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• Hires and Promotions at Ames & Gough, Wells Fargo Insurance, Zurich, Lockton and More- Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  October 9, 2012

  New programs from Markel, Allied World Assurance Co. and NIP. American College dedicated a center for financial ethics. IIABA installed new vice chairman. Entrepreneurial Insurance Award winners announced. Carrie Reynolds released book to help first time buyers insure their homes.

• At Hearing, Industry Goes to Bat for TRIA Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 11, 2012

  “It is essential” that the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act be extended before it expires at the end of 2014, an official of the Hartford Insurance Group said today before a House Committee.

• Survey: Executives Want Risk Managers to Show More Initiative

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  April 20, 2012

  Chief executives and risk managers see eye-to-eye on necessary risk-professional skill sets—but gaps remain between how the two view the role of risk managers, according to the ninth annual Excellence in Risk Management survey from insurance broker Marsh and the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

• RIMS President: Risk Managers Influencing the C-suite More Than Ever

  April 20, 2012

  Saying the role of risk managers is growing in importance, the president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) declared there are no boundaries to the level of influence professionals will ultimately have with the C-suite.

• RIMS President: No Boundaries for Risk Managers

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 16, 2012

  Saying the role of risk managers is growing in importance, the president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society declared there are no boundaries to the level of influence professionals will ultimately have with the C-suite.

• Cyber Risk, Film Crews, Dorm Safety: It’s All in a Day’s Work for NYU’s Chief RM

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 12, 2012

  As the head of the risk-management department at NYU, one of the country’s largest private institutions of higher learning, Michael Liebowitz faces an incredible array of risks every day—many of which never crop up in Corporate America.

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  Risk Managers Favor Banning Cellphone Use in Autos

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 2, 2012

  Even though the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation that all cellphone use be banned in automobiles has been nixed by the U.S. transportation secretary, the suggestion is applauded by some corporate and public-entity risk managers.

• Pleasant Surprise: Buyers Largely Delighted With Jan. 1 Renewals

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 17, 2011

  In spite of a difficult year for catastrophes, buyers of both liability and property coverage are for the most part pleased with their renewals, even for difficult placements, although they stress that having a positive risk history and solid broker/market relationships makes a difference.

• Pending Bill Could Raise Rates

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com, Mark E. Ruquet  |  November 17, 2011

  Terry Fleming, director of the Division of Risk Management, Montgomery County, Md., and immediate past president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, cautions that the Neal Bill, introduced by Rep. Richard Neal, D-MA, and Senator Robert Menendez, D-NJ, could mean hardening rates in the future.

• Litigation Management Increasingly Important Role For RMs

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

  Becoming more involved with and helping manage lawsuits would benefit both the professional standing of risk managers—and their companies, according to industry experts.

• Market Directory: Miscellaneous E&O

  By Market Directory  |  August 1, 2011

• P&C Industry Looks to Kill Amendment Ending Flood Program

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 11, 2011

  The property and casualty insurance industry is sending a letter to members of the House urging them to reject a flood-insurance bill amendment that would phase out the program as of January.

• Executives Get Peace Of Mind, Streamlined D&O Cover With Willis DARCSTAR

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 9, 2011

  Executives caught up in a regulatory maelstrom could get some peace of mind over who will pay their legal bills thanks to a new insurance product aimed at streamlining the directors and officers liability claims process, says Willis Group.

• Handling Hard Times: Public Risk Management, Post-Financial Meltdown

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2011

  How are public-entity risk managers faring in light of the financial crises that many cities, counties and public schools are facing as tax revenues decline? To find out, NU interviewed two public-entity risk managers: one who runs risk-management operations for a city in Georgia; and another who oversees the efforts of...

• Market Directory: D&O and EPLI

  By Market Directory  |  May 1, 2011

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  RIMS President Sets Goals for Society

  By Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 17, 2011

  RIMS President Scott Clark discusses his plans for the organization, the challenges risk professionals face, and how the perceived value of risk managers is changing in 2011.