Latest Risk Management Headlines
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10 Things to Know About Public Entities and Schools
Apr 4 2016 // When underwriting an educational institution for the purposes of sexual assaults and Title IX, a little further digging may be required. Looking into who the people are who will be responsible for Title IX compliance and...
Tokio Millennium Re Appoints Kull as Chief Risk Officer
Apr 1 2016 // Zurich-based Tokio Millennium Re AG (TMR) has appointed Andreas Kull to the role of chief risk officer (CRO) and member of the executive committee, effective immediately. Andreas Kull will succeed Akira Higuma, current...
Chubb Launches Healthcare Industry Practice, Taps Clouser to Lead
Mar 30 2016 // Chubb has launched a new industry practice providing insurance coverage and risk management options to the healthcare marketplace. Chubb’s Healthcare Industry Practice will offer a range of insurance products and...
Carpenter Launches New Version of Client Portfolio, Risk Management Platform
Mar 28 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of GC AdvantagePoint® 2.0, the latest release of its client portfolio and risk management platform. With GC AdvantagePoint 2.0, clients are able to easily leverage the...
Ageas UK Appoints Cardinus Risk Management to Provide Risk Surveys & Platform
Mar 25 2016 // Ageas UK has hired Cardinus Risk Management to provide both risk management survey software and on-site survey services to support commercial lines underwriting. Risk surveys, which are obtained by a visit to a...
How Will Paris Agreement Change The Insurance Industry?
Mar 17 2016 // The sweeping agreement to reduce carbon emissions and battle climate change hammered out by world leaders last year could be greatly transformative for the insurance and reinsurance industry, according to industry experts...
Breckenridge Insurance Group Forms New Private Asset Management Group Led by Judith Pearson
Mar 14 2016 // Atlanta, GA, March 14, 2016 — Known in the art world for her risk management expertise, Judith Pearson has joined Breckenridge Insurance Group as president of the newly formed Breckenridge Private Asset Management Group...
Risk Strategies Acquires Lester Brokerage in New Jersey
Mar 8 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, announced that it has acquired Lester Brokerage, an independent agency in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey....
Etzler Promoted to VP at Ohio-Based Central Insurance
Mar 4 2016 // The Central Insurance Companies in Van Wert, Ohio, has promoted Scott Etzler to vice president of Risk Management. Etzler’s responsibilities include chairing the risk management committee, managing Central’s...
Maryland Farmers Encouraged to Consider Crop Insurance
Mar 3 2016 // Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder issued a reminder for local farmers that the sales closing date to purchase crop insurance for spring seeded crops and to make changes to policies is March 15. Spring...
Chubb Offers ‘Cyber Enterprise Risk Management’ Solution for European Clients
Mar 3 2016 // Chubb announced the launch of Cyber Enterprise Risk Management, as the company continues to invest in its cyber risk capabilities across Europe. Cyber Enterprise Risk Management as “an end-to-end risk management...
IronPro Enhances Cyber Policy Risk Management Services
Feb 24 2016 // IronPro, the professional liability unit of Ironshore Inc., is introducing a suite of enhanced risk management services for cyber policyholders. IronPro will provide eligible Ironshore Highly Protected Information (HPI)...
Berkley FinSecure Partners with Law Firm to Offer EPL Risk Management Tools
Feb 24 2016 // Berkley FinSecure, a W. R. Berkley Company, has partnered with Jackson Lewis P.C. to offer employment practices risk management assistance for their customers. Jackson Lewis, a nationwide employment practices law firm,...
Hub Hires Albert as Security Risk Management Specialist in New York
Feb 22 2016 // Hub International Limited has hired Ross Albert as assistant vice president of Organizational Resilience and security risk management specialist for the Risk Services division. In this role, Albert will be responsible for...
Demotech Affirms Ratings of Midwest Public Entity Pools
Feb 17 2016 // Ohio-based Demotech Inc. recently affirmed the financial stability ratings (FSRs) assigned to six self-funded public entity pools in the Midwest. Demotech reviews and rates more than 415 insurers, writing every line of...
Penn. Intergovernmental Risk Management Association’s Rating Affirmed
Feb 16 2016 // Demotech Inc. has affirmed the “AAA” Financial Stability Rating (FSR) assigned to Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (PIRMA), a self-funded public entity pool. Demotech said PIRMA is a...
Attracting, Developing Talent a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 9 2016 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will...
Attracting, Developing Talent Has Long Been a Focus for Westfield Group
Feb 8 2016 // It’s anticipated that by 2020 there will be hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions in the insurance industry and that some 25 percent of those currently working in the sector will retire within the next three...
Texas Governor Announces Appointments to State Risk Management Board
Feb 3 2016 // Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gerald Ladner, Sr. and reappointed Rosemary Gammon for terms set to expire on Feb. 1, 2021, to the board of the State Office of Risk Management. Dr. Lloyd Garland was named as...
Supply Chains Thwart Climate Risk Management for 75 Major Companies: Report
Jan 26 2016 // Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and 73 other companies that together buy more than $2 trillion of goods and services are unprepared for climate shocks because suppliers are ignoring requests for data on their...
