Latest Risk Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lockton Names Risk Managers to Las Vegas Gaming Practice
May 29 2014 // Lockton has hired Veronica Fuentes and Svenja Dahlstrom in the company’s Gaming, Entertainment & Sports Practice, a new practice launched as part of Lockton’s Pacific Operations in April. Fuentes in an...
Kosem Joins Lockton’ Risk Management Team in St. Louis
May 22 2014 // Lockton Companies added Brad Kosem to its risk management team in St. Louis, Mo Kosem will focus on property/casualty risk management with an emphasis in manufacturing and healthcare. He will be responsible for new...
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May 19 2014 // Chester A. McPherson, who has been serving as interim commissioner for the Washington, D.C., Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB), has been appointed as acting commissioner, D.C. Mayor Vincent C....
‘Inhance’ Launched to Plug Re/Insurers’ Cat Loss Information Gaps
May 7 2014 // Lloyd’s Old Library was the setting yesterday for the launch of inhance, a new product designed to close gaps in existing models that continue to expose re/insurers – and companies – to unexpected catastrophe...
Lockton Launches Gaming, Entertainment and Sports Practice in California
May 5 2014 // Lockton has launched a gaming, entertainment and sports practice to be based in Irvine, Calif. The group is part of Lockton’s Pacific operations and it integrates multiple vertical markets. Lockton’s gaming,...
XL’s North America Primary Casualty Adops New Name
Apr 28 2014 // XL Group announced that XL Group’s North America Primary Casualty business is operating under a new banner—Global Risk Management. XL’s Global Risk Management team works to build risk management programs,...
Lockton Launches Gaming, Entertainment and Sports Practice in California
Apr 21 2014 // Lockton has launched a gaming, entertainment and sports practice to be based in Irvine, Calif. The group is part of Lockton’s Pacific operations and it integrates multiple vertical markets. Lockton’s gaming,...
Zurich Launches Risk Management Tool for Financial Institutions
Apr 15 2014 // Zurich has launched a new Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) healthcheck assessment tool for financial institutions. The tool was created to assist financial institutions in response to recent regulations making them more...
Secure Settlements Launches Mortgage Settlement Insurance
Apr 11 2014 // Secure Settlements, Inc. (SSI),a data intelligence and risk analytics company for the mortgage industry, has partnered with RFIB Group Ltd. and certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer a new product that...
Century Risk Advisors Launches Professional Liability Division
Apr 7 2014 // Century Risk Advisors (CRA), an independent brokerage and risk management agency, has launched a new Professional Practice Division that will specialize in creating risk management and insurance programs for law firms,...
Houston Insurance Agents Honor Dean with Outstanding Service Award
Apr 7 2014 // Bob Dean, former president and CEO of Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP, has received a posthumous award for his unparalleled service to the insurance industry throughout his career. The Independent...
CAP Names Miller to Risk Management and Patient Safety in California
Mar 20 2014 // Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cooperative of American Physicians Inc. named Catherine Miller as risk management and patient safety specialist for CAPAssurance, which provides medical professional liability for hospitals,...
Act ‘Quickly and Appropriately’ to Protect Brands: Lloyd’s/Airmic Advise
Mar 19 2014 // Companies should be aware of how best to protect their brands after an incident. “The key to remaining resilient and keeping brands and reputations intact is responding quickly and appropriately,” Lloyd’s...
Houston Insurance Agents Honor Dean with Outstanding Service Award
Mar 17 2014 // Bob Dean, former president and CEO of Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP, has received a posthumous award for his unparalleled service through the years. The Independent Insurance Agents of Houston (IIAH)...
ACE Expands M&A Practice, Appoints North America Practice Leader
Mar 7 2014 // The ACE Group has expanded its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice into a Private Equity Practice concentrating on insurance options for private equity firms, their portfolio companies as well as their M&A...
Lockton Adds Risk Management Advisor Bradley in Arizona
Mar 3 2014 // Scott Bradley has joined Lockton Cos.’ Phoenix office. Bradley will serve as a business advisor on risk management and commercial insurance for corporate clients. He is experienced in developing and managing complex...
Aon Risk Solutions, The Risk Authority Form Healthcare Risk Management Alliance
Feb 18 2014 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has formed an alliance with The Risk Authority, a subsidiary of the Stanford University Medical Network, to provide clinical risk management and...
EPIC Hires Managing Principal in New York
Feb 12 2014 // EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage based in San Francisco, announced James R. Loughlin has joined the firm as managing principal, risk...
How to Encourage Private Sector Flood Insurance
Feb 10 2014 // New technologies and a better understanding of flood risk may have increased private insurers’ interest in providing flood insurance but real obstacles remain to the private sector getting involved. The obstacles...
MGIS Partners with Astute Doctor to Offer Physician Risk Management Program
Feb 6 2014 // The MGIS Companies, Inc. (MGIS), the a nationwide insurance provider of products and services designed specifically for physicians, has partnered with Astute Doctor Education Inc., for a new PREVENT education...