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Breeding the next generation through internships

Oct 23 2006 // In cooperation with insurance industry partners, universities across the nation are helping to cultivate the next generation of risk managers and actuarial scientists through insurance internship programs. As an example,...

Aon Names Aigotti as First CRO

Oct 18 2006 // Chicago-based Aon announced it has named Corporate Treasurer Diane Aigotti to the new position of Chief Risk Officer. Aigotti will work with business units around the world to identify, measure and manage key risks...

Dallas Risk Management Firm Now Has Two Presidents

Oct 11 2006 // Chris Hughes, with Swingle, Collins & Associates, is the new president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas (IIAD). Swingle Collins reported that Hughes joins officer ranks with firm president, Frank Swingle,...

Resource Constraints Hinder Risk Managers From Preparing For Catastrophes

Oct 10 2006 // Time and resource constraints are hindering risk managers’ efforts to help their organizations prepare for catastrophes, such as power outages, avian flu or extreme weather, according to the latest Economist...

Breeding the next generation through internships

Oct 9 2006 // In cooperation with insurance industry partners, universities across the nation are helping to cultivate the next generation of risk managers and actuarial scientists through insurance internship programs. As an example,...

To make insurance appealing to college grads, smash the myths

Oct 9 2006 // One of the most serious problems facing the insurance industry today is the acute shortage of bright, college-educated young people entering the profession. Walk around any college campus and you’ll find that the...

Breeding the next generation through internships

Oct 9 2006 // In cooperation with insurance industry partners, universities across the nation are helping to cultivate the next generation of risk managers and actuarial scientists through insurance internship programs. As an example,...

CRM Schedules Spanish Language Courses in Mexico

Sep 29 2006 // Certified Risk Managers (CRM) announced from Austin that it has scheduled a course in risk management to be held in Monterey, Mexico Oct. 18-21 in Spanish. CRM called the course – “Principios de la...

Iowa GuideOne, National Safety Council List America’s Safest Churches

Sep 28 2006 // The next time you go to church, you may notice security guards, controlled access, or a secure drop box for collections. These are just some of the innovative safety and security measures being implemented by churches...

Beazley Expands Proprietary Risk Management Platform

Sep 28 2006 // Connecticut-based Specialty lines insurer Beazley announced that it is expanding BeazleySource, its proprietary risk management platform, to include information and advice for fiduciaries and administrators of employee...

York Insurance Services Invests in Southern California Risk Management

Sep 27 2006 // York Insurance Services Group Inc., a Parsippany, N.J.-based insurance services provider, has acquired Eventide Risk Management LLC, a provider of workers’ compensation and medical cost containment services in...

England Joins Key Risk Management in N.C.

Sep 26 2006 // Thomas D. England is now senior vice president with Key Risk Management Services in Greensboro, North Carolina, a workers compensation subsidiary of W.R. Berkley Corp.. He will be responsible for client services provided...

Make insurance, risk management appeal to college grads: ‘Smash the Myth’

Sep 25 2006 // One of the most serious problems facing the insurance industry today is the acute shortage of bright, college-educated young people entering the profession. Walk around any college campus and you’ll find that the...

Make insurance, risk management appeal to college grads: ‘Smash the Myth’

Sep 25 2006 // One of the most serious problems facing the insurance industry today is the acute shortage of bright, college-educated young people entering the profession. Walk around any college campus and you’ll find that the...

Sep 25 2006 // People San Antonio, Texas-based Southwest Business Corporation announced that Nick Grant has joined SWBC as the chief executive officer of the Property and Casualty Division in the San Antonio office. Grant is responsible...

Best Affirms Lehman Re ‘A+’ Ratings

Sep 19 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) of Bermuda-based reinsurer Lehman Re Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the New York-based investment banking and financial advisor...

Report Identifies Major Risks for P/C Insurers

Sep 19 2006 // Casualty Actuarial Society, ERM Institute International, Ltd (ERM-II), and the CAS/SOA Risk Management Section have released the results of a major research project titled “Enterprise Risk Management for...

E&Y Survey: 80% of EU Insurers Start Solvency II Compliance; Will Affect U.S.

Sep 15 2006 // The shoe doesn’t fall until 2010, but already, according to a survey by the Ernst & Young Global Insurance Centre, 80 percent of “major European insurance companies have already begun Solvency II (SII)...

Allied North America Creates New Business Division

Sep 14 2006 // Jericho, N.Y.-based Allied North America, a nationwide risk and insurance brokerage firm for the construction industry, has announced the creation of Allied Risk Solutions LLC, a new division which will focus on providing...

CPCU President Joins Dallas International Risk Management Institute

Sep 6 2006 // Millicent W. Workman, CPCU, CPIW, AU, has joined the International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) based in Dallas, Texas, as a research analyst. She will be acting as the editor of IRMI’s newly acquired,...