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Data breach and privacy coverages seem more important than ever post Epsilon and Sony. Some industries need the coverage more than others, and some insurance companies are better at underwriting it than others.

Risk managers need to realize that social media impacts multiple exposures, all of which they are familiar with and can (and should) be handling. Leaving the job in the hands of IT is a big mistake.

Does risk management belong at the table during mergers-and-acquisitions planning, and if so, how does it get there?

Diverging views spew forth on the subject of the Macondo oil well as a RIMS session reveals a glimpse of disagreements within the risk management community over BP's handling of the oil spill.

Risk managers will find a different insurance market when they buy property coverage this year. But how will the transition to a hard market progress?

As a brokerage owned by a bank, Wells Fargo Insurance Services has in its nature an appreciation for shared resources, says CEO and President Neal Aton.

Risk managers said the Tohoku earthquake has taught manufacturers to distinguish between parts that are critical and parts that are used in high volumes.

For workers abroad, the best defense against robbery and kidnapping is for risk managers to plan, prepare and mind the details of travel plans--as well as for workers to blend in.

A Lockton executive says he sees that piece of the broker-risk manager relationship being very much more in demand.

Insurance broker Willis points out the shortcomings of strikes, riots and civil commotions insurance and advocates for a full political violence cover.

Early first-quarter earnings reports from the likes of Travelers, Chubb and CNA reveal some positive developments in the industry, but leaves one huge question unanswered: When will rates raise?

"Brazilian Blowout" brand included among several hair straighteners that lack disclosure of formaldehydes on product labels, raising the risk for employers and hair salon workers.

The wildfires are burning bright in the heart of Texas, but insured losses, particularly commercial ones, remain low. Perhaps emergency preparedness has something to do with it?

Unlike the huge, often lumbering, low-pressure systems of hurricanes, tightly wound tornadoes are far more unpredictable in where they strike. Take the St. Louis airport.

Behind-the-scenes risk management activity to prevent any disruption is making this week's royal wedding at London's Westminster Abbey possible.