Chartis has rolled out Leaders Risk Protector, a modular-insurance plan designed for schools, associations and public entities and the exposures of their employees and management staff.

LinkedIn has evolved significantly from a Web-based platform just for professionals to tout their qualifications. The site is now populated with interest-specific groups, which risk managers have been utilizing for the past four years to connect and share news and advice. In this context, the social site goes beyond mere...

As businesses develop globally, risks multiply exponentiallyand in response, ACE USA has published the Global Catastrophe Guide: New Challenges to Casualty Risk Management, which outlines the enormous perils faced by risk managers within the U.S. and beyond its borders.

Its been almost 100 years since the Titanic sank, and although risk management and technology have improved the odds, the maritime industry still faces unique challenges.

Its been almost 100 years since the Titanic sank, and although risk management and technology have improved the odds, the maritime industry still faces unique challenges.

Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Re says its subsidiary Swiss Re Capital Markets has placed a $200 million insurance-linked security with the capital markets that has the unique feature of covering the reinsurance exposures of two carriers.

Busy RIMS 2012 attendees can go mobile for the event with an app for Apple, Android and BlackBerry products that provides access to all the conventions resources.

National Underwriter risk board members and RIMS veterans weigh in on their past experiences, present hopes and future expectations of the 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference.