Gathering the best data possible, presenting it to insurers, and understanding the models are critical pieces of an organization’s property insurance program.  Read More...

Although it's tempting to categorize the recent earthquake/tsunami/nuclear catastrophe in Japan as a highly improbable "Black Swan" event, the truth is that organizations operating...  Read More...

Employers can help to minimize workers’ compensation risk by improving their hiring processes, safety programs and procedures, and claims management.  Read More...

The demand for project professional indemnity (PI) is growing as construction project owners often insist a Project PI policy is in place, particularly for the larger, prestigious ...  Read More...

This point-of-view from Marsh Risk Consulting discusses the business implications of recent violent demonstrations in Cairo, Egypt and other major cities.  Read More...

Why do you need trade credit insurance?  Read More...

The UK’s rising flood risk has been highlighted by figures released by the Association of British Insurers, which show that the cost of flood damage since 2000 has leapt by 200 percent on the previous decade. This draws attention to the steps that businesses need to take to prepare for, and then recover from, a flood emergency.  Read More...

A fundamental principle of crisis management is to be proactive — anticipate impacts on your hotel, cruise ship, restaurant, or other venue and look ahead. This point of view from ...  Read More...

A new piece of EU legislation, the ‘Environmental Liability Directive’(the ELD) requires companies to take action to avoid damaging the environment, and to rectify damage that they cause. Remedial measures required under the ELD are broader than that required under previous EU legislation.  Read More...

Lord Young said the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act remains an “effective framework” and had brought about the lowest number of non-fatal accidents and second lowest number of fatal accidents at work in Europe.

But health and safety had been given a bad name by misinterpretations of the rules. Lord Young is recommending controls on no win-no fee lawyers, the simplification of risk assessments for some
businesses and the accreditation of health and safety consultants.  Read More...