Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ACE USA Appoints Ratzker ARM VP-Strategic Planning
Jun 28 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Gary Ratzker as Vice President, strategic planning & business implementation for ACE Risk Management...
Guy Carpenter, EQECAT Announce Probabilistic German Flood Risk Model
Jun 14 2004 // Guy Carpenter and EQECAT announced their intention to jointly develop the “DACH Flood” software, which they described as “an accumulation tool that will allow users to assess their exposure to flood in...
Survey Shows Majority of Risk Managers Say Contingent Commission Practice is Conflict of Interest
May 24 2004 // A majority of commercial insurance buyers believe that the commission arrangements between insurance brokers and insurance carriers, known as contingent commissions or placement service agreements (PSAs), are a conflict of...
U.S.I. Holdings Corp. Teams with Boston Celtics as Official Risk Management Partner
May 18 2004 // U.S.I. Holdings Corp. announced a multi-year partnership naming USI the official risk management partner of the Boston Celtics. Under this agreement, USI will exclusively provide the Celtics with all risk management...
New RMS Tool Automates Preparation for Exposure Data in Standard ACORD Format
May 17 2004 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, has released a new data formatting tool called the RMS Data Wizard. The tool is designed to help clean up and...
Lawrence Joins Charter Partners in Risk Management
May 11 2004 // Charter Partners USA, Inc., a firm with offices in Easton, Penn. and Hampton, N.J. that serves 320 business owners with business services and products, has named Steven H. Lawrence to the newly created position of chief...
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...
