With an outbreak of the swine flu gaining steam in the United States and internationally, there are precautions organizations should consider, the Risk and Insurance Management Society said today.
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide Corporation announced here earlier this week it has added a service to modeling of industrial and energy facilities, including offshore platforms and networks to its system.
An annual survey of risk managers has found a gap between senior management and risk managers over what they perceive as the major perils a company should focus on.
Vermont Captive Insurance Association President Molly Lambert will be leaving VCIA to take a post as state director for rural development for Vermont and New Hampshire at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The National Association of Corporate Directors reported in its Public Company Governance Survey taken in 2008 that "if the current economic downturn has taught us anything, it is that our processes for risk oversight need improvement."
Bermuda, looking to jump-start its economy in light of the global financial crisis, has launched a new growth initiative--in part to counter negative publicity about the island's image as a tax haven for insurers and other firms.