Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IRISK Solutions Promises Risk Management for Middle Market Firms
Jun 8 2005 // IRISK Solutions (IRISKSolutions.com), a new independent risk management consulting firm, launched on June 1, 2005. IRISK targets small to middle market companies with annual gross premiums from $50,000 to $1 million. IRISK...
Gold Seal Risk Management Launches in U.S.
Jun 8 2005 // Gold Seal Risk Management Services (www.goldsealcorp.com), formed in Australia in 1995 to provide risk management and advisory consulting services to general insurance intermediaries, has expanded its services to the...
JLT Forms U.S. Unit for Emerging Market Risks
May 30 2005 // The Houston office of international insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC announced that it has created a new division to meet the needs of U.S.-domiciled clients engaged in business in the world’s emerging...
Leaders Come Together to Discuss Future of Terrorism Insurance June 20
May 30 2005 // Leaders from the public and private sectors from throughout the nation will take part in the National Symposium on the Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance on the campus of the University of Southern California on June 20,...
JLT Warns Brokers and Underwriters to Invest in Client Industry Expertise and Technical Resources
May 23 2005 // Mike Hammond, the CEO of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Risk Solutions Ltd., told delegates at a conference in Lugano, Switzerland, that the “insurance industry must invest in the necessary technical skills if it is to...
Call for Sessions at RIMS 2006 Conference in Honolulu
May 18 2005 // The Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) announced a call for Program Suggestions Forms (PSF) for RIMS 2006 Annual Conference & Exhibition, by a deadline of Friday, May 27, 2005. RIMS 2006 Conference will...
Gribbin to Head Argonaut Group’s Risk Management Segment
May 12 2005 // San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc. has named John Gribbin as president of its Risk Management segment. He replaces John Gantz, who will be leaving the company effective May 20, 2005. Gribbin will report to Argonaut...
The Hartford Unveils Online Insurance Center to Serve Large Businesses
May 12 2005 // The Hartford has unveiled http://www.lb.thehartford.com, a Web site custom-designed for risk managers at large organizations whose workforce exceeds 500 employees. The site reportedly helps an organization evaluate its...
Mixed Signals on Compensation and Conflicts of Interest
May 9 2005 // RIMS Annual Meeting The risk management community and some of the world’s largest insurance brokers sent mixed signals on the future of contingent commissions for insurance brokers and other potential areas of...
Big Deal
May 9 2005 // There were four people waiting in front of us in the taxi line at Philadelphia Airport but the concierge waved us ahead of them. They were waiting for a van instead of a regular cab so that they could ride as a group, he...
Aon Risk Services, LMS Launch Risk Management Initiative in Obstetrics
Apr 28 2005 // Chicago-based Aon Risk Services announced that it has entered into an agreement with LMS Medical Systems, a Toronto health-care technology company and developer of the CALM system (Computer Assisted Labor Management), to...
Arthur J. Gallagher Reports Q1 Revenue Growth
Apr 26 2005 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. “Gallagher continues to do what it does best even in these challenging times — solve our...
National Alliance Unveils New Designation Program for School Risk Managers
Apr 22 2005 // An all-new education and designation program specifically for education risk management specialists has been developed by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research in partnership with Texas Schools Risk...
From Brokers and Risk Managers, Mixed Signals on Compensation and Conflicts of Interest
Apr 20 2005 // The risk management community and the world’s largest insurance brokers sent mixed signals on the future of contingent commissions for insurance brokers and other potential areas of conflict of interest at this...
For Retail Risk Managers, Workplace Violence and Staff Turnover Proving Top Challenges
Apr 18 2005 // Workplace violence and staff turnover are cited by risk managers in the retail industry as among their biggest challenges to effectively managing their workers’ compensation exposures. According to a recent study...
AEC Firms Can Learn from May Webcast
Apr 12 2005 // Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms have seen an 88% increase in the cost of professional liability coverage in the last three years, according to a recent survey by Zweig-White. To help architects...
Risk Management Symposium Set for Chicago May 1-3
Apr 8 2005 // Enron had a chief risk officer, so what went wrong? Learn firsthand from a group of experts representing the insurance, financial, consulting, and academic communities how to design, build, and manage an effective, value...
Walenta Named to Texas Risk Management Board
Mar 29 2005 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently named Ronald J. Walenta, of Dallas, to a six-year term on the Board of Directors of the Texas State Office of Risk Management. Walenta has been involved in risk management consulting, claims...
Research and Markets Offers Catastrophe Risk and Reinsurance Analysis
Mar 23 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has announced the addition of Catastrophe Risk and Reinsurance: A Country Risk Management Perspective to their offering. See: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14308. The report...
Crawford & Company U.S. Quality Award Program Honors Employee Performance
Mar 23 2005 // Crawford & Company, of Atlanta has announced its 2004 winners of its U.S. Quality Award Program. The program recognizes Crawford employees and branches for consistent outstanding performance in producing a quality...
