Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
5 Risk Management Tips for Design Firms
Nov 1 2010 // Contracts, Emerging Risks and M&As Critical Areas to Notice As the difficult economy forces architects and engineering firms to focus their resources on keeping their firms afloat, risk management is taking a backseat....
5 Risk Management Tips for Design Firms
Nov 1 2010 // Contracts, Emerging Risks and M&As Critical Areas to Notice As the difficult economy forces architects and engineering firms to focus their resources on keeping their firms afloat, risk management is taking a backseat....
ACE Global Engineering Network Launches Industry Fact Sheets
Oct 29 2010 // The ACE Global Engineering Network (AGEN), a division of the ACE Group of companies, has launched 12 fact sheets for its clients that provide an in-depth analysis of property risk management issues facing a range of...
Anatomy of a large account sale
Oct 27 2010 // This October marks my 31st anniversary in the insurance industry. Many things have changed since my first insurance sale. Initially, my experience and confidence level precluded me from effectively pursuing larger or...
Marsh’s Moczarski: Risk Managers’ Role in Organizations is Growing
Oct 21 2010 // Risk managers are becoming more visible and active across their organizations and are wielding greater influence on strategic decisions, according to Alex Moczarski, President of Marsh’s International Division. He...
BP Links Bonus Pay to Safety, Risk Management
Oct 19 2010 // BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley has stepped up his battle to rebuild the troubled oil giant’s reputation, declaring safety is so core to the group that it would be the sole measure for staff bonuses in the last quarter...
Clements Europe Acquires Vehicle Risk Management Book from Lockton
Oct 14 2010 // Insurer Clements Europe has acquired the International Vehicle Risk Management (IVRM) business from broker Lockton. The IVRM business consists of overseas diplomats and International fleet business, complementing Clements...
Swiss Re Structures $138.6 Million Cat Bond for Groupama
Oct 6 2010 // Swiss Re’s Capital Markets unit announced that it has ‘successfully structured and placed €100 million [$138.6 million] of securities issued by Green Valley Ltd.,” covering windstorm events in...
People
Oct 4 2010 // Salt Lake City-based The Buckner Co. named Mark A. Oligschlaeger executive vice president/chief operations officer. He joins the insurance firm after having spent the past 12 years working for Leucadia National Corp.,...
A Wonderful Life
Oct 4 2010 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Soars High With Faith, Texas Values and the Ultimate Angel Investor If a creative insurance cinematographer were to capture the story of McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP, it might appear to be a...
ACE UK Launches Retail Sector Risk Management ‘Self Assessment Tool’
Sep 30 2010 // ACE UK has launched a self assessment tool for its clients in the retail sector to enable them to gather detailed risk information from multiple sites and to compare these against best practice benchmarks for a range of...
FERMA’s 2010 Survey Highlights Growing Role of Risk Management
Sep 29 2010 // “Risk management is now on the agenda for top management, the board and shareholders, which clearly support and sponsor the function,” states a bulletin from Federation of European Risk Management Associations...
AIR Updates European Wind Storm Risk Model
Sep 16 2010 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released a major update to its Extratropical Cyclone Model for Europe.”Virtually every component of the model has been enhanced through the incorporation of...
Cornejo Joins IMA as Risk Management Account Manager
Sep 15 2010 // Wichita, Kan.-based independently owned retail insurance broker IMA Inc. announced that Jess Cornejo joined IMA’s Wichita office as a risk management account manager in the Risk Management Group of IMA’s...
People
Sep 6 2010 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president of Risk Management Services, and David T. White is now vice president of Internal Audit. Buffone...
A Risk Manager’s View on High Net Worth Insurance Programs
Sep 6 2010 // How to Develop the Complete Program for High Income, High Profile Clients Designing an insurance program for the high income, high profile client will start with the process of an analysis of all of the known risk...
PMA Promotes Aspen to Vice President
Sep 1 2010 // Pennsylvania-based PMA Cos has promoted Jack Aspen to vice president of Risk Control Services. In his new position, Aspen will lead the risk control functions for the PMA Insurance Group, PMA Management Corp. and PMA...
Maley Joins IMA as Vice President and Risk Manager
Aug 25 2010 // Wichita, Kan.-based independently owned retail insurance broker IMA Inc. announced that Kathie L. Maley joined IMA’s Wichita office as a vice president and risk manager in the Risk Management Group of IMA’s...
RMS Releases ‘Australia Severe Convective Storm Model’
Aug 19 2010 // Risk Management Solutions has completed work on a model dealing with Australia’s three greatest perils. RMS announced the phase one release of its “Australia Severe Convective Storm Model®, covering damage...
2010 Education & Training Directory
Aug 16 2010 // Insurance Journal is pleased to publish the 2010 Education and Training Directory. This exclusive resource directory has been designed to help independent agents and brokers find educational and training opportunities to...
