Risk
Some risk managers are satisfied with taking advantage of the lower commercial rates offered in the current soft market cycle, but others insist more perks are available for the taking
By Craig Harris | July 31, 2008
9 min read
A recent cluster of very high catastrophic bodily injury awards in the Ontario courts have suggested the summit for future care costs is not fixed
By Vincent Chaignet and Kevin O'Toole, Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada | July 31, 2008
8 min read
Risk management needs to change as Canadian healthcare models change to health practitioner-owned, multi-disciplinary clinics
By Katherine Ionni, Arch Insurance Company (Canada Branch) | July 31, 2008
7 min read
Policy drafters should beware of including unnamed insureds in their builders' risk policies
By Ronald W. Silverson Partner, Gasco Goodhue LLP | July 31, 2008
Upon hearing the phrase “threat of asteroid impact,” insurers and risk managers in Canada almost invariably recall the Hollywood movie image of Bruce Willis blasting into space to save the day. Often viewed as a far-fetched natural catastrophe, asteroids, meteorites and comets — or near-earth objects (NEOs), as they are known collectively — are commonly […]
By Vanessa Mariga, Associate Editor | July 31, 2008
13 min read
The world’s population will expand by 50% in the next 50 years, according to United Nations forecasts. This growth will be accompanied by a 500% rise in the use of energy and a 300% increase in the use of materials. Nanotechnology — the manufacture and manipulation of materials at the atomic and molecular levels — […]
By Johanny Cruz Research Analyst, Advisen Ltd. | July 31, 2008
6 min read
Risk managers face a number of challenges when their companies enter the fledgling carbon credit market
By Dan Riordan President, Surety, Credit And Political Risk, Zurich North America Commercial | July 31, 2008
4 min read
Is ERM a triumph of reputation over substance? Although discussion about ERM is all the rage at the moment, companies have been slow to leverage ERM's strategic approach to risk
By Perry R. Brazeau Senior Vice President, Manager, FM Global (Canada Division) | July 31, 2008
5 min read
Given the increasing strength of the weather risk management market, there's no need for the weather to rain on your profits.
By Brian O'Hearne, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. | July 31, 2008
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July 31, 2008
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