ACE Environmental Risk has released a new advisory, “Premises Pollution Liability Coverage: Essential Protection, Operational Risks.” The purpose of the advisory is to help businesses understand current and developing operational and historical environmental liabilities, provide essential recommendations on how companies both in the United States and abroad can best protect themselves against a new and wider range of pollution exposures, understand changing regulatory requirements and examine current insurance programs to ensure the appropriate coverages are in place. Ace also broadened its Premises Pollution Liability coverage options to help organizations protect against operational pollution exposures.

All Risks Ltd. announced the acquisition of Tower Program Insurance Services, Inc. Tower founders, Patrick Shea and Scott Hermesmeyer will assume positions at All Risks as Directors of the National Tower Construction Program, while continuing to operate from Austin. They will be responsible for marketing and underwriting Tower's newly-developed national program for the tower construction industry, focusing on tower erection, maintenance and service companies; targeting telecom, water storage and wind energy construction industries.

Crawford & Company (Crawford) announced its selection as an honoree for IDG's CIO magazine's 28^th annual CIO 100 awards, for the second consecutive year. Crawford is one of the 100 innovative organizations that received this prestigious award. Crawford's CIO award was based on its internally developed desktop, mobile and social business process applications, known as Crawford iQ, for claims adjusting management.