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Oklahoma Earthquake Risk: What a Difference Year Makes

May 8 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.For nearly the past decade, the growing number of earthquakes in Oklahoma has gained widespread attention. As described in the CoreLogic® Insights Blog Earthquake Risk:...

Cunningham Joins American Risk Management Resources in Wisconsin

May 3 2017 // Jeff Cunningham has joined American Risk Management Resources Network LLC (ARMR) in Madison, Wis., as director of underwriting for its managing general agency through Berkley Specialty. Cunningham leads the MGA, which...

Latin America Reinsurer Patria Re Selects RMS Cat Risk Models

May 1 2017 // Newark, Calif.-based RMS announced that Latin America reinsurer Reaseguradora Patria (Patria Re) has licensed its full range of models and analytical services for Latin America and the Caribbean.These regions have a high...

In Denial Over Disruptive Technologies

May 1 2017 // There’s an apparent lack of awareness among many risk professionals on existing and emerging technologies, including telematics, sensors, the Internet of Things (IoT), smart buildings and robotics, and their...

New York’s Brady Risk Management Names Harris to Brady Risk Program Managers

Apr 28 2017 // John Harris has joined Sean Brady and Huntington, New York-based Brady Risk Management as managing director of the newly formed Brady Risk Program Managers.Harris has served as the chief underwriting officer for a number...

St. Joseph’s University Team Wins Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge

Apr 26 2017 // At the Spencer Educational Foundation reception, RIMS board director and director of global risk management and insurance at PayPal Inc., Laura Langone, announced St. Joseph’s University’s student team as the...

RIMS 2017: Firms Value Cyber Assets Highly Until Time for Insurance

Apr 25 2017 // Despite believing that their plant, property and equipment are now less valuable than their cyber assets, most organization spend four times more on insurance protecting their physical plants, properties and equipment than...

RIMS 2017: Risk Managers in Denial Over Disruptive Technologies

Apr 25 2017 // The 14th annual Excellence in Risk Management report finds an apparent lack of awareness among many risk professionals on existing and emerging technologies including telematics, sensors, the Internet of Things (IoT),...

MJ Insurance Adds Parker, Slusser to Risk Management Team in Indianapolis

Apr 24 2017 // Indiana-based MJ Insurance, has welcomed two new additions to the risk management department in its Indianapolis headquarters, Aaron Parker and Jon Slusser.Parker joins the MJ team as a client executive, responsible for...

Risk Management: Employers Benefit from Mitigating Workplace Violence

Apr 17 2017 // Each year, close to 2 million workers are victims of workplace violence in the United States, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The federal agency defines workplace violence as any act...

Massachusetts’ Custom House Risk Advisors Hires 3

Apr 12 2017 // Custom House Risk Advisors (CHRA), a Westwood, Mass.-based independent risk management consulting affiliate of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., has hired Kathleen Nickerson as vice president, Susan M....

Pennsylvania’s Venture Programs Hires Wright and Starr

Apr 6 2017 // Venture Programs, a West Chester, Penn.-based national insurance program administrator, has added Janet Wright as a risk manager and Jeanne Starr as a SUITELIFE regional underwriter.In this new role, Wright will be...

Ohio’s TDC Risk Management Partners with Highline Insurance

Apr 6 2017 // TDC Risk Management, a Maumee, Ohio-based independent property and casualty insurance agency and risk management firm announced a partnership with California’s Highline Insurance.Highline Insurance is an independent...

The Hanover Launches Professional Liability Risk Management Portal

Mar 27 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a new online portal featuring risk management tools for the professional liability industry.HanoverProRisk offers articles, templates, risk bulletins and seminars focused on...

Risk Management Not Keeping Up with Escalating Risks: Survey

Mar 21 2017 // Most executives see risks increasing in both number and complexity – but those same executives say their organizations’ risk management efforts may not be staying abreast of those risks.The findings are part of a...

RMS Launches Agricultural Risk Models for India and China

Mar 15 2017 // RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk management firm, has added agricultural risk models for India and China to its line of emerging risks models, and plans to expand coverage across Asia-Pacific and the...

Liability Risk Modeling Tool Launched by Lloyd’s and AIR’s Arium

Mar 14 2017 // Lloyd’s and modeling company Arium have launched a tool designed to enable insurers and reinsurers to model liability exposure probabilistically across their entire portfolios, Lloyd’s announced.“The new...

Level of Cyber Risk Management for Many Firms Is ‘Unsustainable’: Swiss Re

Mar 2 2017 // Despite increased awareness of rapidly evolving cyber threats, relatively few corporations have integrated cyber security into their mainstream risk management programs – a situation that is “unsustainable,”...

XL Catlin Names Shertenlieb Central U.S. Leader for Global Risk Management

Mar 1 2017 // XL Catlin has appointed Gary Shertenlieb as zonal underwriting manager for Global Risk Management in the U.S. central region.Starting in April, Shertenlieb will lead the division’s primary casualty insurance and...

People

Feb 20 2017 // Cobbs Allen, a national insurance and risk management firm headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., has hired Tyrenda Williams-Reed as its new Human Resources director.Reed will be responsible for company-wide human resource...