Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Brown & Brown Buys Ohio-based Great Lakes Risk Management
Jul 31 2008 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced the asset acquisition of Great Lakes Risk Management Inc., of Toledo, Ohio, by a subsidiary of Brown & Brown. Great Lakes Risk Management, with annual revenues of approximately $1...
Stuart Joins Risk Management Team at Roach Howard Smith & Barton
Jul 30 2008 // Helen Stuart has joined Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton (RHSB), an independent brokerage firm with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, as a senior account manager in its Risk Management division. With a...
International Brokerage, HM Risk Group, Opens Doors
Jul 28 2008 // HM Risk Group LLC, a full-service, woman-owned, independent insurance firm providing dedicated brokerage, risk management and consulting services to commercial clients on a global basis, announced the opening of its office...
York Insurance Services Group, Inc. invests in Gregory B. Bragg & Associates, Inc.
Jul 25 2008 // York Insurance Services Group, Inc. invests in Gregory B. Bragg & Associates, Inc. creating leading public entity insurance services provider in U.S. PARSIPPANY, N.J., (July 25, 2008) – York Insurance Services...
Alliant Launches Political & Economic Risk Indices, Ratings on Bloomberg
Jul 23 2008 // Alliant Emerging Markets announced the expansion of its risk analytics and advisory services by launching a source of political and economic risk indices and ratings available to banks, investments banks, private equity,...
Obtaining Optimal Catastrophe Coverage
Jul 21 2008 // In the midst of hurricane season, insurance agents and brokers are reminded of the need for forward-thinking solutions that will help them obtain the best-possible catastrophe coverage for their clients. Following the 2005...
Czech Risk Management Association Joins FERMA
Jul 18 2008 // The Association of Insurance and Risk Management Experts of the Czech Republic (ASPARCR) has been accepted as a member of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). This brings to a total of 16 the...
Risk Manager Rutherfoord Modifies Atlanta Office, Adds Hamilton
Jul 10 2008 // Roanoake, Virginia-based risk management and insurance brokerage firm, Thomas Rutherfoord Inc., announced that Craig Perry, vice president, will assume new duties in the Atlanta office as focal point for the development of...
Sustainability Risks Create Challenges for Actuaries
Jul 8 2008 // Sustainability risks are one of the most critical emerging risk areas of the 21st century and actuaries will need to develop mitigation and financing strategies for handling them. “Sustainability risks are going to...
People
Jul 7 2008 // Richmond, Va.-based insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. promoted F. Michael Crowley to president and chief operating officer. As president, Crowley has been responsible for HRH’s retail operations. In the...
‘What Have You Done for Me Lately?’
Jul 7 2008 // How Risk Managers Measure a Broker’s Performance Today’s risk managers need more than just a good broker. They need the best broker. Solid relationships between a broker and a risk manager matter but they...
UK’s Barbican Group to Use AIR’s Cat Risk Management Systems
Jul 3 2008 // Boston-based AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced that Barbican Insurance Group has licensed its catastrophe risk management systems. Barbican trades as Lloyd’s Syndicate 1955 and writes a broad range of...
PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey Raises Questions on Enterprise Risk Management
Jul 2 2008 // A new survey, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) London office, notes that although significant progress has been made by the insurance industry in adopting enterprise risk management (ERM) techniques, questions...
Marsh Survey Finds ‘Risk Management Still Lacks Boardroom Clout’
Jun 24 2008 // Marsh’s recent survey of leading UK businesses has revealed that “risk management has yet to be fully integrated into the decision-making process at board level among top European businesses.” Marsh...
Risk Control Results in Texas Home Builder Group’s First Dividend
Jun 23 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $59,360 dividend to the Texas Home Builders (THB) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The group’s first dividend was based largely on its first-year premium volume...
American Society of Safety Engineers Names Risk Management and Insurance Award Winner
Jun 19 2008 // The American Society of Safety Engineers presented Christine M. Sullivan of Littleton, Colo., with the Charles V. Culbertson Outstanding Volunteer Service award and the Risk Management and Insurance Practice Specialty...
Davies to Head Marsh’s UK Risk Management Practice
Jun 17 2008 // Marsh announced the appointment of George Davies to Head its Risk Management Practice in the UK. He will report to Artur Niemczewski, Chief Executive of Multinational within Marsh UK. Davies most recently headed Marsh...
People
Jun 16 2008 // Golden Eagle Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Pete McPartland president and CEO. McPartland comes from General Casualty in Sun Prairie, Wis., where he led insurance operations for QBE...
RMS Reviews Multi-Peril Risk Model for Securitization
Jun 5 2008 // Risk Management Solutions has performed a detailed review of the risk analysis processes for a multi-peril indemnity deal. “The transaction provides cover in two tranches against losses from U.S. windstorm and...
Willis Risk Manager Conference Examines Brazil, China Energy Sector
Jun 4 2008 // Willis recently hosted a conference of senior risk managers from the US oil and gas industry at its inaugural Global Risk Challenge seminar in Houston. They concentrated on finding out more about some of the major...
