All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 26 2015 // A number of unique characteristics of the January 7 terrorist attack against satirical French magazine “Charlie Hebdo” allowed terrorists to succeed despite counter-terrorism efforts, according to a new report...
Jan 23 2015 // St. John’s University’s School of Risk Management (SRM) in New York hosted its 20th Annual Insurance Leader of the Year Award Dinner on Jan. 21 in honor of Mike McGavick, chief executive officer of XL Group...
Jan 23 2015 // The Crichton Group, an independent insurance agency in Middle Tennessee, has appointed a new partner and a new director of risk management. In addition, it has also added an account executive and an account manager to its...
Jan 21 2015 // Bolstered by a resurgent economy and renewed optimism, the construction industry is showing signs of significant growth. Payrolls are increasing, more projects are coming online and the scope of work is increasing. Ample...
Jan 20 2015 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Omni Risk Management and Omni Benefits in Smithtown, New York. The firm specializes in coverage for commercial insurance with a specialty in construction coverage, surety bonding, personal...
Jan 15 2015 // Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance promoted Dominick Mongarella to director–risk management, effective Jan. 14, 2015.Mongarella will lead the company’s risk management team and is responsible for enhancing risk...
Jan 12 2015 // Higginbotham has hired Steven Stick as senior loss control consultant in the independent insurance, risk management and financial services firm’s Dallas office.Higginbotham’s control department serves customers...
Jan 12 2015 // Bolstered by a resurgent economy and renewed optimism, the construction industry is showing signs of significant growth. Payrolls are increasing, more projects are coming online and the scope of work is increasing. Ample...
Jan 9 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc., the U.S. retail property/casualty brokerage division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has hired Steve Kluting in its Grand Rapids, Mich., office.In his new role as area...
Jan 5 2015 // Rick Roberts of Ensign-Bickford Industries assumed the presidency of the risk management organization RIMS for the 2015 term on Jan. 1.Roberts is the director of Risk Management and Employee Benefits for Ensign-Bickford...
Dec 23 2014 // Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to...
Dec 22 2014 // Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to...
Dec 15 2014 // The board of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced three high level appointments “to secure its leadership succession.” The appointments took effect from as of December 11,...
Dec 9 2014 // While many insurance agencies stick with their agency E&O carrier for years, those that do shop around tend to do so when premiums are rising and, according to a recent Insurance Journal survey, more agencies are...
Dec 1 2014 // Now more than ever agents are stepping up to the plate to protect their business. The experts agree that today agencies are more aware and proactive about reducing errors and omissions (E&O) risk.“Agents have...
Nov 20 2014 // Douglas R. Jones, senior vice president and principal at Texas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton, was presented with the Cyber Risk Management Leadership Award 2014-15 at the annual Cyber Risk Management Boot Camp held...
Nov 19 2014 // York Risk Services Group has named Bijan Bijarchi vice president of risk management practices.Bijarchi will be based in Orange, Calif. York’s risk management practices division specializes in custom claims and risk...
Nov 17 2014 // Milestone Risk Management of Irvine, Calif. has named Steve Stonehouse its new president.Stonehouse begins at the start of 2015. Stonehouse created Stonehouse Consulting Group after retiring from the carrier CNA in 2012...
Nov 17 2014 // York Risk Services Group Inc., a Parsippany, New Jersey-based provider of claims management, managed care, risk management and specialized loss adjusting services, has acquired Risk Management Planning Group (RMPG) in...
Nov 17 2014 // There’s been a myriad of articles outlining the benefits of cyber liability insurance following the well-publicized data breaches of Target, P.F. Chang’s, JPMorgan Chase, eBay, Home Depot and hundreds of other...