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Companies Still Fail to Take the Environment Seriously: The Find: Despite the fact that environmental risk management is climbing up the list of priorities at many companies, most firms do not formally consider environmental risk when laying out strategy. The Source: A new Economist Intelligence Unit EIU survey co-sponsored by the ACE Group of Companies....; Tags: Risk Manager, Environment, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-06-13
Winds of change blown by politics, not nature; Lack of catastrophes, steady med mal rates are major 2006 factors.(Spotlight: Year in Review: Risk Management): Byline: DAVE LENCKUS Risk managers in the new year are contemplating the potential good and bad fallout from what they consider to be last year's most important news stories: the 2006 midterm elections and the hurricane season that wasn't. &quo ...; Tags: insurance, risk management, Risk Manager, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2007-01-01
Corporate governance raises risk managers' profiles.(Spotlight: RIMS Conference Review)(Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. ): Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS SAN DIEGO-A growing focus on corporate governance and a challenging directors and officers liability insurance market are major forces shaping risk managers' roles within their organizations. Risk managers say those fac Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS SAN...; Tags: corporate governance, D&O, Risk Manager; Research articles 2004-05-03
Risk Managers, Building Owners Broaden Their Fire and Construction Expertise with Two New White Papers from GE Insurance Solutions: AVON, Conn. -- GE Insurance Solutions is sharing practical expertise that will help risk managers make important decisions about their fire protection and building construction. The Global Asset Protection team released two papers that offer risk managers and building owners key lessons to ensure their fire prevention, detection, and suppression...; Tags: General Electric Co., Risk Manager; Research articles 2006-05-18
Risk manager activism called integral to legal reforms.(Spotlight: RIMS 2005 Conference Report): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN PHILADELPHIA-The enactment of landmark class action reform legislation can be a first step toward further legal reforms, say some risk mangers. They say they hope to see reforms implemented that range from curbs on punit Byline:...; Tags: Risk Manager, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2005-04-25

Geoff Taylor: Risk managers often must sell management on their value.(management of Nike Inc.): Byline: Adrian Ladbury AIRMIC's outgoing chairman explains to Business Insurance Europe's Adrian Ladbury how risk managers can prove their worth to the board. The concept of upside risk management is gaining in currency among the boards of Euro Byline: Adrian...; Tags: Nike Inc., risk management, Risk Manager, Taylor; Research articles 2007-06-25
RIMS launches online tool to aid risk managers.(Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.)(Brief article): The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. has launched the Quality Improvement Process Wizard, an online, confidential tool to help risk managers, brokers, insurers, claims service and safety and loss control providers communicate and measure t The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. has launched the...; Tags: Risk Manager, tool, wizard; Research articles 2006-06-01
Surplus lines reform effort gets buyer backing; Risk managers welcome compromise on measure's market access restrictions.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-A legislative effort to streamline the regulation of reinsurers and nonadmitted insurers has won the backing of risk managers, who objected to an earlier bill because of restrictions on who could take advantage o Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...; Tags: reinsurance, Risk Manager, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2007-02-19
Hurricane losses leave scar on market in 2005; Contingent commission scandals take a back seat to Katrina, Rita and Wilma.(Spotlight: Year in Review--Risk Management): Byline: MICHAEL BRADFORD While the contingent commission scandals may not be completely forgotten by risk managers, they have taken a back seat to a headline-grabbing storm season. As 2005 began, the investigations by New York Attorney General Byline: MICHAEL...; Tags: commission, company, Marriott International Inc., risk management, Risk Manager; Research articles 2006-01-02
