NU Online News Service, Oct. 25, 3:15 p.m.EDT

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies says it has launched RiskConversation, an interactive resource and community addressingrisk-management challenges for businesses and individuals.

Risk Conversation, which can be found at www.riskconversation.com,includes loss-prevention information, blogs and risk-assessmenttools that help users identify, understand and mitigate the widevariety of risks they encounter in their personal and professionallives.

“Risk is a part of our everyday lives at home and at work, andwe intend to build an online community that helps people protecttheir loved ones and their livelihoods,” says Mark Schussel, vicepresident and public relations manager for Chubb. “Whether they arein the path of a hurricane or wildfire, planning to travel to anexotic location or engaging in e-commerce, Risk Conversation aimsto help keep families and business people out of harm's way.”

He adds that the site is intended to be a destination forconsumers, business owners, legal and financial advisers, and otherrisk and insurance professionals seeking loss prevention andinsurance guidance on property and liability exposures.

The site features:

• Risk assessors that help users identify potential lossexposures and test their risk-management know-how.
• Blogs that provide risk management insights, observations andtips from Chubb's underwriting and residential and commercial lossprevention specialists, as well as from other risk managementprofessionals who join the conversations.
• Polls that gauge the public sentiment on timely riskissues.
• News commentary and analysis of current events that impact therisk management landscape.