Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Best Affirms ‘B+’ Rating of Inter-Industry & Insurco
Apr 8 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “B+” (Very Good) of Inter-Industry Insurance Company Limited (III) (Isle of Man) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Insurco Limited,...
MMIC Appoints Wagner Assistant VP of Risk Management
Apr 7 2004 // Minneapolis-based medical liability carrier Midwest Medical Insurance Co. announced the appointment of Peggy Wagner as assistant vice president of risk management. She is responsible for developing and directing physician,...
ACE USA Appoints Riegler for Business Development
Apr 6 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Ken Riegler as Senior VP of national business development and client services for ACE Risk Management (ARM). He will...
ACE Risk Management Names Mattheessen as Senior VP and Houston Branch Manager
Apr 2 2004 // ACE Risk Management (ARM), a division of ACE USA, announced the appointment of Keith Mattheessen as senior vice president and Houston Branch manager. Mattheessen will have overall responsibility for overseeing Houston...
Owens Joins Higginbotham’s Risk Management Unit
Mar 22 2004 // North Texas-based Higginbotham & Associates, one of the nation’s 100 largest independent insurance brokerages, announced that George Owens has been named risk services provider in the firm’s Risk...
RMS Releases New Climetrix(R) Version
Mar 9 2004 // Newark Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading provider of products and services for the management of natural hazard risk, announced that it has released version 4.0 of its Climetrix(R) weather derivatives...
PWC Survey Finds Challenges with Insurer Enterprise Risk Management Implementation
Mar 3 2004 // A new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers has confirmed that enterprise risk management (ERM) is on the boardroom agenda as a key driver for a competitive edge in the insurance industry, but some leading insurers need to close...
Gallagher & Co. Increases Stake in RMP to 100%
Feb 27 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced that its subsidiary, Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited acquired the remaining 50% of its United Kingdom joint venture, Risk Management Partners Ltd, from Am Re...
Nursing All the Right Answers in the Sunshine State
Feb 23 2004 // As the insurance industry, the nursing home industry, trial lawyers, and more look to find common ground in the saga of Florida nursing homes, the thought that the situation will eventually find the right answers does...
ACE Risk Management Appoints Hale ‘Chip’ Holden as SVP, Northwest Region
Feb 6 2004 // ACE Risk Management (ARM), a division of ACE USA, announced the appointment of Hale “Chip” Holden III as senior vice president to lead the Northwest region. Holden will have overall responsibility for...
Valley Oak Systems Develops Data Interface for the PERI Data Exchange
Feb 6 2004 // Valley Oak Systems, Inc. (VOS), a national provider of claims management software, services and support, has completed development of a new data extraction tool that will streamline the submission of claims data to the...
Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Jan 26 2004 // Education benefits the next generation of insurance consumers. During my 34-year tenure in the insurance industry, I cannot count the number of times I’ve heard, “Don’t they understand?” It’s...
Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Jan 26 2004 // Education benefits the next generation of insurance consumers. During my 34-year tenure in the insurance industry, I cannot count the number of times I’ve heard, “Don’t they understand?” It’s...
Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Jan 26 2004 // Education benefits the next generation of insurance consumers. During my 34-year tenure in the insurance industry, I cannot count the number of times I’ve heard, “Don’t they understand?” It’s...
RMS Terrorism Risk Management Tools Aiding Insurers in Responding to New Best Questionnaire
Jan 23 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, affirmed that its products can assist insurers in responding to the newly issued Supplemental Rating...
Spencer Educational Foundation Notes 25th Anniversary Celebration, Honors Dr. Ellen Thrower
Jan 20 2004 // The Spencer Educational Foundation, Inc., established by the Atlanta Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), is celebrating 25 years of service to supporting risk management education at the university...
RMS Risk Analysis for European Windstorm Losses Covers Electricity Transmission and Distribution
Jan 14 2004 // California-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, announced that it has performed the risk analysis for the Pylon Ltd. securitization...
NIF Forms New Alternative Markets Division
Jan 13 2004 // New York’s NIF Group Inc., a leading program administrator and managing general insurance agency, announced the formation of a new underwriting division, NIF Risk Management, which will serve public entities,...
The Right Man for the Right Job
Jan 12 2004 // An Exclusive Interview with Gregory Serio Gregory V. Serio, the superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department, is a busy man—moving between Albany, Manhattan, Washington D.C. and elsewhere about the country....
The National Alliance to Expand University Programs During WRIA Annual Meeting
Dec 30 2003 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research plans to introduce the Certified Risk Managers (CRM) International courses to university and college representatives at the Western Risk and Insurance...
