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At long last, a new generation of risk management information systems has the end-user--the risk manager--in mind. MORE

The world's dwindling fleet of single-hull tankers, having plied the world's oceans for decades, faces its final chapter. MORE

Reinsurance buyers land in Monte Carlo with an upper hand in their contract negotiations with reinsurers. MORE

Start applying and/or nominating now for the 2011 Power Broker® Awards. To nominate someone for the awards, or to put yourself in the running, please download the 2011 application here. MORE

Will the meeting of reinsurance companies in Monte Carlo in September lead to lower treaty rates for 2011, or will those insurance companies for insurers keep the capital all to themselves?

In this series, we take a look at the major changes affecting risk management information systems and new technologies that are making it more affordable and accessible to a broader range of risk managers.

Domestic oceanic shipping is under a U.S. Department of Justice investigation for antitrust violations, according to many U.S. carriers' SEC filings. Compounding the risks in this sector are puny revenues from retailers crimped by an ongoing economic slump and the difficulty in hedging currency exchange risks when so many countries regulate hedging in so many different ways. Click above to read more on this industry, or view the industry risk table to see the major players, their brokers and risk management strategies.