All the headlines from our Risk Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 17 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the latest release of CATStation, its web-based catastrophe risk management system.CATStation now reportedly provides insurers the ability to better manage accumulations of risk at...
Aug 8 2005 // American International Group Inc. announced that AIG Vice President Charles Dangelo has been appointed AIG’s senior reinsurance officer, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for all outward...
Aug 8 2005 // In today’s environment, work place injuries remain a topic of concern for employers and insurance professionals alike.Many risk managers have worked with employers to develop effective injury and illness prevention...
Aug 8 2005 // Risk Management Solutions released its Global Geocoding Platform and upgraded Global Terrorism Risk and Terrorism Scenario models, which provide insurers and reinsurers with the first worldwide view of their catastrophe...
Aug 3 2005 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. announced that Stacy Lemoine has joined the firm as an Account Executive with their Southern California office. Lemoine will lead new business development activities and provide strategic risk...
Aug 1 2005 // Almost 60 percent of Chief Risk Officers and senior risk managers view network risk as a significant and growing threat to their organizations, according to the latest quarterly Corporate Business Barometer, conducted by...
Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to Business Management Group Inc.’s 2005-2006 Non-Producer...
Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to a recent study.Business Management Group Inc.’s...
Jul 18 2005 // The insurance industry expressed its disappointment over the June 30 release of the Treasury Department’s report announcing its opposition to the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by Congress in its current...
Jul 18 2005 // Majestic Insurance Company announced the appointment of David Porter to the new position of marketing manager for Southern California. Porter has more than 25 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Majestic,...
Jul 18 2005 // Larger insurance agencies today are more likely than not to employ a director of risk management, a claim specialist and a loss control specialist, according to a recent study.Business Management Group Inc.’s...
Jul 18 2005 // Twenty years ago, it was nearly impossible to find colleges and universities offering degrees in insurance. Now there are many programs across the nation that offer bachelor’s degrees, concentrations, certifications...
Jul 18 2005 // XL Hit with $183M Reserve Increase: Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. announced that its second quarter results will be adversely impacted by an increase in net reserves in its North American reinsurance operations of $191...
Jul 18 2005 // The insurance industry expressed its disappointment over the June 30 release of the Treasury Department’s report announcing its opposition to the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by Congress in its current...
Jul 12 2005 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced that Lloyd’s has licensed the RiskLink catastrophe modeling software which will be used by the Loss Modeling team. This license agreement is a testament to the continuing...
Jul 12 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Richard Wagner as senior vice president and branch manager for ACE Risk Management. Based in San Francisco,...
Jul 6 2005 // Swiss Re Capital Management and Advisory (CMA) has named Andreas Gocksch as Head of Market Risk. He will be based in New York and is responsible for managing the global market risk management function in CMA, reporting to...
Jul 5 2005 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) notes that “legislation to implement the EC Water Framework Directive could seriously limit our ability to implement flood management schemes in future.”The...
Jul 4 2005 // Top Corporate Executives Stress Moving Beyond SpitzerDespite recent adversity and scrutiny faced by the insurance industry, financial ratings for companies appear on the upswing. “For the first time that I can...
Jul 4 2005 // Tom EllisZurich North America appointed Jerry Blais to a newly created executive position as head of Zurich’s South Central region. Headquartered in Dallas, the region consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...