Latest NonProfits Headlines
All the headlines from our NonProfits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
RIMS Tells Treasury: Industry Needs More Uniform, National Regulations
Dec 15 2011 // A major group for risk management professionals sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department, asking for a bigger federal role in regulating insurance. The Risk and Insurance Management Society sent its letter to Michael...
Best Practices to Prevent Employee Fraud in a Recession
Dec 14 2011 // Difficult economic times like these are always accompanied by an increase in employee fraud claims. While most employees are honest and trustworthy burdened by financial stress, otherwise honest employees may be tempted to...
Chubb Creates Online System for Private Companies and Nonprofits
Dec 13 2011 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has developed an online system to make it easier for producers to procure professional liability and management liability insurance for private companies and nonprofit...
First Nonprofit Names White President, CEO; Warth to Head Mutual Insurers
Dec 12 2011 // First Nonprofit Insurance Co. (FNIC), headquartered in Chicago, announced organizational changes. Philip Warth, chief executive officer of FNIC, is now chairman and chief executive officer of Mutual Insurers Holding Co.,...
Haigood to Chair Board of Southwestern Insurance Information Service
Dec 8 2011 // Southwestern Insurance Information Service has elected Lyndell Haigood, regional vice president of State Auto Insurance as chairman of the board; David Lacefield, executive vice president, National Lloyds Insurance as vice...
Swiss Re sigma Report Highlights Progress in P/C Product Innovation
Dec 6 2011 // A new sigma report, “Product innovation in non-life insurance,” from Swiss Re underscores the conclusion that there’s “much more to innovation in non-life insurance than people think.” In...
Best Practices to Prevent Employee Fraud in a Recession
Dec 5 2011 // Difficult economic times like these are always accompanied by an increase in employee fraud claims. While most employees are honest and trustworthy burdened by financial stress, otherwise honest employees may be tempted to...
Community Volunteers Should Be Aware of Hidden Risks, Report Warns
Nov 29 2011 // ‘Tis the season to give and many Americans are volunteering in their local charity organizations to help the needy this holiday season. But people who volunteer their time for charity should be aware that they are...
Small Oklahoma Quake Reinforces Need for Repsonse, Preparedness Training
Nov 22 2011 // A small earthquake was recorded in central Oklahoma on Nov. 21 — on a day that executives from the California Earthquake Authority met with officials from the Oklahoma Insurance Department to discuss earthquake response...
New York Loosens Commercial Insurance Regulations for Large Insureds
Nov 21 2011 // New York State Department of Financial Services announced on Monday that it issued new regulations to implement a recently adopted state law that deregulates most insurance business for large, sophisticated companies. The...
Pressman Appointed to Aspen’s Board of Directors
Nov 18 2011 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Ron Pressman to the Board in a non-executive capacity with immediate effect. He has also been appointed to the...
Used-Car Buyers Are Warned of Flood Vehicles In Wake of Irene
Nov 8 2011 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau is advising consumers to be alert for potentially dangerous flood vehicles appearing in the used-car market in wake of Hurricane Irene. Flood-damaged cars can be an attractive purchase...
Federal Disaster Assistance Extended to Additional New York Counties
Oct 7 2011 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that federal disaster assistance is now available for homeowners, renters, small businesses, and municipalities in additional counties as a result of damages incurred by...
2011 Sets New Record for Federal Disaster Declarations
Oct 3 2011 // The year 2011 will go down as a record-setting year when it comes to federal disaster declarations, industry analysts say. With another three months left in 2011, and hurricane season continues until November 30, the...
N.Y. Firm Unlawfully Fired Worker for Facebook Postings
Oct 3 2011 // In the first ruling of its kind, a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge has found that a Buffalo, N.Y.-based non-profit organization unlawfully discharged five workers after they posted comments on...
New Jersey Flood Victims Have Received $116M in Federal Aid
Sep 30 2011 // Dina Zampelle expects that by December, her credit score will be as muddied as her central New Jersey home. That’s because unless the government jumps in to help, she expects the bank to foreclose. “I owe...
Federal Agency Alters Public Pool Safety Rule
Sep 30 2011 // Thousands of public pools in cities and towns nationwide will be taking a fresh look at their safety systems after federal regulators changed course Wednesday on measures required to keep swimmers, especially children,...
Elliott Joins GNW-Evergreen Nonprofit Division
Sep 23 2011 // Encino, Calif.-based GNW-Evergreen Insurance Services LLC has appointed Teri Elliott as a client advisor in its nonprofit division. Elliott will serve the risk management and insurance needs of nonprofits with 501c3...
Cyber Security Risks a Matter of When, Not If
Sep 19 2011 // Targeted Risk Management Can Help Stem Losses; Municipalities Facing Budget Constraints The potential exposure of both governmental or commercial entities to network and enterprise security breaches comes down to this:...
Business Lobby Looks to Soften Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Sep 16 2011 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has put reshaping a U.S. anti-bribery law near the top of its legislative wish list, setting up a battle pitting the powerful business lobby group against supporters of the statute who say it...
