Risk managers preparing for disasters can learn a lot from the very first known practitioner of catastrophe mitigation.

After weathering the financial disaster and seeing a growing interest in captive formations, the alternative risk-transfer industry has hit new stumbling blocks that can triple the time it takes to set up a new facility.

Public entity risk managers both here and in the United Kingdom are being subjected to drastic budget cuts that can compromise their effectiveness.

Solid enterprise risk management was behind one firm's recovery from the financial downturn, while another long-established company is just allowing the concept to percolate within its operation, related two risk mangers

Group-wide supervision means factoring all risks of a group into regulations, according to an executive at the Bermuda Monetary Authority

Because of the country's position as the leading captive domicile and one of the world's largest insurance markets, Aon said it has launched Global Risk Consulting Bermuda here, as part of Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd.

In the wake of the financial crisis, the captive industry is running into new stumbling blocks that can triple the time it takes to set up a captive, according to a captive manager here.

Companies that collect personal information need to develop plans in advance to guard against data theft so they can protect the company in case of a breach and communicate to those affected, according to a panel of experts.