Whether you're going under a surgeon's knife or hiring an attorney to take a business contract dispute to court, there are risks of unintended outcomes, but until recently you couldn't buy insurance to cover them.
Two of the "hot" topics spotlighted by the Risk and Insurance Management Society at this year's annual conference go from the realm of science fiction stories
Even the most optimistic forecasters concede that the climb out of this Great Recession will continue to be steep and arduous. Florida, especially, has been hammered with high unemployment, mortgage failures, and tumbling property values.
My neighbor's home caught fire two years ago after being hit by lightning. Frankly, thunderstorms scare me more than the threat of hurricanes because we have them more often. But I guess there's not much we can do to about it.
The announcement by federal authorities that traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954 has little impact for auto insurers, an expert in the field said.
Risk Management Solutions and Asia Capital Reinsurance Group announced an agreement for RMS to work with ACR to develop catastrophe risk models for the Asian market.
The beginning of the 34th National Conference of the AMS Users Group in Nashville this month could mark the beginning of the end of a very challenging year for the association.
In a fall 2009 report from Nexa Advisors, LLC, titled "Business Aviation -- An Enterprise Value Perspective," Warren Buffett said, "Berkshire has been better off by having me in a plane available to go and do deals."
The announcement by federal authorities that traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954 has little impact for auto insurers, an expert in the field said.
About 20 minutes into the cruise, the boat capsized, throwing the 47 passengers and the captain into the water. The lawsuit involves the families of the victims and the owner of another boat, whose wake allegedly contributed to the tour boat capsizing.