Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Marsh Names Kimber UK Chief Risk Officer
May 29 2009 // Marsh announced the appointment of Matt Kimber as its Chief Risk Officer in the UK. He joins Marsh from Lloyds Banking Group where he held a variety of executive, operational and risk management positions. “Most...
CCRIF Issues Briefing on Impact of Climate Change on Caribbean Economies
May 28 2009 // Against the background of the impending Atlantic Hurricane Season, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has released a briefing document outlining the role of risk management in the region’s...
AIU’s New ReBuild Insurance Serves Large Public Works Projects
May 20 2009 // AIU Holdings has introduced ReBuild, a suite of insurance and risk management products for states and municipalities receiving federal stimulus monies from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds for use...
SEC Eyes Changes in Reporting of CEO Pay, Risk Management Practices
May 8 2009 // The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering changing a formula that critics say often allows public companies to low-ball in regulatory filings just how much top executives are paid. At issue is how companies...
RMS Performs Risk Analysis for Ibis Re Hurricane Cat Bond
May 7 2009 // Risk Management Solutions has completed the expert modeling analysis in connection with the securities offering undertaken by Ibis Re Ltd., a special purpose reinsurance company domiciled in the Cayman Islands. “The...
AIR Provides AXIS with Integrated Cat Model w/ Risk Management
May 6 2009 // AIR Worldwide announced that it has integrated catastrophe modeling with risk management and reinsurance underwriting systems for AXIS, a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty...
Risk Managers Report ‘Soft Landing’ for Market Pricing
May 4 2009 // Insurance premiums for businesses continued to slide towards a “soft landing” rather than an abrupt reversal resulting in rate increases, according to risk managers. While banks and other financial institutions...
Aon Global Risk Analyzes Potential Impact of Swine Flu Outbreak
Apr 28 2009 // Aon has issued a bulletin analyzing the current outbreak of swine flu. Alex Hindson, head of enterprise risk management at Aon Global Risk Consulting, stated: “Health risks are unpredictable but given the possibility...
Risk Managers Report ‘Soft Landing’ for Market Pricing
Apr 21 2009 // Insurance premiums for businesses continued to slide towards a “soft landing” rather than an abrupt reversal resulting in rate increases, according to risk managers. While banks and other financial institutions...
AIR Reaches $10 Billion Cat Bond Modeling Milestone
Apr 7 2009 // Boston’s AIR Worldwide Corporation announced that it has provided risk modeling and analytical services for more than 10 billion dollars in insurance-linked securities since 1996 and over 56 percent of total...
People
Apr 6 2009 // Higginbotham & Associates, an independent insurance brokerage firm based in Ft. Worth, Texas, added employee benefits brokers John Collins, Dana Jones and Rob Marsh to its managing director team for 2009, in...
Measurement of Success
Apr 6 2009 // Planning, People and Dedication Equal Success for Top 100 Agency Bollinger Insurance Top 100 Agency Profile Ranking No.: 14 Agency Name: Bollinger Insurance Inc. Headquarters: Short Hills, N.J. Year Founded:...
Fastest Growing Industries to Focus On
Mar 23 2009 // Top 7 High-Growth Industries’ Risks and Unique Exposures Planning for the “upside” must begin now. The soft insurance market will end, and the rebound from the financial bottom will happen. But...
People
Mar 23 2009 // Kate Westover, vice president of Alternative Risk Financing at Innovative Captive Strategies, has received the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA). Based in Colchester,...
RMS Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Mar 23 2009 // Risk Management Solutions has appointed Philippe Stephan chief technology officer (CTO). Stephan has more than 20 years’ experience in software development and will apply his technology and leadership skills to the...
Stephens Insurance Hires Commercial Insurance Team from Regions
Mar 12 2009 // Arkansas-based independent insurance agency Stephens Insurance LLC has added eight insurance professionals to its commercial insurance services team in Little Rock. The eight-member team hails from Regions Insurance in...
Study: Safety Modifications Important for Aging Workforce
Mar 11 2009 // While the increase in older workers in the American workforce could suggest a corresponding decrease in workplace productivity and increase in accident claims, the opposite has proven to be true, says a risk management...
Jones Named VP, Technology Practice Leader at RHSB
Mar 5 2009 // Independent insurance brokerage firm and Assurex Global partner, Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB), appointed Douglas R. Jones as a vice president and principal. Jones, who specializes in insurance...
Marsh Issues Study on Managing Risk to Survive Current Recession
Mar 3 2009 // Marsh has launched a report highlighting the key risks companies face as the global economy slows and advice about how to tackle them. Entitled “Managing Through the Downturn,” the report highlights issues...
Heath to Lead Aon’s Risk Control Team for UK Corporations
Mar 3 2009 // Aon Global Risk Consulting has appointed Graham Heath as director of Risk Control UK. In this role, Graham will help UK corporate clients to improve their business performance through effective management of their...
