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New York City does not insure for most risks, and its risk management model would hardly pass muster in a rigorous enterprise risk management review. But it works, so what's it to you?

The effects of patent protection could usher in a new era in the development of insurance industry patents.

Green building is taking off in the construction, design and real estate development worlds, and for good reasons. But with green reward comes unique green risk.

The global markets in which insurance carriers compete today require new recruits into the industry ranks to be far broader in their outlook than was required of fresh talent 20 years ago.

Introducing a new award program focused on innovation and excellence in risk management. Applications now being accepted, and the deadline has been extended.

Every year, Risk & Insurance identifies and honors companies and public entities that have exceptional workers' compensation and disability management programs with a special award: the Theodore Roosevelt Workers' Compensation and Disability Management Awards. The application and nomination process has begun. Click here to find out more.

The role of the broker continues to evolve. More and more, the broker's role isn't defined by simple placement. Instead, risk assessment and risk consulting are increasingly important.

Litigators and consultants now search through gigabytes of data instead of boxes of paper files. Finding, collecting and reviewing all that digital information, however, is a very costly endeavor.

Outsourcing and global sourcing have meant greater corporate exposure to breaches in the supply chain, but leading risk managers are stepping up to the challenge.

As global supply-chain management becomes more important to overall corporate strategy, companies should be wary of how they tackle these top five risks--it could mean the difference between smooth sailing and going down with the ship.

String bass ace Larry Stephens found there wasn't much romance in driving trucks and left ... to become an insurance adjuster and finally a risk management director.

Attention to claims technology ranks low for 2008, as the soft market pushes executives to concentrate on pricing and underwriting but interest remains among midsize carriers.

A handful of newer North American operations chiefs of European insurers and reinsurers are maintaining a wary eye on underwriting risks in the United States, even as they admit that the risks here are unlike any other in the world.

David F. Provost, a captive industry veteran, is qualified for succession with continuity in his cover letter.

Call it growth, call it cooperation, but the risk management community has formalized yet another process for growing up. Risk managers are about to find out just how good they are ... or if they're not good enough.