Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Goldman Insurance Services/Risk Management Purchased
Dec 18 2001 // Willis Group Holdings Limited, the global insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Goldman Insurance Services/Risk Management of San Francisco, Calif.. The transaction is expected to close Dec. 31. Goldman Insurance...
Cost of Risk Declines for Second Consecutive Year
Dec 10 2001 // For the second consecutive year, the overall cost of risk declined to the lowest point in over a decade, according to the newly released 2001 RIMS Benchmark Survey®. The 200-page survey, co-produced by the Risk and...
Are Your Files Defensible’ A Look at E&O Risks for Agents and Brokers
Nov 12 2001 // A short time ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on litigation, the caption of which read: “When all else fails, the American way is to file a lawsuit.” The article correctly pointed out that it has...
RMS Releases New Weather Model for Industry
Nov 6 2001 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of natural hazard risks for both insurers and reinsurers, released an advanced daily temperature simulation model that provides...
NAIC SPRV Model Provides Added Tool to Manage Risk for Natural Catastrophes
Nov 5 2001 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) adoption of the Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicle (SPRV) Model Act will provide a template for states to create legislation that will enable onshore...
Are Your Files Defensible’
Nov 5 2001 // A short time ago the Wall Street Journal ran an article on litigation, the caption of which read: “When all else fails, the American way is to file a lawsuit.” The article correctly pointed out that it has...
The St. Paul Companies Releases Study on Safety of Outdoor Adventure Programs
Oct 31 2001 // Consumers of outdoor adventure programs have no clear way of evaluating the safety of these programs for themselves or their children, according to a survey of nearly 300 CEOs and risk managers of outdoor adventure...
RMS Releases New Company Website for Natural Hazard Risk Management
Oct 22 2001 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced the release of its newly upgraded company website at www.rms.com. The new site serves as an entry point to weather risk, and enterprise risk management. It also features a...
RMS Releases New Company Website for Natural Hazard Risk Management
Oct 12 2001 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), the industry leader in natural hazard risk modeling, announced the release of its newly upgraded company website at www.rms.com. The new site serves as an entry point to the company’s...
Are Fine Arts Floaters A Silver Lining in the Insurance Market Cloud’
Sep 10 2001 // Unlike many lines of insurance, the fine arts and collections market has so far managed to avoid the difficulties of a hardening environment. But is it robust enough to carry the industry through tough times? Maybe not,...
Are Fine Arts Floaters A Silver Lining in the Insurance Market Cloud’
Sep 3 2001 // Unlike many lines of insurance, the fine arts and collections market has so far managed to avoid the difficulties of a hardening environment. But is it robust enough to carry the industry through tough times? Maybe not,...
RMS Adds Japanese, German Data to Weather Risk Management System
Aug 23 2001 // Risk Management Solutions announced that its Climetrix (TM) weather derivatives trading and risk management system now includes relevant temperature data from Germany and Japan, two expanding markets for weather derivative...
Aon Launches Political Risk Management Service
Aug 10 2001 // Aon Corporation launched a Political Risk Exposure Profile (PREP) service that provides customized financial analysis of political threats to a company’s global operations. According to John Minor, senior vice...
Aon Survey Finds Risk Managers Feel Exposed to Political Risk
Aug 8 2001 // Aon Corporation recently conducted a survey revealing that more than 85 percent of Fortune 1000 risk managers indicated that their firm was well-protected from property, general liability and directors’ and...
Mazonson Expands National Collective Program for Community Development Corporations
Aug 1 2001 // Mazonson Inc., a New England-based insurance brokerage, announced the completion of agreements to provide group insurance programs sponsored by the California Community Economic Development Association and the Community...
Guy Carpenter Sees Integration of Risk Management and Capital Management Becoming Dominant Focus Ju
Jul 26 2001 // According to a new study by Guy Carpenter &. Co. Inc., a leading global reinsurance intermediary, as insurance companies address their ability to manage capital more efficiently to achieve greater profitability,...
RMS Releases Version 2.4 of Climetrix Weather Risk Management System
Jul 18 2001 // Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a global provider of products and services for the management of natural hazard risks, released version 2.4 of the Climetrix weather derivatives trading and risk...
Cigital and Counterpane Announce Strategic Alliance
Jul 5 2001 // Cigital Inc., a software risk management (SRM) solution provider that helps companies protect themselves from the business risks of software failure, and Cupertino, Calif.-based Counterpane Internet Security Inc.,...
The Weather Risk Management Association Releases Results of Industrywide Survey
Jul 2 2001 // The Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA), an international trade organization of the weather risk management industry, recently completed in conjunction with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, a comprehensive survey of the...
eTailer Alliance Aims to Fight Online Credit Card Fraud
Jun 27 2001 // RC Knox & Company, the insurance agency subsidiary of People’s Bank, announced the formation of the eFraud Alliance and the eTailer Fraud Solution Insurance Policy (eFSIP) to protect online businesses from the...
