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Everest Insurance Names Paretchan Risk Management East Region Leader

Aug 12 2019 // Everest Insurance has appointed Vahan Paretchan vice president and East Region leader for its Risk Management casualty division, which provides primary casualty solutions to customers in the large account marketplace.In...

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Launches High School Program

Aug 8 2019 // Austin, TX, August 8, 2019 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announces the creation of a high school program for students interested in attaining an insurance certification. The Certified...

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Aug 5 2019 // The Vertafore technology users network, NetVU, has named Linda Dodson as executive director. Dodson’s career has included work in an insurance agency and with agency carriers. She began her insurance career with Rand...

Hiscox Offers New Security Product for Ships Seized by Nation States

Jul 24 2019 // Specialist insurer Hiscox has developed a new security product designed to help protect shipping targeted by nation states. Called “Malicious Vessel Seizure,” the will respond to a single peril of a ship taken...

CFC Adds Range of Risk Management Services to Tech Insurance Offering

Jul 17 2019 // Specialist insurance provider CFC Underwriting has added a range of free risk management services to its insurance offering for technology companies.CFC, which is a London-based managing general agent, said it has teamed...

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Debuts New Online Learning Experience

Jul 15 2019 // Austin, TX, July 15, 2019 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research launched a new and improved online learning experience that educates insurance and risk professionals about new changes,...

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Announces STATE WINNERS of the 2019 OUTSTANDING CSR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Jul 10 2019 // Austin, TX, July 10, 2019 – Each year, a group of exceptional insurance professionals are chosen by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research to represent their states and compete to become the...

RiverStone Acquires New York’s Rockville Risk Management and ER Quinn Company

Jul 9 2019 // RiverStone has acquired Rockville Risk Management and ER Quinn Company (collectively, Rockville).Rockville is a New York-based, privately-owned third-party administrator and loss adjusting company that provides...

JBA Risk Management and FloodFlash Launch Parametric Flood Policy in UK

Jun 28 2019 // JBA Risk Management and FloodFlash have formed a partnership to provide event-based flood insurance, which uses parametric triggers for property exposures.The product is an industry first and will provide bespoke insurance...

Wegener to Succeed Willaert as President of FERMA

Jun 27 2019 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has chosen as its next President Dirk Wegener, global head of Corporate Insurance for Deutsche Bank Group and a member of the German risk management...

AIR Expands Europe Inland Flood Model, Updates UK Storm Surge Analysis

Jun 26 2019 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced it has released an expanded inland flood model for Central Europe to include the country of Poland in its model domain.AIR also announced that it has updated the storm...

Aspen Insurance Launches Cyber Risk Management Platform ‘SSIMPLE’

Jun 19 2019 // Aspen Insurance, the insurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced the launch of its cyber risk management platform, SSIMPLE, which was developed to assist clients in the prevention and detection of, and...

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Jun 17 2019 // Pioneer Underwriters, the underwriting group within Minova Insurance Holdings, has appointed Nick Greggains CEO of Pioneer’s U.S. operation, effective March 25. Greggains succeeds previous U.S. CEO Gene Hinman, who...

London Market Broker BMS Partners with BitSight to Provide Cyber Risk Analysis

Jun 11 2019 // BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has partnered with BitSight, a cyber security ratings company, to provide cyber risk analysis services to BMS clients across all lines of...

Managing Sexual Harassment Risk in the #MeToo Era

May 24 2019 // Since October 2017 when the #MeToo era began and sexual harassment claims against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein were revealed, insurers have seen an uptick in not only the number but also the size of sexual harassment...

Willis Towers Watson Makes 8 Appointments to Florida Risk Management Operations

May 23 2019 // Willis Towers Watson has made a series of personnel appointments across its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) operations in Florida.CRB’s has focused on delivering innovative products to clients with an emphasis on...

UK Risk Managers List Brand Damage, Brexit, Cyber Attacks as Top 3 Business Risks

May 20 2019 // The top three risks facing UK risk managers are reputational damage, Brexit and cyber attacks, according to Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey of thousands of risk managers across 60 countries and 33...

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May 20 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Baptiste Ossena, global product leader of Hull and Marine Liabilities (HML), is assuming additional responsibility as the North American regional head of HML....

HUB to Offer Risk, Compliance Services for Amateur Sports Industry

May 15 2019 // Hub International Limited (HUB), a global insurance brokerage and Player’s Health, a risk management firm specializing in amateur sports, have formed a partnership to provide risk and compliance services designed to...

Why Less Data May Be More for Employers Using Wearables in Workplace

May 15 2019 // Employers deploying wearables in the workplace are possibly exposing themselves to more risk than they realize by collecting more data than they need.While some firms may want to deploy the technologies as much as...