Corporate Risk

The holidays began and ended with the bang of newsworthy cyber breaches that illustrated the complexity of hacking scenarios, which vary in their intent and fallout on targeted companies and their customers.

The holidays began and ended with the bang of newsworthy cyber breaches that illustrated the complexity of hacking scenarios, which vary in their intent and fallout on targeted companies and their customers.

Workers compensation insurance premiums in Louisiana will drop 5.1 percent as of May 1, State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said.

Carolyn M. Snow, director of risk management for Humana Inc., has been appointed RIMS' president for the 2014 term. Snow has been a RIMS member for 14 years and has served on its board of directors for seven years.

Two common themes emerge when talking with risk managers renewing their insurance programs: In terms of rates, staying flat is the new win, and effective risk management in 2013 helped to maintain or lower rates for this year.

This past year saw the industry faced with issues both new and old. Some events were noteworthy for their general news impact, others for their direct influence on the property and casualty industry, and still others for the massive amount of interest they generated among PC360's readership.