Risk

Thinking Strategically

Survey results show a gap between what companies' chief executives want from their risk managers - more involvement in business strategy planning - and what risk managers believe is expected of them.

July 31, 2012

5 min read

Risk

The Right Tools for the Job

Businesses can gain a competitive advantage by using the right tools to select and manage their supply chain risks.

July 31, 2012

4 min read

Risk

Breaking Down the (Cubicle) Walls

When a specialist insurer created a truly open concept office, the funniest thing started to happen: Everyone began talking to each other, feeding a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to risk.

July 31, 2012

5 min read

Risk

Insurance Mini-Cycles

It's important not to overreact to these crisis-and-response "mini-cycles," which seem to be happening every two or three years.

July 31, 2012

3 min read

Risk

Moves & Views

1 Marsh has appointed Bertil Olsson [1] as its North American energy practice leader, bringing the Canadian energy hub under his leadership to meet the demands of oil and gas companies for more seamless risk expertise and solutions. Having led the U.S. energy mining and power practice from Houston since 2008, Olsson now also has […]

July 31, 2012

5 min read

Risk

Creating New Approaches to Risk

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) president Deborah M. Luthi sees opportunity for creativity in risk management.

July 31, 2012

6 min read

Risk

When to Sponsor a Cat Bond

Catastrophe bonds offer a compelling supplement to traditional reinsurance catastrophe programs when capacity is difficult to obtain and multi-year solutions or hard collateral are needed, given a company’s own strategic risk management plan. However, despite a closing price gap, traditional reinsurance remains the more cost-effective option for Canadian insurers in the current environment. Although reinsurers […]

July 1, 2012

6 min read

Risk

Customizing Home Retrofits

Flood mitigation efforts need to account for individual differences in each home, neighbourhood and municipality.

July 1, 2012

7 min read

Risk

The Case for Credit Scores

One of the most accurate and powerful indicators of risk is the way customers manage their finances

July 1, 2012

6 min read

Risk

Creative Use of Captives

Canadian corporations are taking a second look at captives, which can offer a number of creative opportunities for furthering an organization's business objectives.

July 1, 2012

6 min read

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