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Risk management strategies before, during and after construction

Jan 2 2006 // The construction-defect wave of the past decade has demonstrated that a comprehensive litigation risk management program must address a project’s needs at pre-construction, during construction and at...

The industry goes to school

Jan 2 2006 // More universities that offer insurance degrees In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be...

California residential construction efforts reduce risk of defect litigation

Jan 2 2006 // Builders and trade contractors vie to bring carriers back to the Golden State. During the past few years, builders and trade contractors in California have endured triple-digit rate increases and an exodus of insurance...

The industry goes to school

Jan 1 2006 // In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be featured in future editions. Baylor...

California residential construction efforts reduce risk of defect litigation

Jan 1 2006 // Builders and trade contractors vie to bring carriers back to the Golden State. During the past few years, builders and trade contractors in California have endured triple-digit rate increases and an exodus of insurance...

Jan 1 2006 // Jordan B. Lotsoff recently joined Integro as principal in the Casualty Practice Group in the Chicago office. Lotsoff, with more than 15 years experience in commercial insurance, will be responsible for complex casualty...

Restaurants put risk management on the menu

Jan 1 2006 // The restaurant marketplace is becoming more complex than ever with food safety, marketing dominance by the chains and globalization on the minds of owners. Also, frivolous lawsuits against restaurants abound, so it...

Patterson to Lead ACE Risk Management Subsidiary

Dec 26 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, appointed David Patterson as president of the Philadelphia-based ESIS Inc., the risk management services subsidiary of ACE USA. With over 30...

Potential for Avian Flu Pandemic Casts a Frightening Shadow Over Insurers

Dec 19 2005 // The possibility of a global avian flu outbreak is haunting insurers–property/casualty, life and health–and it appears that there’s not much they can do to mitigate losses prior to a...

Potential for Avian Flu Pandemic Casts a Frightening Shadow Over Insurers

Dec 18 2005 // The possibility of a global avian flu outbreak is haunting insurers-property/casualty, life and health-and it appears that there’s not much they can do to mitigate losses prior to a pandemic. Nevertheless, carriers...

The Industry Goes to School: Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees

Dec 18 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications,...

Pennsylvania Sets Up Farm Risk Management Program

Dec 13 2005 // Pennsylvania is setting up programs to help educate some 4,000 farmers about crop insurance and risk management issues. Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff announced that Pennsylvania won a $754,000 grant from the U.S....

Colemont Launches Recall Risk Management Program

Dec 13 2005 // Colemont Insurance Brokers – Chicago has launched the RecallReady program, a product recall risk management program. A key feature of the RecallReady Program is the integration of pre-incident and crisis response...

The Four C’s of Risk Management for Oil and Gas Operator – Managing Contracts

Dec 5 2005 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on risk management for oil and gas operators. The first article appeared in the Aug. 22, 2005, issue of Insurance Journal West region edition on page 66. In the...

Temporary Staffing Industry Coverage

Dec 5 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: AIG Risk Management, a member of American International Group Inc., has launched a new suite of insurance coverages and risk management services for the temporary staffing industry. Products and...

The Four C’s of Risk Management for Oil and Gas Operator – Managing Contracts

Dec 4 2005 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on risk management for oil and gas operators. The first article appeared in the Aug. 22, 2005, issue of Insurance Journal West region edition on page 66. In the...

People

Dec 4 2005 // GAB Robins, the international claims services firm, announced that Edward G. Troy has been named president and chief executive officer of the GAB Robins Group of Companies. Before joining GAB Robins, Troy served as...

Camelback Captive & Risk Management Services Form Alliance

Dec 1 2005 // Camelback Captive & Risk Management Services Inc. announced its strategic alliance with FitzGibbons, Ramsey and Company Inc. to provide administrative, marketing and insurance company accounting services to its...

Temporary Staffing Industry

Nov 21 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: AIG Risk Management, a member of American International Group Inc., launched a new suite of insurance coverages and risk management services designed to meet the needs of the fast-growing temporary...

The Four C’s of Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Operator – Contracts

Nov 21 2005 // (Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles on risk management for oil and gas operators. The first appeared in the Aug. 22, 2005, issue of Insurance Journal–Texas/South Central.) In the first...