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             Risk & Insurance Editors' Spotlight
Bringing It All Back Home
By Dan Reynolds
Dan Pliszka had been everywhere and done just about everything, but it wasn't until he was sitting at the hospital bed side of one of his best friends, who had been stricken with brain cancer, that he decided it was time to bring it all back home. MORE

 
Merger Checks off Middle Market for Willis President
Willis' group president goes on the record about the HRH merger, particularly on his firm's focus on the U.S. middle market. MORE

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Flying on Autonomous Pilot
By Matthew Brodsky
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? MORE


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No More Patent Copycats
By Rachael Schwartz and Ben Taylor
The effects of patent protection could usher in a new era in the development of insurance industry patents. MORE


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The Green Question Mark
By Matthew Brodsky
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. MORE


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On the Hunt for 'Brains and Guts'
By Jack Roberts
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. MORE


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


Call for Teddy Award 2008 Nominations
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. MORE


The 2009 Power Broker Nomination Form
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. MORE

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             Columnists

Roger on Risk
By Roger Crombie
Rock Heads Rule!
What a joy it must be to be a banker these days. The phrase "laughing all the way to the bank" comes to mind. Following the actions of cowardly governments on both sides of the Atlantic this year, bankers have been relieved of responsibility for their actions. Moral hazard? You must be joking. In France, Societe Generale lost $7 billion; no one resigned. MORE
Roger Crombie's Past Columns

   
Workers' Comp
By Peter Rousmaniere
An Honorable System No More
Lynn Szymoniak, a former executive for the National Council on Compensation Insurance, has developed a legal specialty in rooting out abuses by both employers and insurers. Speaking to an audience in South Carolina, she estimated that 20 percent of the state's payroll is not covered by either insurance or self-insurance for workers' comp.MORE
Peter Rousmaniere's Past Columns

The Law
By Philip G. Kircher
Supremes' Pro-Business Beat
As Sonny and Cher sang it, "The beat goes on." And the business beat certainly goes on in the Roberts Supreme Court, which continues to render important antitrust and securities decisions and others favorable to business defendants. Case in point: Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta.MORE
Philip G. Kircher's Past Columns

   
Risk Management
By Joanna Makomaski
Building Muscle
We have all been there--working out at the gym following yet another overindulgent Christmas buffet, vowing to ourselves that this year we will work out every day. We will wake up early every morning, exercise for an hour and maintain a healthy lifestyle. What is more important than that?MORE
Joanna Makomaski's Past Columns

             Special Reports
Underwriting
We interviewed three of the top dogs in the world of underwriting, covering topics ranging from the softening market, pricing strategies, customer loyalty, the next generation of talented employees and D&O cover.

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             In-Depth Series
Risk Education
With the talent shortage in the insurance and risk management industry, the demand for top-notch education in the field is clearly on the rise--and universities and other training programs are responding.

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             Industry Risk Report
Sports/Leisure/Olympics
From half-ton thoroughbred horses thundering around a dirt track with men weighing 100 pounds or less on their backs, to gasoline-powered race cars jockeying for position at 170 mph within a hundred feet of thousands of spectators, to the terrorism risk inherent in packing tens of thousands of football fans into Giants Stadium, the companies and entities in this group wear their property/casualty risk liabilities on their sleeves. Click above to read more on this sector, or view the industry risk table.

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