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JLT Re Partners with Cyber Risk Modeling Platform, CyberCube

Jul 13 2018 // JLT Re, the London-based reinsurance broker and consultancy, announced it has formed a partnership with CyberCube, the cyber risk modeling platform.JLT Re’s existing cyber and enterprise modelling tools, combined...

Best Revises Outlook for National Independent Truckers Insurance of South Carolina

Jul 13 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb” of...

Females More Likely Than Males to Engage in Distracted Driving

Jul 10 2018 // People who text while driving are six times more likely to be involved in a car crash while those who talk on a mobile device while driving increase their crash risk more than two times. Yet many drivers are still willing...

MJ Insurance Adds 3 to Team in Indianapolis

Jul 9 2018 // MJ Insurance has appointed three new team members, Michael Janicki, Amy Sadler and Brittany Dockemeyer, to its Indianapolis office.Janicki joins MJ Insurance in a newly developed role for the Risk Management department as...

XL Catlin Is Lead Investor in $16.5M Financing for Israeli Maritime Risk Analytics Firm

Jul 3 2018 // XL Catlin’s venture capital arm is the lead investor in a $16.5 million financing for Windward, a maritime risk analytics firm, based in Israel.XL Innovate led the Series C financing, though previous investor...

Sea Level Rise Puts $117.5B at Risk from Chronic Flooding

Jul 2 2018 // Those interested in risk management are starting to take climate change a bit more seriously.The evidence is anecdotal, but for that proof one can just ask Phil Renaud, executive director for the Risk Institute at Ohio...

FERMA, Latin American Risk Mgmt. Group ALARYS Partner to Offer Rimap Certification

Jun 29 2018 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and Latin American risk management association ALARYS signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote the FERMA rimap® risk management certification...

Hanover Stone Names Shew Holland Higher Education Practice Leader in Dallas

Jun 29 2018 // Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education practice. She is based in Dallas.Shew Holland will lead a practice that will...

Sea Level Rise Puts $117.5B at Risk from Chronic Flooding

Jun 21 2018 // Those interested in risk management are starting to take climate change a bit more seriously.The evidence is anecdotal, but for that proof one can just ask Phil Renaud, executive director for the Risk Institute at Ohio...

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Jun 18 2018 // Chicago-based CNA appointed Bruce Dmytrow to senior vice president, Healthcare. He reports to Kevin Smith, president and chief operating officer, CNA Specialty.Dmytrow joined CNA in 1995, most recently serving as vice...

Keeping Up With Construction Insurance

Jun 18 2018 // Brokers who specialize in the construction industry love their clients and are very committed to keeping up with their needs. Ask them, “So what’s new?” and the conversations inevitably veer off in...

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Jun 18 2018 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added risk management and insurance professionals Rose Nordbrock, Jeff Breskin, Pabla Barros and Jose Fuentes to the firm’s operations in Southern California.Nordbrock joins...

A Whole New Ballgame: Managing Risk for World Champion Houston Astros

Jun 15 2018 // Monica Rusch’s work was easier when the Houston Astros were losers.She was accustomed to worrying about fans being hit by balls, drunks getting too rowdy, players suffering injuries, thieves breaking into parked...

Malone Joins Missouri’s POWERS Insurance and Risk Management

Jun 6 2018 // POWERS Insurance and Risk Management, based in St. Louis, Missouri, has added Jacki Malone as commercial lines account manager.Malone is responsible for the ongoing management of commercial clients, retaining new and...

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Jun 4 2018 // Casey W. Connor has been named president of Dempsey & Siders Insurance Agency in Madeira, Ohio. Dempsey & Siders is a member of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group.Connor succeeds Randy Denker,...

Cornell University Risk Manager on Active Shooter Preparedness on Campus

Jun 4 2018 // How to manage active shooter risks on campuses is a top concern for risk managers.Craig McAllister, director of risk management, Cornell University, told attendees at the recent RIMS Annual Conference in San Antonio,...

How Safe Must Driverless Vehicles Be to Be Accepted? Very Safe.

May 31 2018 // The race is on for companies to present their driverless cars to the public, but recent collisions involving autonomous vehicles developed by Uber Technologies Inc. and Tesla Inc. have led to doubts about whether these...

Risk Management Not Keeping Pace with Technology Trends: Marsh-RIMS Report

May 21 2018 // Emerging technologies continue to rapidly change the way businesses operate and interact with customers, yet risk management processes are not keeping pace with the associated risks, according to a report published in...

Regulatory Climate Rated Top Emerging Risk in Latin America

May 17 2018 // While cyberattacks ranked as the most significant emerging risk for organizations around the world, the regulatory environment in Latin America ranked highest for risk professionals in that region according to the newly...

Cyber Insurance Startup At-Bay Secures $13 Million in Funding

May 9 2018 // California-based At-Bay, a digital cyber risk monitoring and insurance firm, reports it raised $13 million in Series A funding, bringing the start-up’s total funding to $19 million.At-Bay is developing what it calls...