manufacturing facilities

• People Determine the Outcome

  By Sponsor: Zurich Programs  |  February 23, 2012

  Despite the Economy, Obesity, an Aging Workforce, and Other Challenges, Manufacturing Facilities Don’t Have to Be Hostage to Increasing Workers’ Comp Costs

• Healthy Emerging Markets Attract Insurers, Swiss Re Finds

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 20, 2011

  Premium growth in emerging markets has expanded by 11 percent over the past decade, driven by a strong economic environment, insurance supervision and regulations and product innovation, according to a study by Swiss Re.

• Swiss Re 3Q Net Doubles to $1.3B

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 3, 2011

  Global reinsurer Swiss Re says 2011 third quarter net income was $1.3 billion, up 118 percent from $618 million in the 2010 third quarter as the company saw positive contribution from all segments.

• Addressing Environmental Risks Key To Successful M&As, ACE Says

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 13, 2011

  Any number of risks can doom a merger or acquisition, including the often hidden exposure of environmental risks, such as underground storage tanks, according to an industry white paper.

• Tough Times Keeping The Heat On Risk Managers Tackling Comp Costs

  By Staff Writer  |  October 25, 2010

  It isn't easy being a risk manager in the middle of one of the worst economic downturns since The Great Depression, particularly if you are trying to control workers' compensation costs.

• Contractor Recovery On Hold For 2010

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2010

  Some 90 percent of the nation's contractors expect no recovery in 2010, according to a construction hiring and business outlook forecast released by the Associated General Contractors of America.

• Evolution revolution

  By Edward L. Sheiffele, Jr.  |  February 1, 2010

  How can we best describe the evolution of environmental insurance products for site owners from beginning in the late 1980s until today?