Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
In Memoriam: Scorpius Risk Management’s Hall
Aug 11 2010 // Former Independent Agents & Brokers of the South Bay President Wayne Hall has died. Hall owned his own agency, Scorpius Risk Management, located in Palos Verdes, Calif. He was actively involved as a member of the...
RMS Terrorism Risk Model Includes More International Cities
Aug 10 2010 // Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions has enhanced its terrorism risk model, adding in more details for international cities and higher resolution hazard information and refinements to human exposure and building...
CNA Names Ryszetnyk, Ecoff to Ocean Marine Unit
Aug 9 2010 // CNA announced two appointments in its Ocean Marine operation. John Ryszetnyk recently joined as assistant vice president and Roger Ecoff as Risk Control consulting director. In his role, Ryszetnyk manages the Hull and...
Declarations
Aug 2 2010 // No Answers “I have a concern that BP is stalling claims. Yes, BP is stalling. I doubt they are stalling for money. It’s not that. I just don’t think they know the answers to the questions (by...
Risk Managers Not Satisfied With U.S. Insurance Providers’ Service
Aug 2 2010 // Corporate risk managers report a serious and growing disconnect between themselves and their insurance brokers and carriers. At a time when U.S. companies are enhancing internal risk management capabilities and elevating...
Risk Managers Not Satisfied With U.S. Insurance Providers’ Service
Aug 2 2010 // Corporate risk managers report a serious and growing disconnect between themselves and their insurance brokers and carriers. At a time when U.S. companies are enhancing internal risk management capabilities and elevating...
Risk Managers See More Commercial Lines Premium Decreases in Q2
Jul 22 2010 // Decreases in average renewal premiums continued to show up for commercial clients during the second quarter of 2010, according to risk managers. Premium decreases of between 2.5 and 3.8 percent were reported for property,...
Risk Managers Not Satisfied With U.S. Insurance Providers’ Service
Jul 19 2010 // Corporate risk managers report a serious and growing disconnect between themselves and their insurance brokers and carriers: At a time when U.S. companies are enhancing internal risk management capabilities and elevating...
People
Jul 19 2010 // Steven D. Johnson has been named CEO of the Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet). Johnson has held staff leadership roles in five associations over the last 26 years. Most recently, he was executive director of the...
Survey: Risk Managers More Concerned About Total Cost of Risk
Jul 14 2010 // Corporate risk and finance managers, faced with the lingering effects of a global financial crisis, dramatically downsized staffs and reduced budgets are becoming increasingly concerned about managing those expenditures as...
Zurich Foundation Endows New Risk and Insurance Professorship
Jul 6 2010 // Zurich Financial Services Group announced that its Z Zurich Foundation has signed an agreement with ETH Zürich to endow a new professorship for Risk and Insurance Economics in the field of Integrative Risk...
RMS Hires Rao as Senior VP
Jun 24 2010 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has appointed Dr. Guru Rao to the role of senior vice president, Portfolio Solutions Product Marketing. Dr. Rao brings 20 years of experience to the role, including nearly 14 years with Aon...
Risk Management a Low Priority for Small Business World
Jun 21 2010 // Risk management ranks relatively low on the priorities list for small business owners, according to a recent survey by Travelers. And that outlook could mean trouble down the road when problems arise for those firms, the...
Aon Helps Lenders With Foreclosed Property Through Risk Management
Jun 9 2010 // Property repossessed by a financial institution after foreclosure may stay vacant or unfinished for months or years, making it susceptible to various types of damage. According to RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace...
Faber & Dumas (Willis) Global Special Risks Unit Opens Calgary Office
Jun 9 2010 // Global Special Risks (GSR), the wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent of Willis’ subsidiary, London-based Faber & Dumas, announced it has established an office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to...
Risk Management a Low Priority for Small Biz World
Jun 8 2010 // Risk management ranks relatively low on the priorities list for small business owners, according to a recent survey by Travelers. And that outlook could mean trouble down the road when problems arise for those firms, the...
Commercial Market to Remain Stable, Challenging for Risk Managers
Jun 7 2010 // Marsh Sees Insurer Security, Transparency, Accountability as Issues Despite the global economic crisis, the commercial insurance market is poised to remain stable through 2010, but new challenges are emerging for risk...
Private Company to Manage State’s Insurance Claims in Louisiana
Jun 1 2010 // Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to a $68 million, five-year contract to hire a Mandeville company to run much of the claims processing and management currently handled by the state’s Office of Risk Management. The...
Intermap Technologies, JBA Consulting Provide European Flood Maps
May 26 2010 // Denver-based Intermap Technologies, a worldwide 3D digital mapping and geospatial solutions company, and the UK’s JBA Consulting, a European flood risk and environmental management firm, announced a strategic...
Commercial Market to Remain Stable, Challenging for Risk Managers: Marsh
May 20 2010 // Despite the global economic crisis, the commercial insurance market is poised to remain stable through 2010, but new challenges are emerging for risk managers, according to a report issued by insurance broker Marsh. The...
