Risk And Insurance - Commentary & Analysis

In the wake of Sandy Hook and other tragedies, the insurance implications of arming security guards are examined.

What if the 1918 Spanish Flu Happened Today?

Catastrophe risk modelers explore the implications if "the mother of all pandemics" happened in the modern era. For figures and tables associated with this story, click here.

Making Excuses for Poor Risk Management

Engineering risk analysis allows risk managers to support proactive decisions in uncertain times.

Exit Strategies

Changes are coming for older workers staying on the job for benefits, and employers looking to stop providing coverage.

Broker Pleads Guilty to Crop Fraud

An insurance broker pleaded guilty last fall in U.S. District Court in North Carolina to conspiring to commit multimillion-dollar crop insurance fraud.

Are Captives the Cure-All?

The call for employers to abandon their health care plans in the face of Obamacare are premature. The call for them to join captives is loud and clear.

Protecting Space Travel

Aon has teamed up with a space tourism company to offer an event-cancellation solution.

Brokers Behaving Badly

Two former brokers were sentenced to 15-year and 5-year prison terms in separate incidents.

Risk Moves from Being 'the Enemy' to Our Friend

RIMS President John Phelps said new opportunities are emerging for risk managers.

Space Shuttle's Final Voyage

Getting the Space Shuttle Endeavor from Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science Center was almost as hard as getting it into outer space.

Fueling Innovation

Risk managers have the tools necessary to help their companies succeed at innovation.

Workers' Comp Changes Challenge Those in Industry

Procedures required by the new workers' comp law in California add burdens to third-party administrators.

Commercial Rebuilding After Sandy

How to rebuild structures that are stronger, safer and more resistant to severe weather.

Losses from the Super Bowl Blackout?

Just what caused the 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl and how will that affect the big game as it heads to the New York area next year?

Brazilian Nightclub Tragedy

With at least 230 people dead after a rock band's pyrotechnics started a fire inside the club, entertainment risk managers should check emergency evacuation plans.

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