Latest Risk Management Headlines

All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Lloyd’s Study Finds U.S. Businesses Concerned with Talent, Skills Shortage

Dec 8 2011 // U.S. business leaders are as concerned as their European counterparts over a talent and skills shortage, despite record unemployment levels across much of the U.S.The talent risk was number two in a survey conducted by...

Risk Management Agency Starts Olive Program in 12 California Counties

Dec 7 2011 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency on Wednesday announced a new pilot insurance program for table and oil olives in 12 California counties beginning with the 2012 crop year. The sales closing...

Lessons From Penn State Scandal

Dec 5 2011 // It will take years before the tight-knit community at Penn State University can put its horrendous scandal behind. This awful event is a reminder of just how important risk management can be. It behooves Penn State (and...

Turning Construction Red Flags into Opportunities

Dec 2 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...

Poms Hires Director of Risk Services in Southern California

Nov 22 2011 // Dennis Healy has joined Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc.’s Woodland Hills office as assistant director of Risk Services.Healy has more than 20 years’ experience in risk management, most recently as...

Turning Construction Red Flags into Opportunities

Nov 21 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...

FERMA Pushes Brazil to Relax Reinsurance Regulatory Restrictions

Nov 14 2011 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced that it has sent “specific recommendations to the Brazilian insurance regulator SUSEP to limit the impact of regulations 225 and 232 on market...

Economist Risk Summit Urges Execs to Adopt Longer Term Perspectives

Nov 4 2011 // A new report released today by The Economist Intelligence Unit during the Economist Conferences’ Risk Summit, hosted by Willis Group Holdings in London, revealed the importance of looking beyond the current risk...

Lockton Adds Technology Property Risk Control Consultant in San Jose

Nov 3 2011 // Duane Caldwell was added to Lockton’s technology-focused team in San Jose, Calif. as a property risk control consultant. Caldwell will take a lead in expanding Kansas City, Mo.based-Lockton’s presence in the...

Why Real Estate Professionals Need E&O Coverage

Oct 31 2011 // As real estate professionals know well, most signs point to slow progress in real estate industry growth. Professionals are left to manage their costs, make cuts where possible, keep up-to-date on industry trends, fight...

ACE Private Risk, ARIS Title Insurance to Provide Risk Management for Fine Art Items

Oct 28 2011 // ACE Private Risk Services, the high-net-worth personal lines business of the ACE Group, and ARIS Title Insurance Corp., a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., have formed a marketing initiative to help...

Willis Expands North America Construction Practice

Oct 27 2011 // Willis North America made a series of key appointments to its construction practice.John Nissley has been appointed practice leader for Willis’ construction practice in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he will oversee the...

Europe’s Risk Managers Concerned by Social Media Reputation Damage

Oct 24 2011 // The U.S. isn’t alone in having to deal with the increased threats from social media and the potential they pose to reputation risk, as well as the protection of confidential information. These risks are also becoming...

Lockton, First Equity Risk Management in South Africa Joint Venture

Oct 20 2011 // Insurance broker Lockton Companies LLP and First Equity Risk Management Services Ltd are forming a South African joint venture company, Lockton First Equity, to provide commercial insurance brokerage services in South...

Real Estate Professionals: Exposed & Unaware

Oct 17 2011 // As real estate professionals know well, most signs point to slow progress in real estate industry growth. Professionals are left to manage their costs, make cuts where possible, keep up-to-date on industry trends, fight...

Aon, Zurich Launch Innovative $100 Million Reputational Risk Coverage

Oct 11 2011 // A company’s reputation often constitutes one of its most valuable assets; however, as the damage to value, as well, as the nature of the risks that may cause it, are hard to calculate, obtaining coverage has been a...

SLICE-ing Out a Piece of the Market – Insurance for Pizza Parlors

Oct 6 2011 // Any way you slice it, an insurance program called “safety, loss control, insurance, coverage, expertise” is likely to get the attention of pizza parlors.Managing underwriter and program administrator EPIC...

FERMA’s President on the Risk Managers’ Role, Transparency, Innovation

Oct 6 2011 // Peter den Dekker has been a busy man. However, the President of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations* (FERMA) took time out to talk to the IJ on the expanding role risk managers are playing in these...

Deutsch Bank Head Sees ‘Fundamental Reassessment’ of Financial Industry

Oct 5 2011 // Dr. Josef Ackermann’s keynote speech to delegates at the Risk Management Forum of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) basically described the global financial system as broken and in need...

Record Numbers Attend FERMA Conference in Stockholm

Oct 3 2011 // the bi-annual conference of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) got under way at 9:00 sharp in Stockholm’s striking new conference center. President Peter den Dekker, who will step down at...