Loss Control

Increasingly, more CEOs and CFOs are taking charge of their companies' risk-management duties, according to a Deloitte & Touche and Forbes Insights survey--and the majority of those companies say they plan to implement changes designed to raise the profile of risk management throughout their organization.

RiskMeter Online, a provider of real-time natural hazard risk reports, has applied its wildfire model to provide analysis on theHighParkwildfire inColorado. This initiative provides a list of zip codes, which have been burning or that RiskMeter anticipates may burn based upon its model, and a map to concerned property...

RiskMeter Online, a provider of real-time natural hazard risk reports, has applied its wildfire model to provide analysis on theHighParkwildfire inColorado. This initiative provides a list of zip codes, which have been burning or that RiskMeter anticipates may burn based upon its model, and a map to concerned property...

A storm system wreaked havoc over the mid-Atlantic region over the weekend, causing wide spread destruction, while firefighters in Colorado made some headway against a major wildfire that has consumed close to 18,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.

Tremendous insured losses from natural catastrophes in 2011 took a toll on pricing across all insurance segments, according to the newly released Risk and Insurance Management Society Benchmark Survey measuring Total Cost of Risk and its impact on 10 industry groups.

A greater focus on service has led to overall improvement in claims performance, but emerging risks will challenge the insurance industry over the next decade.