Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Higginbotham Adds Stick in Dallas as Sr. Loss Control Consultant
Jan 12 2015 // Higginbotham has hired Steven Stick as senior loss control consultant in the independent insurance, risk management and financial services firm’s Dallas office. Higginbotham’s control department serves...
Construction Coverage: Emerging Trends for 2015
Jan 12 2015 // Bolstered by a resurgent economy and renewed optimism, the construction industry is showing signs of significant growth. Payrolls are increasing, more projects are coming online and the scope of work is increasing. Ample...
Kluting Joins Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services in Michigan
Jan 9 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc., the U.S. retail property/casualty brokerage division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has hired Steve Kluting in its Grand Rapids, Mich., office. In his new role as area...
Roberts Takes Helm as RIMS President for 2015
Jan 5 2015 // Rick Roberts of Ensign-Bickford Industries assumed the presidency of the risk management organization RIMS for the 2015 term on Jan. 1. Roberts is the director of Risk Management and Employee Benefits for Ensign-Bickford...
Risk Modelers Working on Tools for Gauging Cyber Attack Risk
Dec 23 2014 // Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to...
Risk Modelers Aim to Gauge Risks of ‘Cyber Hurricane’
Dec 22 2014 // Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to...
FERMA Announces Leadership Appointments
Dec 15 2014 // The board of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced three high level appointments “to secure its leadership succession.” The appointments took effect from as of December 11,...
How and When to Shop for Agency E&O Coverage
Dec 9 2014 // While many insurance agencies stick with their agency E&O carrier for years, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising and, according to a recent Insurance Journal survey, more agencies are...
Agency E&O Culture
Dec 1 2014 // Now more than ever agents are stepping up to the plate to protect their business. The experts agree that today agencies are more aware and proactive about reducing errors and omissions (E&O) risk. “Agents have...
RHSB’s Jones Receives Cyber Risk Management Leadership Award
Nov 20 2014 // Douglas R. Jones, senior vice president and principal at Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton, was presented with the Cyber Risk Management Leadership Award 2014-15 at the annual Cyber Risk Management Boot Camp held...
York Names Bijarchi Vice President in California
Nov 19 2014 // York Risk Services Group has named Bijan Bijarchi vice president of risk management practices. Bijarchi will be based in Orange, Calif. York’s risk management practices division specializes in custom claims and risk...
Milestone Risk Management in California Names Stonehouse President
Nov 17 2014 // Milestone Risk Management of Irvine, Calif. has named Steve Stonehouse its new president. Stonehouse begins at the start of 2015. Stonehouse created Stonehouse Consulting Group after retiring from the carrier CNA in 2012...
York Risk Services Group Acquires RMPG in New York
Nov 17 2014 // York Risk Services Group Inc., a Parsippany, New Jersey-based provider of claims management, managed care, risk management and specialized loss adjusting services, has acquired Risk Management Planning Group (RMPG) in...
5 Tips for Clients to Consider When Buying Cyber Liability
Nov 17 2014 // There’s been a myriad of articles outlining the benefits of cyber liability insurance following the well-publicized data breaches of Target, P.F. Chang’s, JPMorgan Chase, eBay, Home Depot and hundreds of other...
ACE Report Urges Risk Managers to Reexamine Capabilities of Insurer Partners
Nov 11 2014 // ACE urged risk managers at multinational European companies to reexamine the capabilities of their global insurance partners as the international regulatory and business environment grows increasingly complex. The...
MyPath Portal: Can It Lure Millennials to Insurance Careers?
Nov 3 2014 // With the insurance industry employee base rapidly aging and retiring, a number of companies and organizations in the field have come up with something that they hope will draw more young adults into the sector. Their...
How to Navigate Today’s Agency E&O Market
Nov 3 2014 // While many agencies stick with their agency errors and omissions (E&O) carrier, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising. According to Insurance Journal‘s exclusive 2014 Agency E&O...
Marsh Previews Risk Management-Analytics Software
Oct 29 2014 // STARS, a business unit of Marsh that provides risk, safety, and claims management software, analytics and services, previewed STARS | ONE, an alpha version of its next-generation risk management platform to 350 global...
MyPath Portal Aims to Attract Millennials to Insurance Careers
Oct 23 2014 // With the insurance industry employee base rapidly aging and retiring, a number of companies and organizations in the field have come up with something that they hope will draw more young adults into the sector. Their...
Climate Change Report Slams Insurers for ‘Profound Lack of Preparedness’
Oct 22 2014 // A report on the insurance industry released Wednesday shows “a profound lack of preparedness in addressing climate-related risks and opportunities.” Insurance industry representatives immediately criticized the...
