Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Eight P&C Insurers Get Top Marks for Climate Change Risk Management
Oct 22 2014 // Munich Re and ACE Ltd. are among insurers that are best prepared to manage risks related to climate change, a lobbying group said. The nine insurers that were found to be integrating climate change into underwriting and...
Guidance on EU Rules Created for Audit, Risk Committees
Oct 21 2014 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing (ECIIA) have responded to increased EU requirements for more corporate transparency with a...
McCunniff Joins Texas-Based Bailey Insurance & Risk Management
Oct 20 2014 // Mark McCunniff has joined Bailey Insurance & Risk Management in Waco, Texas, as a commercial lines producer. Mark McCunniff McCunniff received his Risk Management & Insurance degree from Baylor University and spent...
Management of Top Risks Unsatisfactory, Say Risk Managers in FERMA Survey
Oct 20 2014 // Risk managers are not satisfied with the level of mitigation for six of the top 10 risks “that keep their CEO awake at night,” which is one of the key findings of the 2014 Risk Management Benchmarking Survey...
CDC Steps Up Ebola Risk Management, Names Expert Team for Hospitals
Oct 15 2014 // A team of infection experts will be sent to any U.S. hospital with a confirmed Ebola case, according to the nation’s top disease control official, who said such a group could have prevented the infection of a Dallas...
A.M. Best: UK Non-Life Insurers’ Profits Under Pressure
Oct 14 2014 // Profit margins in the U.K. non-life insurance sector are under pressure this year as companies fight to maintain pricing discipline in an extremely competitive market, according to a new A.M. Best special report. Premium...
CareRise Granted Third U.S. Patent for Nursing Facility Risk Management
Oct 2 2014 // The U.S. Patent Office has issued a third patent to Tim Goux, CEO of CareRise, a risk management company based in Mandeville, La. The patent further protects the company’s business method to reduce insurance claims...
Ace Launches Image Protect for the Middle East, North Africa
Sep 29 2014 // Ace Group has launched Image Protect, a product designed to help companies across the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) effectively manage their reputational risks. The move stems from the results of a recent...
University of North Texas Scholarship Program to Honor McLendon
Sep 17 2014 // A scholarship program for students majoring in risk management, insurance, or financial services at the University of North Texas has been established in honor of Maureen C. McLendon. McLendon, a Dallas-area insurance...
Beckman Joins Berkley Fire and Marine Underwriters in Ohio
Sep 16 2014 // Chicago, Ill.-based Berkley Fire and Marine Underwriters hired Chris Beckman as operations and risk management director. He is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Beckman will be responsible for underwriter support in systems, risk...
ACE Launches Global Primary Casualty Unit for U.S., Canadian Multinational Companies
Sep 11 2014 // ACE has launched a new division that consolidates its U.S. and global casualty offerings to create ACE Risk Management Global Casualty. The division will provide more efficient underwriting and servicing for large...
Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Acquires Dezelan Insurance Agency
Sep 2 2014 // Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc. has acquired Dezelan Insurance Agency located in Indianapolis, Ind. Founded in 1927, Dezelan Insurance Agency (Dezelan) is a retail insurance broker providing...
Merriwether and Williams in California Taps Creedon
Aug 28 2014 // Merriwether and Williams Insurance Services in California has named Kathleen Creedon director of risk management services. Creedon will focus on the development of Merriwether’s risk management services, including...
XL Group’s Trade Receivables Insurance Team Grows in US and UK
Aug 12 2014 // XL Group announced that it is addressing “businesses’ growing interest in Trade Receivables Insurance (TRI),” with the addition of “underwriting resources with the appointments of Jennifer...
Aon Launches ‘Technology-based Enhancement’ for WorldAware Solutions
Jul 23 2014 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the unveiling of its “WorldAware Global Gateway,” which the bulletin described as a “technology-based enhancement to...
FERMA Agrees to Plan for European Certification of Risk Managers
Jul 10 2014 // The general assembly of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced that it has agreed a framework and funding to create European certification for risk managers. “The program will...
Risk Management Privatization Saves $16M in Louisiana, Audit Shows
Jul 2 2014 // A new audit says Louisiana has saved nearly $16 million in the first three years of a privatization contract for the Office of Risk Management, the state’s self-insurance agency. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s...
‘Be the Risk Sherpa,’ XL’s CEO McGavick Tells Risk Managers at Airmic
Jun 18 2014 // Mike McGavick, CEO of XL Group, told UK-based risk managers attending this year’s Airmic [Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry] conference in Birmingham: “It’s a great time to be in your...
Insurance Capacity for Oil & Gas Is Plentiful but Contract Wording May Be Tricky
Jun 16 2014 // The insurance capacity is there to cover the risks associated with the current oil and gas boom in Texas and the nation, experts say, but agents and their customers should be vigilant in their efforts to understand the...
Swiss Re Affirms Priority of Risk Management; Updates Procedures
Jun 5 2014 // Swiss Re has published a report on the updates it has made in its Corporate Responsibility and Risk Framework applications. “Risk management is at the core what Swiss Re does and as a result, the company updated one...