Risk managers must keep learning to survive. (Risk Manager Training).: If you're like most risk managers, you re lucky to. make it through your most crucial tasks by the end of the day, do errands after work, and get home to spend time with your family. Finding time to sharpen and expand your risk management skills...; Tags: insurance, risk, risk management, Risk Manager; Research articles 2002-10-21
Managing board risk vital.(Opinions)(risk managers role)(Brief Article): The recent dramatic settlements by former directors of WorldCom Inc. and Enron Inc. should set the stage for boardroom presentations throughout Corporate America. And risk managers should play a leading role. Boards need to hear the message behind The recent dramatic settlements by...; Tags: board, Risk Manager, settlement, WorldCom Inc.; Research articles 2005-01-24
Opportunity for risk managers.(Brief Article): At a time when corporate governance is getting a lot of attention, risk managers at publicly held companies are in a tough spot. As we report on page 3, some insurance industry observers think that the Securities and Exchange Commission's new requi At a...; Tags: company, D&O, Risk Manager, SEC; Research articles 2002-08-19
Promoting change; Getting support of company leaders required.(Walt Disney)(Brief Article): ATLANTA-Risk managers who have to battle senior management who are wedded to old but not necessarily better ways of doing business can promote change more easily by using the change-acceleration process, according to a panel of experts. Risk manag ATLANTA-Risk managers who have...; Tags: Risk Manager, The Walt Disney Co.; Research articles 2001-05-14
Contingency planning for Y2K bug dominated 1999's risk landscape.: Concern over Year 2000 exposures, the demise of the Quality Insurance Congress and the continued consolidation of the property/casualty insurance industry were the most significant developments of the year, according to several risk managers. Whil Concern over Year 2000 exposures, the demise of...; Tags: contingency planning, insurance, OSHA, risk management, Risk Manager, Y2K, Y2K bug; Research articles 1999-12-20
AMA seeks Aetna concessions. (American Medical Assn; Aetna U.S. Healthcare): AVENTURA, Fla.--David Letterman is now getting competition from actuaries and risk managers. At the 7th World Captive & Alternative Risk Financing Forum last month, an actuary and a risk manager squared off with the top 10 problems each has AVENTURA,...; Tags: Aetna Inc., health care, Risk Manager; Research articles 1997-12-08
Clarify broker regulations.(Opinions): IT SEEMS ABSURD that regulations designed to protect consumers from rogue operators should actually be imposed on the consumers themselves. Yet that is what could happen under certain interpretations of the European Union's insurance broker regulat IT SEEMS ABSURD that regulations designed to protect...; Tags: Clarify, insurance, regulation, Risk Manager; Research articles 2004-05-10
Survey finds risk managers' responsibilities are growing.: San Diego Risk managers are "becoming increasingly involved" in other functions within their companies, including financial risk management, at the same time the challenges they face are growing as their firms expand globally, a survey bySan Diego Risk managers...; Tags: Liberty Mutual Group, Risk Manager, survey; Research articles 1998-05-04
P/C rates still rising, but signs suggest some easing: Buyers.(property/casualty insurance): Byline: GAVIN SOUTER BOSTON-Insurance rates are still rising in most lines, but there are some signs of a softer market ahead, a panel of risk managers said. Although risk managers are still seeing their consolidated premiums increase, some area Byline: GAVIN...; Tags: insurance, Risk Manager, Staples Inc., underwriter; Research articles 2003-05-19
Despite scandal, buyers rate Marsh no. 1: risk managers see no boost in broker fees despite loss of contingency revenue.(NO HARD FELLINGS?): DESPITE INVESTIGATIONS BY NEW York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that led to charges of bid-rigging and fee abuse by Marsh, the brokerage is still rated as the best of its kind overall by risk managers at jumbo firms, a survey by a leading analyst f DESPITE...; Tags: Banc of America Securities, Eliot Spitzer, insurance, Marsh, Risk Manager, survey; Research articles 2005-06-13
Cost of risk lower, Aon survey finds.: Corporate America is demanding more and more from risk managers, according to participants in the recently released U.S. Risk Management Survey -- but technological innovations, a decreasing cost of risk and alternative funding methods are helping t Corporate America is demanding more and more from...; Tags: Aon Corp., company, Corporate America, insurance, risk management, Risk Manager, survey; Research articles 1997-05-05