Latest Risk Management Headlines
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ACE USA Expands DBA Workers’ Comp Coverage; House Named to Lead DBA Product Initiative
Sep 24 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the expansion of its Defense Base Act (DBA) product offerings. The new coverages includes “risk control and claims management...
RMS Unveils Global Terrorism Risk Model
Sep 23 2004 // Responding to increases in the frequency and severity of global terrorist activity in each of the past three years, Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe...
One-on-One with NAPSLO’s Outgoing President
Sep 20 2004 // When the outgoing president of the National Association of Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO), Jim Griffith, founded Princeton Risk Managers in 1974, organizers of the surplus lines association were convening in Florida to...
IAIABC Panel Takes Fresh Look at Terrorism
Sep 20 2004 // In a code orange New York, the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) took a fresh look at terrorism and its relation to workers’ compensation at its recent 90th Annual...
ACE USA Appoints N.Y.-Based Mayer to Senior VP Post to Lead Construction Practice
Sep 15 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Frank Mike-Mayer, senior vice president, to lead the ACE USA Construction Group. Based in New York City,...
SCOR Announces Appointments
Sep 13 2004 // France’s SCOR Group announced the following appointments in a bulletin released on Friday, Sept.10: Mr. Arnaud Chneiweiss – Director for Strategy and Strategic Holdings for SCOR VIE. His assignment will be to...
ACE USA Makes Available Energy Casualty Practice to Enhance Global Energy Operations
Sep 9 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the launch of its Energy Casualty Practice, led by Keith Mattheessen. The new group will reportedly enhance ACE’s U.S. energy...
Right This Way! Hotels Make Room for Risk Management
Aug 23 2004 // In the months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. hospitality industry took a one-two punch. Travel and tourism plummeted as worried Americans canceled vacation plans and cautious businesses cut back on trips....
Boston’s Famed Insurance Library: Any Questions’
Aug 23 2004 // The Insurance Library Association of Boston occupies its building in the heart of the city where it has been for more than 100 years serving industry professionals and consumers. The Insurance Library Association of...
Panel Takes Fresh Look at Terrorism
Aug 20 2004 // In a code orange New York, the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) took a fresh look at terrorism and its relation to workers’ compensation at its recent 90th Annual...
Best Upgrades Lloyd’s Rating to ‘A’; Mgmt. Comments
Aug 13 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has upgraded Lloyd’s financial strength rating to “A” (Excellent) from “A-” (Excellent), and has assigned an issuer credit rating of “a” with a...
American Agency Names Leonard Senior VP of Risk Management
Aug 11 2004 // Overland Park, Kan.-based emergency services program administrator the American Agency has hired W.H. Leonard as its new vice president of risk management and client services. Prior to joining the American Agency, Leonard...
ACE European Group Predicts More Alternative Risk Financing Over Next Five Years
Aug 10 2004 // Research amongst European and U.S. Risk Managers concludes that within the next five years over half will be using alternative risk financing as a key part of their risk programs, according to ACE European...
A Decade of Improving Club Safety and Coverage
Aug 9 2004 // If you have ever insured or considered insuring golf and country clubs, you know that their risks can’t be classified or managed easily. They have kitchens and restaurants, clubhouses used for daily activities and...
Toledo Broker is 1,000th to Earn CRM Designation
Aug 4 2004 // Joseph R. Buick, a broker with the Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history as he became the 1,000th individual to earn the prestigious Certified Risk Managers (CRM) designation, the...
National Alliance Designates the 1,000th CRM
Aug 3 2004 // Austin, Texas-based The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announced that Joseph R. Buick, account executive with Hylant Group in Toledo, Ohio, made his mark in risk management education history,...
Assurex Global Re Forms Cell for Risk Management Needs for Construction Clients
Jul 14 2004 // Assurex Global Reinsurance Ltd., a captive insurance company formed by Assurex Global Partners, LLC announced the formation of a specific cell to provide critically needed risk management and insurance needs to...
ACE Risk Management Introduces Corporate Risk Solutions for Mid-Sized Companies
Jul 13 2004 // Ace Risk Management, a unit of ACE USA, announced an expansion of its product offerings targeted toward mid-sized companies in the casualty risk financing marketplace through the establishment of specialized teams in each...
XL Re Appoints Hindle as Ceded Reinsurance and Underwriting Risk Manager
Jul 9 2004 // Bermuda’s XL Re Ltd., a subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd., announced the appointment of Jeremy Hindle as Ceded Reinsurance and Underwriting Risk Manager, based in London. He is currently Director of Property Underwriting...
ESIS Unveils New Risk Management System
Jul 7 2004 // ESIS Inc., the risk management services arm of ACE USA, announced the launch of ESIS e-risk Manager, a fully-integrated, web-based enterprise risk management system. It enables businesses to improve their risk...
