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May 1, 2010
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Cover Story
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Some Who Mattered Most
Those who shaped risk management over the past 60 years include former insurance commissioners, alternative risk experts, Fortune 500 risk managers and academics.
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Features
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One Hell of a Ride
The evolution of the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. from an insurance purchasing organization to the world's most powerful organization representing the interest of risk management wasn't without its ups and downs.
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A 60/40/20 History
The RIMS organization hits 60 but its trade show hits 40. The last time the show was held in Boston was 20 years ago.
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I, Witness
A first-person account of the big changes in enterprise risk management (ERM), and how a more personalized approach is contributing to ERM's breakthrough in popularity.
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A Broker's Chronicle
From the birth of the notion of "cost of risk" to the unwelcome Black Swan, the role of the broker soars in scope and importance.
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Changes Rock Wayne's World--and Ellen's and Janice's
Leading risk managers talk candidly about changes in their profession.
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The Maturing Role of the CRO
Chief risk officers receive new scrutiny in the aftermath of the meltdown. Did CROs not stand up and speak out against reckless behavior, or did companies not take CROs at their word when they warned of danger?
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Deconstructing the Head-Hunting Algorithm
The core ingredients corporations are looking for in a risk manager have remained unchanged, even as the scope and scale of risks have broadened beyond what anyone imagined.
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Coping With Orders of Magnitude
The technological revolution--in terms of speed and quantity--has had a dramatic impact on risk management over the past 30 years.
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Dislodged--But Not for Long
Thanks in part to efficient claims processing, a Florida resort is back in business less than 12 months after a fire destroys the property.
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Trend Spotting
A soft market has carriers turning up in unusual numbers at the annual Target Markets conference, notes program business veteran Nancy D. Glennon.
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'Mark' My Words
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The Best Laid Plans
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Camera Ready?
Advances in technology are making it more affordable for organizations to use surveillance cameras on employees in an effort to increase productivity. But do the benefits of such a system outweigh the costs?
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The Calculus of Permanence
Controlling costs on long-term permanent disability claims often simply means doing a bit of research.
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World-Class Fleet Safety
Driver, vehicle or journey-based interventions in the interest of driver safety won't work without management buy-in.
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Educating the Directors
The expectations placed on the members of healthcare boards of directors are ever-expanding. Organizations that expect to thrive will focus on education and good governance.
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Bucking Tradition
Microsoft Corp.'s Lori Jorgensen finds herself working in the technology sector's top risk management ranks, at a company that shuns traditional insurance.
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Modeling Risk and Managing Exposure
High-performance computing (HPC) solutions give carriers the ability to more accurately gauge assessments of risk.
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Restock Your Understanding of Transit Risk
Stock throughput insurance goes further than simple property coverage
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The Front Man
Dan Towle, director of financial services for the state of Vermont, has been a mainstay of the Vermont captive insurance industry for the last dozen years, representing the No. 1 U.S. domicile around the world.
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How to Manage Being No. 1
The Vermont captive insurance industry is as booming as ever. Here's why, according to some of the top captive managers in the domicile.
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Columns
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Departments
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Special Reports
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Credit Insurance
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Trade credit insurance has a big market in the European Union, but in the United States ... not so much. We talk with the three biggest carriers in the U.S. market to gauge how optimistic they are this will change.
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More Special Reports
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In-Depth Series
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Legal Risks In-Depth Series (Part 1): Turning on Attorneys and Realtors
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Real estate investors refuse to shoulder the blame in the wake of the burst bubble, so they go after the real estate attorneys' professional liability policies.
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Past Installments
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Industry Risk Report
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Sports Franchises
Sports franchises not only have to hope that their fans' loyalties are stronger than the recessionary urges to stay home on the couch. They are more than ever needing to react to growing concerns about their players' well-being. Click above to read more on the industry, or view the industry risk table to see the major players, their brokers and risk management strategies.
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