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Risk managers and C-level executives differ in their outlook on risks associated with international expansion, with 43 percent of C-level execs noting that international risks pose a greater threat

Only 9 percent say their companies are prepared for future workplace

Commercial insurance buyers are listening to advice from their agent or broker and are using a single carrier to buy more than one line of coverage, according to a survey obtained exclusively by NU On

The study by PricewaterhouseCoopers indicated that "there is a lot of disparity around how risks are being assessed and managed," said Richard Chambers, managing director and leader of internal audit

"The increase in the offer price represents a significant improvement in the consideration offered to our shareholders," he said. "The offer price recognizes our remarkable turnaround of the past two

Three of the industry's leading brokers were eager here to respond to lingering questions from risk managers about contingency fees, but getting answers wasn't as easy when it came to one common

The studies, disclosed at the annual conference for the Risk and Insurance Management Society, were part of a research and education effort conducted by Hartford, Conn.-based Specialty Risk Services (