All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 8 2013 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri Inc. in St. Louis. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1996, Insurance Risk Managers of Missouri (IRM) is a retail insurance...
Jan 3 2013 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, awarded $22,750 in scholarships to 22 students at six colleges and universities. The scholarships support students studying risk management, insurance...
Dec 17 2012 // Associated Agencies Inc., based in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has promoted Joshua Herz to president, making him the fourth person in the same family to hold the position.Herz succeeds his cousin, Max (Skip) R. Schrayer, who...
Dec 5 2012 // The U.S. government has increasingly used laws and regulations that impose economic sanctions on others as an instrument to advance foreign policy and national security goals, with some of the most recent efforts aimed at...
Dec 3 2012 // Lyons Companies, Delaware’s largest privately-owned commercial insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, appointed Michael F. McDonald as risk management advisor.Michael F. McDonaldMcDonald...
Dec 3 2012 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations [FERMA), which represents risk managers in 20 European countries, has told the European Commission that it is opposed to the creation of a fund to cover environmental...
Nov 29 2012 // A recent survey* undertaken by global specialty insurer Torus has highlighted a myriad of current issues facing the management liability and professional lines market. Designed to identify key trends affecting this...
Nov 21 2012 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that it has acquired the assets of Galileo Weather Risk Management, a provider of weather risk management products and services, and has hired all of its employees....
Nov 9 2012 // Interest rates, volatile currency markets and changing regulations are the top three things keeping risk managers from their sleep. Those are the conclusions summarized in an article on the Lloyd’s web site that...
Nov 9 2012 // Markel has launched a new risk management portal for DataBreach policyholders that includes information and technical resources that can assist in the prevention of network, cyber, and privacy breaches as well as support...
Nov 6 2012 // A note from Zurich Insurance indicates that the “vast majority of risk professionals say information security and other cyber risks are at least a moderate threat to their organizations,” according to a new...
Nov 5 2012 // The U.S. government has increasingly used laws and regulations that impose economic sanctions on others as an instrument to advance foreign policy and national security goals, with some recent efforts aimed at putting...
Nov 1 2012 // S.A.C. Re Ltd. has filled several key management posts in its property reinsurance, finance and risk management teams.Kathleen Reardon has joined Bermuda’s SAC Re as chief underwriting officer for Property, and will...
Oct 15 2012 // General Star Management Co. has launched a “design professionals liability hotline” as an enhancement to its architects & engineers program, which is handled exclusively by program administrator...
Oct 8 2012 // A report out late last month urges the insurance industry to act to protect itself and the community against the increasing frequency of extreme weather due to climate change.In short, the report, its authors and those...
Oct 5 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi today announced that John C. Thomson, a veteran risk management specialist, will manage the new captive insurance regulatory unit.Commissioner Leonardi said Thomson brings...
Oct 2 2012 // Boston-based Karen Clark & Company (KCC), independent experts in catastrophe risk, catastrophe models and catastrophe risk management, announced the release of the RiskInsight® open, global platform for catastrophe...
Sep 21 2012 // Brandmovers, Inc. has launched Brandsurance, an industry-focused insurance company to work alongside their digital engagement initiatives.Brandsurance will specialize in promotional risk management and partner with...
Sep 20 2012 // A report out Thursday urges the insurance industry to act to protect itself and the community against the increasing frequency of extreme weather due to climate change.In short, the report, its authors and those endorsing...
Sep 20 2012 // Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Jerry Windom vice president in the risk management group of the firm’s Woodland Hills office. Windom advises clients on personnel and...