Provide Risk Management for Fine Art Items
Oct 28 2011 // ACE Private Risk Services, the high-net-worth personal lines business of the ACE Group, and ARIS Title Insurance Corp., a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., have formed a marketing initiative to help...
Willis Expands North America Construction Practice
Oct 27 2011 // Willis North America made a series of key appointments to its construction practice. John Nissley has been appointed practice leader for Willis’ construction practice in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he will oversee the...
Europe’s Risk Managers Concerned by Social Media Reputation Damage
Oct 24 2011 // The U.S. isn’t alone in having to deal with the increased threats from social media and the potential they pose to reputation risk, as well as the protection of confidential information. These risks are also becoming...
Lockton, First Equity Risk Management in South Africa Joint Venture
Oct 20 2011 // Insurance broker Lockton Companies LLP and First Equity Risk Management Services Ltd are forming a South African joint venture company, Lockton First Equity, to provide commercial insurance brokerage services in South...
Real Estate Professionals: Exposed & Unaware
Oct 17 2011 // As real estate professionals know well, most signs point to slow progress in real estate industry growth. Professionals are left to manage their costs, make cuts where possible, keep up-to-date on industry trends, fight...
