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• Chief Risk Officer Network Provides Senior-Level Insights Across Insurance Industry

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2012

  Towers Watson launched the North American insurance industry’s first data-sharing network for senior-level life, health and property and casualty risk officers.

• Swiss Re Joins Private Sector Commitment to Africa Farmers

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  Swiss Re is joining a $3 billion commitment between government and the private sector to increase investment in Africa with the aim of creating new business opportunities in agriculture.

• Easy Sailing for Bermuda Reinsurers During Q1, But Tides May Change

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  The sun shone on Bermuda’s reinsurers during the first quarter of 2012, but regulatory changes and cat losses still lurk in the water.

• SNL: Insurers Should Brush Off Damage from JPMorgan Hedge Failure

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 18, 2012

  The insurance industry held more than $1.1 billion of JPMorgan stock when the bank announced a trading loss of $2 billion on May 10, but most companies should escape any long-term fallout on their portfolios, reports SNL Financial.

• U.S. Insurers Seek $300M Cat Bond Cover

  By Reuters  |  May 18, 2012

  American insurers Travelers Co Inc and United Services Automobile Association plan to raise about $300 million of protection against potential hurricane claims via a sale of catastrophe bonds, market sources said on Friday.

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  Cat Bond Market to Grow Despite 2012 Maturities

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

  More than $2 billion in catastrophe-bond maturities are not expected to impact the overall size of the market, as new money coming in should keep the industry growing, a Guy Carpenter report says.

• An Apple a Day Won’t Keep Risks at Bay, But These RMs Do

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2012

  As the health-care industry anticipates a shortage of professionals and prepares for the uncertainties of government reform, risk managers in this sector discuss some of the challenges that lie ahead.

• Key Steps in Implementing ERM in Your Organization

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2012

  As ERM penetrates corporate culture and risk managers become more risk-aware than risk-adverse, what are the most critical steps to implementing a customized ERM program?

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  Florida Citizens Eyes Cat Bonds for Hurricane Protection

  By Reuters  |  April 27, 2012

  The state-backed Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is set to raise $750 million of hurricane protection through a sale of catastrophe bonds, more than three times the original target, market sources said.

• Liberty Mutual Prepares for More Storms, Seeks Sufficient Rate

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 27, 2012

  Liberty Mutual has restructured its reinsurance program to be better prepared for storms, says its president and chief executive officer.