Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance announced today that it has created a free application for the Apple iPhone, titled Nationwide Mobile, to help process claims after an auto accident.

Since desperate times often prompt desperate measures, companies should be on the lookout for a spike in criminal acts by employees fearful of losing their jobs in a worsening economy, risk managers were warned here yesterday.

Here at the RIMS conference in Orlando, there are so few attendees walking through the Exhibit Hall that you can throw a bowling ball down ...

In an updated prediction, a weather forecasting operation said that they foresee a hurricane season with less storm activity .

Lloyd's has had success with its recent foray into Brazil, but has doubts about a few other locations, Caroline McDonald reports from the Risk and Insurance Management Association Conference in Orlando.

Sam blogs from RIMS conference on how risk managers can get positive notice.

Putting its money where its mouth is with support of risk management education, FM Global handed out the first of a series of grants yesterday so two universities can develop course curricula for students studying loss prevention and insurance.

The economic slowdown tops the list of risk managers' concerns in a biannual survey conducted by Chicago-based insurance broker Aon Corp.