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Sep 5 2005 // Ronald L. Alexander has been named president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer...

Sep 5 2005 // Linda Slaughter has been promoted from senior vice president of claims to COO at Concord, Calif.-based Athens Administrators, part of the Jenkins Athens Group. Slaughter joined Athens in its founding days and has been with...

The Industry Goes to School: More Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees

Sep 5 2005 // In the second of a series of articles, Insurance Journal profiles five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be profiled in future editions of Insurance...

Sep 5 2005 // Barbara Zimmerman has joined IBA West as membership benefits vice president. She will be responsible for the research, development and management of IBA West Service Corporation programs and management of Membership...

XL Capital Acquires Argonaut Group’s Risk Management Business

Aug 29 2005 // XL America Inc. (“XL America”), the holding company for XL Capital Ltd’s U.S. operations, announced that it has entered into an agreement with the San Antonio, Texas-based Argonaut Group to acquire the...

MHBT Welcomes New VPs

Aug 26 2005 // Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), one of the largest privately owned insurance brokerages in the nation, announced the recent appointments of Carla Paschal and Ann Forkner as vice presidents of...

International Newsbriefs

Aug 22 2005 // Second Quarter Profit Figures on the Rise: April, May and June are usually good months for the insurance industry, and 2005 has been no exception. While AIG led the U.S. contingent with a second quarter net figure of $3.99...

The Four C’s of Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Operator

Aug 22 2005 // In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and insurance for oil and gas operators (well, I guess it is a lifetime if you are under 35 years of age), I have come to the realization that the functions to protect...

The Four C’s of Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Operator

Aug 22 2005 // The primary reason lawsuits occur is because the broker/ agent did not fulfill his responsibility of knowing his clients exposures and addressing them properly. In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and...

The Four C’s of Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Operator

Aug 22 2005 // The primary reason lawsuits occur is because the broker/ agent did not fulfill his responsibility of knowing his clients exposures and addressing them properly. In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and...

Aug 22 2005 // Second Quarter Profit Figures on the Rise: April, May and June are usually good months for the insurance industry, and 2005 has been no exception. While AIG led the U.S. contingent with a second quarter net figure of $3.99...

AIR Unveils Update of CATStation

Aug 17 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the latest release of CATStation, its web-based catastrophe risk management system. CATStation now reportedly provides insurers the ability to better manage accumulations of risk...

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Aug 8 2005 // American International Group Inc. announced that AIG Vice President Charles Dangelo has been appointed AIG’s senior reinsurance officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for all outward...

Keeping a Leg Up on Injuries with Post Injury Management

Aug 8 2005 // In today’s environment, work place injuries remain a topic of concern for employers and insurance professionals alike. Many risk managers have worked with employers to develop effective injury and illness prevention...

RMS’ Terrorism Risk Analysis Tools

Aug 8 2005 // Risk Management Solutions released its Global Geocoding Platform and upgraded Global Terrorism Risk and Terrorism Scenario models, which provide insurers and reinsurers with the first worldwide view of their catastrophe...

Lemoine Joins Woodruff-Sawyer’s Southern California Office

Aug 3 2005 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced that Stacy Lemoine has joined the firm as an Account Executive with their Southern California office. Lemoine will lead new business development activities and provide strategic risk...

Global Survey Highlights Increasing Threat of Network Risk

Aug 1 2005 // Almost 60 percent of Chief Risk Officers and senior risk managers view network risk as a significant and growing threat to their organizations, according to the latest quarterly Corporate Business Barometer, conducted by...

Compensation Study Shows More Agencies Hiring Risk Managers

Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to Business Management Group Inc.’s 2005-2006 Non-Producer...

More Agencies Expand with Hiring of Staff Risk Managers

Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to a recent study. Business Management Group Inc.’s...

The Threat Remains: With or Without TRIA, Terrorism Still a Top Concern

Jul 18 2005 // The insurance industry expressed its disappointment over the June 30 release of the Treasury Department’s report announcing its opposition to the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by Congress in its current...