Risk
Navigating international insurance placements takes expertise, know-how and a strong partnership with a global carrier.
By Greg Knowles | September 30, 2010
5 min read
Insurers, homeowners, regulators and technicians need to work together to achieve a comprehensive solution to fuel oil releases.
By Vito L. De Simini & Marc R. Raymond | September 30, 2010
7 min read
2010 RIMS Canada Conference (Edmonton); Innovation, ingenuity and new approaches to risk took centre stage at the RIMS Canada Conference held in Edmonton, Alberta.
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | September 30, 2010
6 min read
2010 National Insurance Conference of Canada (Montreal); Canada's P&C insurance industry has decisions to make regarding overland flood coverage, underwriting accuracy in an era of low investment yields, insurance fraud, pandemic planning, auto reforms and predictive modeling.
By David Gambrill, Editor & Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | September 30, 2010
9 min read
The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction has helped Habitat for Humanity in London, Ontario build safe and affordable housing based on recommended changes to Ontario's Building Code.
By Greg Oulahen | September 30, 2010
1 ACE Limited has acquired Rain and Hail Insurance Services Inc. for approximately $1.1 billion in cash, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. Headquartered in Johnston, Iowa, Rain and Hail is the second-largest crop insurance underwriter in the United States and Canada. ACE says the transaction is expected to be complete by the end of […]
September 30, 2010
Risk managers can demonstrate added value by undertaking a collaborative effort to identify and assess risk.
By Edward Robertson | August 31, 2010
Part I of a two-part series; This is the first part of a two-part series summarizing recent regulatory developments relating to reinsurance. The first part, published below, analyzes a draft of Guideline B-3-Sound Reinsurance Practices and Procedures. The second part, to be published in October 2010, will look at Draft Guidance for Reinsurance Security Agreements, which establishes a new regime for obtaining a capital/asset credit in connection with unregistered reinsurance.
By Robert McDowell & Koker Christensen | August 31, 2010
Opinion/Analysis; Increasing water damage is going to challenge the insurance industry to become more innovative.
By Blair MacLeod | August 31, 2010
New expectations borne from the global financial crisis are spurring several trends in risk management, including the hiring of chief risk officers, the creation of independent risk committees at the corporate governance level and more comprehensive stress testing of companies' financial strength. Some, but by no means all, insurers are leading the way in creating a new corporate culture of risk.
By Craig Harris | August 31, 2010
14 min read
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