Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Japan Quake Reveals Cracks in Insurance System
May 2 2011 // Michael Korn, managing principal at Integro Insurance Brokers, is a popular person these days, which is perhaps not too surprising considering he is an insurance broker in earthquake-prone San Francisco. “We’re...
RIMS, Chartis Launch Hall of Fame for Risk Managers
Apr 26 2011 // The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and global insurer Chartis have announced the formation of the Risk Management Hall of Fame to honor those who have made significant contributions to advancing the risk...
Arab Political Shocks Demand Risk Rating Rethink
Apr 26 2011 // Attempting to predict the future, rather than imagining possible versions of it, may have blinded risk analysts to the likelihood of this year’s uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa. Concentrating on...
Aspen Risk Management Adds Flute as Sales Rep
Apr 20 2011 // Aspen Risk Management Group has added Al Flute as a sales and service representative in San Diego. Flute has a diverse safety and health background working for The Zenith and Nationwide. His responsibilities included...
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...
Insurance Council of Texas Scholarships Have Honored 201 Students
Apr 15 2011 // More than 200 students in Texas have benefited from scholarships provided by the insurance industry since 2002, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation announced. The group has awarded academic...
Utica National Promotes Aquino to Regional Risk Management Post
Apr 14 2011 // Mark A. Aquino has been promoted to regional manager in the risk management department at the Utica National Insurance Group’s office in Utica, New York. Aquino is is responsible for managing the company’s risk...
Safety Observations Module Rounds Out Succeed Management Solutions’ Behavior-Based Safety Program
Apr 13 2011 // Succeed expands its online Risk Management Platform. Wilsonville, OR, April 13, 2011- Succeed Management Solutions, LLC has announced the completion of its Safety Observations module. Safety Observations is just one...
A.J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Adds 2 in Louisiana
Apr 11 2011 // Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services announced that it has added to its sales teams in the firm’s Baton Rouge and Lake Charles offices. In Baton Rouge, the company added Robert Johnston as a sales executive....
Japan Quake Reveals Cracks in Insurance System – Part I
Apr 5 2011 // Michael Korn is a popular person these days, which is perhaps not too surprising considering what he does for a living and where he lives. Korn is an insurance broker in earthquake-prone San Francisco. “We’re...
How to Find Cyber Insurance for the Uninsurable
Apr 4 2011 // The University of California (UC) has redefined the rules of cyber liability insurance, using an approach that the University’s Chief Risk Officer Grace Crickette calls “reverse underwriting.”...
People
Apr 4 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. added Christian Kortebein as senior vice president and chief actuary. He will report to the chief financial officer and be responsible for setting direction and...
Shake-Up at AIG’s Chartis; Moor Out, Hancock In as CEO
Mar 31 2011 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) today announced a reorganization of Chartis, its global property/casualty business, and named a new management team, including a new chief executive officer, Peter D. Hancock,...
Cavignac & Associates Names Fernandez Director of Loss Control
Mar 11 2011 // Rafael Fernandez has been named director of loss control and claims for Cavignac & Associates, a San Diego-based risk management and insurance brokerage firm. In his new post, Fernandez is responsible for evaluating...
Intercare Specialty Risk Insurance Mergers with PRM Insurance
Mar 9 2011 // Rocklin, Calif.-based Intercare Specialty Risk Insurance Services Inc. and PRM Insurance Services Inc. have inked a contractual agreement for the companies to work together under the management of newly formed Phoenix Risk...
MDS Holdings Launches HERCO Portugal
Mar 8 2011 // MDS Holdings, the fast growing Iberian and Latin American insurance broking group, has launched HERCO Portugal as part of its initiative to expand its international risk management practice. HERCO was first established in...
An Ongoing Commitment to Education
Mar 7 2011 // During my 30-plus years as the owner of one of the largest independent insurance agencies in Texas, I’ve been a stalwart champion for professional education. As an industry, our success is rooted in our commitment to...
Risk Management Tips for Pizzerias
Mar 7 2011 // Similar to how the insurance industry helped to teach pizza chains that the 30-minute delivery promise was harmful from a safety perspective, insurance agents also can help advise restaurants on how to avoid...
Midwest Employers Casualty Creates Healthcare Risk Management Practice
Mar 1 2011 // St. Louis, Mo.-based workers’ compensation excess insurer, Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC), announced it has launched a Healthcare Risk Management Practice. MECC said it created the Healthcare Risk Management...
No Business As Usual For Agents in Workers’ Compensation
Feb 21 2011 // It may be the perfect storm that will change the workers’ compensation landscape for decades. Individually, the forces are daunting, but put together the impact could be industry changing. Health care reform,...
