Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cannabis Risk Management Group Rolls Out Coverages Through Captive
Apr 20 2021 // A cannabis risk management group through its captive is rolling property, general premises liability and product liability coverage to cannabis dispensaries and associated grow facilities. The National Cannabis Risk...
Zywave Acquires Risk Management Solutions Provider, Enquiron
Apr 16 2021 // Insurance technology provider Zywave announced the acquisition of Enquiron, the Boston-based provider of risk management and consultative business solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded...
NY’s Cyber Guidance Could Boost Risk Management for Insurers, Insureds Across U.S.
Apr 5 2021 // The Cyber Insurance Risk Framework, launched recently by the New York State Department of Financial Services, is a positive step for both insurers and insureds because it calls on insurers to consider more explicitly how...
Element Risk Management Acquires Henderson Insurance, Our Legacy Insurance
Mar 26 2021 // Element Risk Management has acquired Henderson Insurance of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Our Legacy Insurance of Front Royal, Virginia. Henderson Insurance, founded by Jim Henderson in 1978, has served the central...
SEC Starting to Inquire About Risk Management of Blank Check IPOs: Reuters
Mar 25 2021 // The U.S. securities regulator has opened an inquiry into Wall Street’s blank check acquisition frenzy and is seeking information on how underwriters are managing the risks involved, said four people with direct...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires R&R Benefits/Risk Management in Indiana
Mar 24 2021 // Global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired South Bend, Indiana-based R&R Benefits/Risk Management LLC. Terms of the transaction were not...
Managing Risk by Training Restaurant Employees
Mar 22 2021 // Restaurants are risky businesses. They take more cash than you would think. They take more time than you want to invest and have more problems than anyone wants to deal with. Many restaurants struggle with keeping...
IICF Gala Went on Despite Pandemic, USC Risk Management Program Honored
Mar 19 2021 // More than 200 guests joined the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Western Division for the virtual Horizon Award Gala on Thursday. Due to the pandemic, this year’s IICF gala, an event that often requires...
Risk Management (or Lack Thereof) and Texas’ Deep Freeze Energy Failures
Feb 25 2021 // While renewable energy sources such as wind turbines and solar panels fuel a fraction of the state’s energy grid, the bulk of Texas’ power is supplied by natural gas, coal and nuclear plants, with natural gas...
OneDigital Acquires Missouri’s HM Employee Benefits and Risk Management
Feb 11 2021 // OneDigital has acquired HM Employee Benefits and Risk Management (HM), located in St. Louis, Missouri. This acquisition is the first to integrate property/casualty (P/C) into OneDigital’s suite of health, retirement...
New Cowbell Cyber Partner Program Connects Insureds with Risk Management Services
Feb 9 2021 // Cowbell Cyber, an AI-powered cyber insurance provider for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has launched Cowbell Connect, its partner program which offers policyholders with risk management services to address and...
The Private Risk Management Association Forms New Chapter in Pennsylvania
Feb 1 2021 // The Private Risk Management Association (PRMA), a nonprofit educational organization for risk management professionals in the insurance industry, has formed its newest chapter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PRMA chapters...
Willis Towers Watson Launches Suite of Cyber Risk Management Assessments
Jan 12 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has introduced two new cyber risk assessment services – the Workforce Cyber Culture Assessment (WCCA) and the Ransomware Risk Assessment (RRA) Willis Towers Watson describes the WCCA...
One Catastrophic Failure to Manage Risks
Jan 8 2021 // Wednesday, January 6, 2021, was a historic day in the US. It could have been historic because the US Congress was voting to certify an election. That happens every four years. Most of the time, it’s with little...
New AAIS Fire Risk Model Approved by Florida Regulator
Dec 23 2020 // Insurance advisory organization AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for its new predictive model. The AAIS Fire Loss and Mitigation...
Willis Towers Watson Partners with Polecat Intelligence on Emerging Risk Analysis
Dec 18 2020 // Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced a partnership with Polecat Intelligence Ltd,, a business intelligence and data analytics company. Together, they are developing insurance...
Innovative Risk Management in Dallas Names 4 New Partners
Dec 16 2020 // Innovative Risk Management (IRM), a specialty program management firm based in Dallas and established in 1991, has added four new partners to help secure the continued success of the organization. Chris Lovisone has held...
CPP Group UK and Partners& Offer Cyber Risk Assessment Tool
Dec 7 2020 // CPP Group UK and Partners& are now offering access to a risk management tool to help brokers and their customers identify and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities. The risk management tool KYND instantly identifies an...
Wright Specialty Insurance Introduces New Education Insurance Offering with Munich Re
Nov 12 2020 // November 12, 2020 – Garden City, NY – Wright Specialty Insurance, which provides a comprehensive suite of property and casualty insurance coverage and services for educational institutions nationwide, has expanded...
MJ Insurance Hires Norton as Risk Management Consultant in Indiana
Nov 3 2020 // Indianapolis, Ind.-based MJ Insurance has added risk management consultant, Dominique Norton, expanding its Commercial Insurance + Risk Management — Small Business department. Norton comes to MJ from a regional insurance...
