Latest Risk Management Headlines

All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.

RMS, Marshall & Swift/Boeckh Form Partnership to Enhance Property Valuation for Risk Analysis

May 6 2004 // Newark Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, and Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (MS/B), leaders in building cost solutions to the...

Chubb Introduces an Intellectual Property, Privacy and Communications Liability Risk Management Handbook

May 5 2004 // Chubb has published a new Intellectual Property, Privacy and Communications Risk Management Handbook, “designed to assist companies of any size in evaluating and managing their risk, focusing on copyrighted content,...

Lawrence Named Chief Risk Officer at Charter Partners

May 4 2004 // Charter Partners USA Inc., a firm that serves an entrepreneurial community of 320 business owners with business services and products, has named Steven H. Lawrence to the newly created position of chief risk...

ACE USA Creates New Healthcare Practice

May 3 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the Bermuda-based ACE Group of Companies, announced the creation of the ACE USA Healthcare Practice. The company described the coverage as a specialized practice that...

RMS Study Shows Risk From CAT Events for WC, Life, Health Insurers

Apr 29 2004 // Risk Management Solutions Inc. (RMS), a provider of products and services for catastrophe risk management, released the findings of an in-depth study that provides workers’ compensation, life, and health insurers...

Red River Services Launches in Texas

Apr 28 2004 // Red River Services recently announced the launch of its risk management, loss control and property inspection business in Houston and Dallas, Texas. The organization is up-and-running, ready to help insurance companies,...

Risk Management Solutions Releases New Versions of RiskLink, RiskBrowser

Apr 22 2004 // Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, announced new releases of RiskLink, its core catastrophe modeling software...

Assurex Technology Gives Risk Mgrs.24/7 Capability

Apr 20 2004 // Assurex Global, the world’s largest privately held risk management, commercial insurance and employee benefits broker group, announced the launch of new software to enhance communication and information-sharing among...

XL Launches U.S. Primary Casualty Risk Management Program, Excess Workers Comp Division

Apr 20 2004 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. announced that it plans to enter the market for primary casualty risk management programs for major U.S. corporations. The company also announced the launch of an Excess Workers Compensation...

RMS Risk Management Tools Assist Lloyd’s Syndicates

Apr 15 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for catastrophe risk management, has issued a set of instructions and tools to assist Lloyd’s syndicates in completing the 2004 Lloyd’s...

GE Unveils New Tool for Risk Managers

Apr 13 2004 // GE Global Asset Protection Services (GE GAP Services) announced the launch of a new tool to help risk managers get the most from their loss prevention dollars. Recommendation Response reportedly helps risk managers easily...

Best Affirms ‘B+’ Rating of Inter-Industry & Insurco

Apr 8 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “B+” (Very Good) of Inter-Industry Insurance Company Limited (III) (Isle of Man) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Insurco Limited,...

MMIC Appoints Wagner Assistant VP of Risk Management

Apr 7 2004 // Minneapolis-based medical liability carrier Midwest Medical Insurance Co. announced the appointment of Peggy Wagner as assistant vice president of risk management. She is responsible for developing and directing physician,...

ACE USA Appoints Riegler for Business Development

Apr 6 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Ken Riegler as Senior VP of national business development and client services for ACE Risk Management (ARM). He will...

ACE Risk Management Names Mattheessen as Senior VP and Houston Branch Manager

Apr 2 2004 // ACE Risk Management (ARM), a division of ACE USA, announced the appointment of Keith Mattheessen as senior vice president and Houston Branch manager. Mattheessen will have overall responsibility for overseeing Houston...

Owens Joins Higginbotham’s Risk Management Unit

Mar 22 2004 // North Texas-based Higginbotham & Associates, one of the nation’s 100 largest independent insurance brokerages, announced that George Owens has been named risk services provider in the firm’s Risk...

RMS Releases New Climetrix(R) Version

Mar 9 2004 // Newark Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading provider of products and services for the management of natural hazard risk, announced that it has released version 4.0 of its Climetrix(R) weather derivatives...

PWC Survey Finds Challenges with Insurer Enterprise Risk Management Implementation

Mar 3 2004 // A new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers has confirmed that enterprise risk management (ERM) is on the boardroom agenda as a key driver for a competitive edge in the insurance industry, but some leading insurers need to close...

Gallagher & Co. Increases Stake in RMP to 100%

Feb 27 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) today announced that its subsidiary, Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited acquired the remaining 50% of its United Kingdom joint venture, Risk Management Partners Ltd, from Am Re...

Nursing All the Right Answers in the Sunshine State

Feb 23 2004 // As the insurance industry, the nursing home industry, trial lawyers, and more look to find common ground in the saga of Florida nursing homes, the thought that the situation will eventually find the right answers does...