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Pa. Hospital Risk Manager Says Malpractice Documents Were Altered

Sep 28 2005 // The chief executive officer and another top official of a city hospital knowingly gave dozens of altered documents to plaintiffs’ attorneys in a medical malpractice case, according to recent testimony in a...

Despite Drop in Workplace Injuries, Financial Impact Remains Significant

Sep 20 2005 // While risk managers, safety directors and senior financial executives cut the number of the most serious workplace injuries, those accidents continue to hit the bottom-line of employers hard, according to two Liberty...

Pierson Appointed at AGA

Sep 20 2005 // Affinity Group Administrators announced the appointment of Phil Pierson to its Southern California operations. Based in Folsom, Affinity’s growth has caused the need to establish a greater Southern California...

Best Takes Various Rating Actions in Wake of Katrina

Sep 15 2005 // Due to the evolving effects of Hurricane Katrina, A.M. Best Co. has been aggregating public and private information in order to assess the financial impact it will have on insurers. A.M. Best expects all rated companies...

Gold Seal Unveils Full Product Line at Big ‘I’ Convention

Sep 10 2005 // Gold Seal Risk Management Limited, a risk management and best practices firm serving insurance agents and brokers, is introducing its full line of services for the U.S. and Canadian market at the Big “I”...

Mahoney Heads Risk Control at Professional Underwriters

Sep 7 2005 // Dan Mahoney has joined Professional Underwriters of Exton, Pa. as vice president for risk control and will head the risk control department. For 25 years, Mahoney has provided health, safety and industrial hygiene services...

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Sep 5 2005 // Ronald L. Alexander has been named president and managing partner of Willis Group Holdings Ltd.’s Tennessee operations in Knoxville, Tenn. Alexander was formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer...

Sep 5 2005 // Linda Slaughter has been promoted from senior vice president of claims to COO at Concord, Calif.-based Athens Administrators, part of the Jenkins Athens Group. Slaughter joined Athens in its founding days and has been with...

The Industry Goes to School: More Universities that Offer Insurance Degrees

Sep 5 2005 // In the second of a series of articles, Insurance Journal profiles five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be profiled in future editions of Insurance...

Sep 5 2005 // Barbara Zimmerman has joined IBA West as membership benefits vice president. She will be responsible for the research, development and management of IBA West Service Corporation programs and management of Membership...

XL Capital Acquires Argonaut Group’s Risk Management Business

Aug 29 2005 // XL America Inc. (“XL America”), the holding company for XL Capital Ltd’s U.S. operations, announced that it has entered into an agreement with the San Antonio, Texas-based Argonaut Group to acquire the...

MHBT Welcomes New VPs

Aug 26 2005 // Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT), one of the largest privately owned insurance brokerages in the nation, announced the recent appointments of Carla Paschal and Ann Forkner as vice presidents of...

International Newsbriefs

Aug 22 2005 // Second Quarter Profit Figures on the Rise: April, May and June are usually good months for the insurance industry, and 2005 has been no exception. While AIG led the U.S. contingent with a second quarter net figure of $3.99...

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

Aug 22 2005 // In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and insurance for oil and gas operators (well, I guess it is a lifetime if you are under 35 years of age), I have come to the realization that the functions to protect...

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

Aug 22 2005 // The primary reason lawsuits occur is because the broker/ agent did not fulfill his responsibility of knowing his clients exposures and addressing them properly. In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and...

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

Aug 22 2005 // The primary reason lawsuits occur is because the broker/ agent did not fulfill his responsibility of knowing his clients exposures and addressing them properly. In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and...

Aug 22 2005 // Second Quarter Profit Figures on the Rise: April, May and June are usually good months for the insurance industry, and 2005 has been no exception. While AIG led the U.S. contingent with a second quarter net figure of $3.99...

AIR Unveils Update of CATStation

Aug 17 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the latest release of CATStation, its web-based catastrophe risk management system. CATStation now reportedly provides insurers the ability to better manage accumulations of risk...

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Aug 8 2005 // American International Group Inc. announced that AIG Vice President Charles Dangelo has been appointed AIG’s senior reinsurance officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for all outward...

Keeping a Leg Up on Injuries with Post Injury Management

Aug 8 2005 // In today’s environment, work place injuries remain a topic of concern for employers and insurance professionals alike. Many risk managers have worked with employers to develop effective injury and illness prevention...