Latest Risk Management Headlines

All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.

McChristian, Proksa to Lead Insurance, Risk Management Programs at Gies College of Business

Feb 21 2019 // The University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business has named Lynne McChristian and Corrie Proksa to lead its insurance and risk management programs.McChristian has been named director of the Office of Risk...

JBA Broadens Access to Sri Lanka Flood Model to Help Bridge Protection Gap

Feb 19 2019 // JBA Risk Management has released its Sri Lanka Flood Model onto Simplitium’s ModEx platform. The initiative is specifically aimed at broadening accessibility to the Sri Lanka model for both the insurance and wider...

Outlooks Revised to Positive for Michigan’s Auto Club Group

Feb 19 2019 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” of Dearborn, Michigan-based Auto Club...

Missouri’s POWERS Insurance and Risk Management Hires Hentschke, Wittenberg

Feb 19 2019 // POWERS Insurance and Risk Management, a St. Louis, Missouri-based family owned and operated independent insurance agency, has added Samantha Hentschke as personal lines account manager and Luke Wittenberg as commercial...

Midwest Ratings Roundup

Feb 18 2019 // Upgraded Ratings for Northwest G.F. Mutual InsuranceAM Best upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb” from “bbb-” of...

USC’s New Risk Management Program Draws Students Looking for Mentors

Feb 18 2019 // Kristen Jaconi can hardly contain her excitement when discussing the topic of risk management.It’s clearly a passion for Jaconi, who spends much of her time passing on her knowledge to students in the new Risk...

Massachusetts’ Custom House Risk Advisors Hires Schwartz, Procter

Feb 7 2019 // Custom House Risk Advisors (CHRA) has hired Jack Schwartz as a senior risk management consultant and Lee Procter as a risk management associate.[inline-ad-1]CHRA, based in Westwood, Mass., specializes in risk management...

Swiss Re Partners with Insurtech Firm OZON, Offering Cyber Risk Solution in France

Feb 5 2019 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is expanding its cyber offering by launching CyberSolution 360°, a risk management solution that combines insurance with cyber attack protection services.Developed in the exclusive...

Control Risks Names Cahill Director of Product Risks in Texas

Feb 1 2019 // Control Risks in partnership with the Hiscox Group has named product recall specialist Dan Cahill director of product risks. Cahill will be based out of Control Risks’ Houston, Texas office. He was formerly with...

Risk Management Is Answer to Football’s Insurance Problem, Says Top Sports Broker

Feb 1 2019 // ESPN ran an in-depth report recently about insurers being unwilling to cover the National Football League (NFL) for general liability and workers’ compensation due to concerns over player concussions and traumatic...

K2 Insurance Acquires Assets, Operations of Nebraska’s Mid-America Risk Managers

Jan 22 2019 // K2 Insurance Services LLC (K2) has completed its acquisition of the assets and operations of Mid-America Risk Managers Inc. (MARM).MARM, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is a farm and agricultural focused specialty general agency...

Risk Strategies Hires Murray, Power in Massachusetts

Jan 15 2019 // Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has selected Bret Murray to oversee its national higher education practice. Most recently, Murray was director of risk management and...

2019 Cyber Insurance Predictions: Strong Drivers for Growth Ahead

Jan 15 2019 // Cyber insurance is trending upward, the industry is growing, and the technology around it is evolving at a very quick pace. While predictions are always hard to make, here are five trends that are likely to catapult the...

AXA XL Uses AI to Speed Up Property Engineering Risk Analysis, Underwriting

Jan 10 2019 // AXA XL Risk Consulting announced it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its property risk engineering capabilities.AXA XL Risk Consulting is working with Expert System, an Italian developer of cognitive...

2018 Agents of the Year

Jan 7 2019 // Paramount Exclusive Insurance Services Inc. | Encino, CaliforniaJacob Barzivand started working as an insurance producer right after college at the age of 20. Now, at just 26, he’s built a sizable book of business in...

2019 President Brosius, Board Members Take Helm at RIMS

Jan 2 2019 // Risk manager Gloria Brosius has assumed the leadership of RIMS, the risk management society, as president for the 2019 term, effective January 1.Brosius is director, Risk Management and Insurance for Pinnacle Agriculture...

People

Dec 17 2018 // Frenkel & Company – an EPIC Company has hired risk management and insurance professional Michael Power as a principal.Power will be based in Frenkel’s New York, N.Y., office and report to Phil Remig, the...

Fed Chair Says Wells Fargo Must Address Risk Management Before Any Growth

Dec 11 2018 // Wells Fargo & Co. must keep a lid on its growth until the bank has hardened its risk management policies to prevent any further abuse of its customers, said Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve.In February,...

People

Dec 3 2018 // Trinity Underwriting Managers (TUMI), a division of Worldwide Facilities, has added Haley Kirchen as underwriter. She will be based in the Savannah, Ga., office.Kirchen brings more than 15 years of experience to her new...

Alera Group Acquires Orion Risk Management Insurance Services in California

Nov 20 2018 // Alera Group has acquired Orion Risk Management Insurance Services.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Orion is a commercial insurance broker and risk management firm with three locations throughout Southern...