Latest Risk Management Headlines

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RIMS 2016: Wearable Tech, Automated Vehicles Dominate Insurance Horizon

Apr 12 2016 // Imagine sitting at your desk writing a quote for an insurance policy and suddenly the lapel of your coat begins angrily buzzing, snapping you out of a daze and causing you to quickly straighten up and become alert.The...

RIMS 2016: Employee vs. Contractor Debate to Become Even Hotter

Apr 11 2016 // The employee vs. contractor debate has the potential to have a major impact on the insurance industry, according to a pair of experts speaking on the topic on Monday in San Diego, Calif.It’s estimated there are 10...

York Hires Walsh as Risk Management Practices President in New Jersey

Apr 7 2016 // Patrick J. Walsh York Risk Services Group, a national provider of claims management, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, alternative risk programs, pool administration and other insurance services, has hired Patrick...

Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Introduces ‘GoSafe’ an Online Safety and Risk Management Platform

Apr 6 2016 // San Diego, CA, April 6, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services announces the release of GoSafe, a new comprehensive risk management, work safety and compliance platform.“This online platform was created by...

Patriot National Launches Online Risk Management Marketplace

Apr 6 2016 // Patriot Risk Consultants (PRC), a subsidiary of Patriot National, Inc. has launched PN BidExpert, an online marketplace to connect underwriters and risk managers with loss control engineers.PN BidExpert works by matching...

Element Risk Management Acquires Barnett Insurance in Pittsburgh

Apr 5 2016 // Element Risk Management, an independent agency based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with an additional office in Bel Air, Maryland, announced that it has acquired Barnett Insurance Inc., an independent agency in...

10 Things to Know About Public Entities and Schools

Apr 4 2016 // When underwriting an educational institution for the purposes of sexual assaults and Title IX, a little further digging may be required. Looking into who the people are who will be responsible for Title IX compliance and...

Tokio Millennium Re Appoints Kull as Chief Risk Officer

Apr 1 2016 // Zurich-based Tokio Millennium Re AG (TMR) has appointed Andreas Kull to the role of chief risk officer (CRO) and member of the executive committee, effective immediately.Andreas Kull will succeed Akira Higuma, current CRO,...

Chubb Launches Healthcare Industry Practice, Taps Clouser to Lead

Mar 30 2016 // Chubb has launched a new industry practice providing insurance coverage and risk management options to the healthcare marketplace. Chubb’s Healthcare Industry Practice will offer a range of insurance products and...

Carpenter Launches New Version of Client Portfolio, Risk Management Platform

Mar 28 2016 // Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of GC AdvantagePoint® 2.0, the latest release of its client portfolio and risk management platform.With GC AdvantagePoint 2.0, clients are able to easily leverage the...

Ageas UK Appoints Cardinus Risk Management to Provide Risk Surveys & Platform

Mar 25 2016 // Ageas UK has hired Cardinus Risk Management to provide both risk management survey software and on-site survey services to support commercial lines underwriting.Risk surveys, which are obtained by a visit to a...

How Will Paris Agreement Change The Insurance Industry?

Mar 17 2016 // The sweeping agreement to reduce carbon emissions and battle climate change hammered out by world leaders last year could be greatly transformative for the insurance and reinsurance industry, according to industry experts...

Breckenridge Insurance Group Forms New Private Asset Management Group Led by Judith Pearson

Mar 14 2016 // Atlanta, GA, March 14, 2016 — Known in the art world for her risk management expertise, Judith Pearson has joined Breckenridge Insurance Group as president of the newly formed Breckenridge Private Asset Management Group...

Risk Strategies Acquires Lester Brokerage in New Jersey

Mar 8 2016 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston, announced that it has acquired Lester Brokerage, an independent agency in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey....

Etzler Promoted to VP at Ohio-Based Central Insurance

Mar 4 2016 // The Central Insurance Companies in Van Wert, Ohio, has promoted Scott Etzler to vice president of Risk Management.Etzler’s responsibilities include chairing the risk management committee, managing Central’s...

Maryland Farmers Encouraged to Consider Crop Insurance

Mar 3 2016 // Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder issued a reminder for local farmers that the sales closing date to purchase crop insurance for spring seeded crops and to make changes to policies is March 15. Spring...

Chubb Offers ‘Cyber Enterprise Risk Management’ Solution for European Clients

Mar 3 2016 // Chubb announced the launch of Cyber Enterprise Risk Management, as the company continues to invest in its cyber risk capabilities across Europe.Cyber Enterprise Risk Management as “an end-to-end risk management...

IronPro Enhances Cyber Policy Risk Management Services

Feb 24 2016 // IronPro, the professional liability unit of Ironshore Inc., is introducing a suite of enhanced risk management services for cyber policyholders. IronPro will provide eligible Ironshore Highly Protected Information (HPI)...

Berkley FinSecure Partners with Law Firm to Offer EPL Risk Management Tools

Feb 24 2016 // Berkley FinSecure, a W. R. Berkley Company, has partnered with Jackson Lewis P.C. to offer employment practices risk management assistance for their customers. Jackson Lewis, a nationwide employment practices law firm,...

Hub Hires Albert as Security Risk Management Specialist in New York

Feb 22 2016 // Hub International Limited has hired Ross Albert as assistant vice president of Organizational Resilience and security risk management specialist for the Risk Services division. In this role, Albert will be responsible for...