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Business Owners’ Risk Management Acumen Falls Short in Modern Era: Broker
Oct 21 2021 // In an era of increased business risk, the owners, CEOs and founders of small-medium enterprises (SME) and technology startups are falling short in both evaluating these risks and showing the right acumen for risk...
Marsh McLennan Launches Cyber Risk Analytics Center
Oct 14 2021 // Marsh McLennan announced the launch of its Cyber Risk Analytics Center, a resource that brings together the cyber risk data, analytics and mitigation expertise of its four businesses and other business, government and...
Are Public, Private Partnerships the Answer to Cybersecurity’s Risk Management Problem?
Oct 13 2021 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv The Biden Administration is increasingly prioritizing growing ransomware threats as a risk management problem, according to guests on the latest episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast. This...
Arrow Risk Management Launches MGA Platform, Led by Former Barbican Executives
Oct 7 2021 // Arrow Risk Management announced the launch of its new MGA underwriting platform, led by Jon Godfray as chief executive officer and Mark Harrington as chief underwriting officer. The Arrow Risk platform provides a efficient...
Middle Market Firms Miss Out on Agents as Risk Management Resource: Survey
Oct 4 2021 // Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers. According to a survey sponsored by insurer Chubb, only 15% of middle market companies rely heavily on an...
Middle Market Firms Miss Out on Agents as Risk Management Resource: Survey
Sep 27 2021 // Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers. According to a survey sponsored by insurer Chubb, only 15% of middle market companies rely heavily on an...
FSU College of Business Ranks No. 1 for Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance Program in Risk Management and Insurance
Sep 17 2021 // September 17, 2021, Tallahassee, FL — Florida State University College of Business undergraduate Risk Management/Insurance Program is ranked No. 1 in the country, by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best...
Moody’s Closes on Acquisition of Risk Modeler RMS for $2 Billion
Sep 16 2021 // Moody’s Corp. reported that it has completed its acquisition of RMS, the climate and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics firm. In the transaction, originally announced on August 5, 2021. Moody’s paid...
How Extreme Weather Makes Everything Harder, Except Climate-Risk Analysis
Aug 16 2021 // It’s been a momentous week for our understanding of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth report on the physical science of global warming last Monday...
eMaxx Announces Return of Risk Management Summit in Miami, Florida
Aug 10 2021 // Three day meeting packed with educational sessions addressing loss prevention, technology, claims and litigation management industry trends PEABODY, Mass. (August 10, 2021) – eMaxx, a tech-enabled specialty provider of...
Managing Through Disruption: The Importance of Risk Management for Supply Chains
Jul 26 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group. Over the last decade, we have witnessed many types of unpredictable disasters, including terrorist attacks, wars, earthquakes, economic crises,...
UK Risk Management Group Airmic Names Combes as Chair
Jul 20 2021 // The UK risk management association Airmic announced the appointment of Claire Combes as its next chair, effective from Sept. 1, 2021. Combes will succeed Tracey Skinner, Airmic’s current chair who also is...
Broker Ardonagh Opens Data and Risk Management Center in Ireland, Bringing 60 Jobs
Jul 13 2021 // The Ardonagh Group, a top 20 global insurance broker and the UK’s largest independent insurance broker, announced it will open the Ardonagh Global Data and Risk Management Centre this month, bringing 60 new highly...
Propel Insurance Acquires South Carolina’s South Risk Management
Jun 4 2021 // Propel Insurance, a privately-owned insurance agency and portfolio company of Flexpoint Ford, has acquired South Carolina-based South Risk Management (SRM), a construction-focused insurance consulting firm. The acquisition...
Hub International Acquires Canada’s Global Credit Risk Management Inc.
Jun 3 2021 // Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired Global Credit Risk Management Inc. (GCRM). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With a national presence and offices located in...
Bayer Unveils New Roundup Risk Management Plan After $2B Proposal Fails
May 27 2021 // Bayer said today it will initiate a series of actions to address potential future litigation over its Roundup weedkiller product following the rejection of its $2 billion Roundup class settlement yesterday by a U.S....
Element Risk Management Acquires Pennsylvania’s Smith Insurance
May 20 2021 // Element Risk Management has acquired Smith Insurance with locations in Hershey and Williamstown, Pennsylvania. Smith Insurance was founded as a small insurance agency by James J. Smith in 1933. The agency was bought by...
RMS Builds on Its Risk Modeler Cloud-Based Application
May 11 2021 // Business Benefits of Risk Modeler Driving Customer Adoption; Insurers, Reinsurers, and Brokers from Every Major Global Region Have Adopted Risk Modeler Newark, Calif., May 11, 2021 – At its annual Exceedance conference...
University of Hartford Wins 2021 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge
Apr 30 2021 // During the RIMS LIVE 2021 Virtual Conference finale, RIMS CEO Mary Roth and RIMS President Ellen Dunkin announced the University of Hartford student team as the winner of the 2021 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management...
Businesses Turned to Risk Management Technology More During Pandemic
Apr 21 2021 // Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and public entities increased their reliance on risk management technologies, as vendors expanded their offerings to meet their needs. A survey of 1,100 risk professionals found...
