With the advent of social media comes a new risk-management threat for retailers this holiday season: flash robsmobs that show up with the goal of robbery in mind.
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies says it has launched Risk Conversation, an interactive resource and community addressing risk-management challenges for businesses and individuals.
Professional-liability insurance is of increasing importanceand popularityin todays economic climate as more and more people become self-employed. Agents who have clients providing professional services to others need to know that this coverage is a necessity, especially given our societys quick-to-sue mentality.
In addition to the company profiles featured in the Aug. 22/29 issue of National Underwriter, the risk managers from these award-winning companies participated in a roundtable discussion at the Workers Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando. Heres what they had to say.
For its attention to risk consulting and its ability to translate that into a profitable and growing enterprise, Parker, Smith & Feek is our 2011 winner of the Commercial Agency Awards for Excellence.
Having one of the highest employee-to-client ratios in the insurance industryone servicer for every two accountsmeans KMRD Partners, a winner of NU/AA&Bs 2011 Commercial Agency Awards for Excellence, can provide exceptional attention to every piece of business.
While some agencies have only recently come to embrace the idea of being a risk consultant for their clients, the concept is nothing new for the agency Parker, Smith & Feek.
Having one of the highest employee-to-client ratios in the insurance industryone servicer for every two accountsmeans KMRD Partners, a winner of NU/AA&Bs 2011 Commercial Agency Awards for Excellence, can provide exceptional attention to every piece of business.
Because terrorist acts have unique characteristics that are unlike natural disasters, traditional loss-prevention tools often fall short when preparing for this risk, according to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).