Latest Risk Management Headlines
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ACE USA Makes Available Energy Casualty Practice to Enhance Global Energy Operations
Sep 9 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the launch of its Energy Casualty Practice, led by Keith Mattheessen. The new group will reportedly enhance ACE’s U.S. energy...
Right This Way! Hotels Make Room for Risk Management
Aug 23 2004 // In the months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. hospitality industry took a one-two punch. Travel and tourism plummeted as worried Americans canceled vacation plans and cautious businesses cut back on trips....
Boston’s Famed Insurance Library: Any Questions’
Aug 23 2004 // The Insurance Library Association of Boston occupies its building in the heart of the city where it has been for more than 100 years serving industry professionals and consumers. The Insurance Library Association of...
Panel Takes Fresh Look at Terrorism
Aug 20 2004 // In a code orange New York, the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) took a fresh look at terrorism and its relation to workers’ compensation at its recent 90th Annual...
Best Upgrades Lloyd’s Rating to ‘A’; Mgmt. Comments
Aug 13 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has upgraded Lloyd’s financial strength rating to “A” (Excellent) from “A-” (Excellent), and has assigned an issuer credit rating of “a” with a...
American Agency Names Leonard Senior VP of Risk Management
Aug 11 2004 // Overland Park, Kan.-based emergency services program administrator the American Agency has hired W.H. Leonard as its new vice president of risk management and client services. Prior to joining the American Agency, Leonard...
ACE European Group Predicts More Alternative Risk Financing Over Next Five Years
Aug 10 2004 // Research amongst European and U.S. Risk Managers concludes that within the next five years over half will be using alternative risk financing as a key part of their risk programs, according to ACE European...
A Decade of Improving Club Safety and Coverage
Aug 9 2004 // If you have ever insured or considered insuring golf and country clubs, you know that their risks can’t be classified or managed easily. They have kitchens and restaurants, clubhouses used for daily activities and...
Toledo Broker is 1,000th to Earn CRM Designation
Aug 4 2004 // Joseph R. Buick, a broker with the Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history as he became the 1,000th individual to earn the prestigious Certified Risk Managers (CRM) designation, the...
National Alliance Designates the 1,000th CRM
Aug 3 2004 // Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced that Joseph R. Buick, account executive with Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history,...
Assurex Global Re Forms Cell for Risk Management Needs for Construction Clients
Jul 14 2004 // Assurex Global Reinsurance Ltd., a captive insurance company formed by Assurex Global Partners, LLC announced the formation of a specific cell to provide critically needed risk management and insurance needs to...
ACE Risk Management Introduces Corporate Risk Solutions for Mid-Sized Companies
Jul 13 2004 // Ace Risk Management, a unit of ACE USA, announced an expansion of its product offerings targeted toward mid-sized companies in the casualty risk financing marketplace through the establishment of specialized teams in each...
XL Re Appoints Hindle as Ceded Reinsurance and Underwriting Risk Manager
Jul 9 2004 // Bermuda’s XL Re Ltd., a subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd., announced the appointment of Jeremy Hindle as Ceded Reinsurance and Underwriting Risk Manager, based in London. He is currently Director of Property Underwriting...
ESIS Unveils New Risk Management System
Jul 7 2004 // ESIS Inc., the risk management services arm of ACE USA, announced the launch of ESIS e-risk Manager, a fully-integrated, web-based enterprise risk management system. It enables businesses to improve their risk...
ACE USA Appoints Ratzker ARM VP-Strategic Planning
Jun 28 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Gary Ratzker as Vice President, strategic planning & business implementation for ACE Risk Management...
Guy Carpenter, EQECAT Announce Probabilistic German Flood Risk Model
Jun 14 2004 // Guy Carpenter and EQECAT announced their intention to jointly develop the “DACH Flood” software, which they described as “an accumulation tool that will allow users to assess their exposure to flood in...
Survey Shows Majority of Risk Managers Say Contingent Commission Practice is Conflict of Interest
May 24 2004 // A majority of commercial insurance buyers believe that the commission arrangements between insurance brokers and insurance carriers, known as contingent commissions or placement service agreements (PSAs), are a conflict of...
U.S.I. Holdings Corp. Teams with Boston Celtics as Official Risk Management Partner
May 18 2004 // U.S.I. Holdings Corp. announced a multi-year partnership naming USI the official risk management partner of the Boston Celtics. Under this agreement, USI will exclusively provide the Celtics with all risk management...
New RMS Tool Automates Preparation for Exposure Data in Standard ACORD Format
May 17 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, has released a new data formatting tool called the RMS Data Wizard. The tool is designed to help clean up and...
Lawrence Joins Charter Partners in Risk Management
May 11 2004 // Charter Partners USA, Inc., a firm with offices in Easton, Penn. and Hampton, N.J. that serves 320 business owners with business services and products, has named Steven H. Lawrence to the newly created position of chief...
