Risk & Insurance: Technology In-Depth Series (Part 2): The Passing of the Silos

Information technology has evolved and can unify an organization under one enterprise risk management umbrella.  By TOM STARNER is a freelance writer who specializes in writing and reporting on technology As director of risk management at Terex, a global heavy manufacturing company in Westport, Conn., that employs a large skilled workforce, Dave Wingo knows all…

Risk & Insurance: Technology In-Depth Series (Part 1): It’s the Speed of the Read

Mobile technology can advance the speed of claims resolution and loss analysis and tighten the control of risk management data. By TOM STARNER, a freelance writer who specializes in reporting and writing about technology Mobile computing, driven primarily by continued growth of hardware such as smartphones and smaller, more versatile tablet devices, is taking off….

Connect to the core of ERM

Risk managers match systems to unique enterprise exposures By:  Mike Tsikoudakis Technology to facilitate and execute enterprise risk management initiatives is widely available, but the specific tools to accomplish ERM can vary by industry and even the particular risk manager involved. One inherent problem is that defining the elements that constitute an ERM program varies…

Riskonnect Backs Its Claims of “Revolutionary Technology” for the Risk Management Industry with Its List of “First to Market”

Riskonnect’s Game-Changing Technology Has Enabled It to Be First to Market with Numerous Features and Functionality MARIETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Independent risk management technology company Riskonnect, Inc. announced today its list of features and functionality where it has been first to market. Riskonnect’s game-changing, cloud-computing business model has brought revolutionary changes for those companies already on board. In…

Broker to Demo Risk Management Information System Willis DataWizeSM at National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo

Willis Casualty Expert to Participate in Executive Roundtable NEW YORK – (Business Wire) Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, said today that it will be offering demonstrations of Willis DataWizeSM at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada November 10-12,…

OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS | New report focuses on key ERM issues

Enterprise Risk Management Operational Effectiveness New report focuses on key ERM issues By Michael J. Moody, MBA, ARM The Rough Notes Company Rarely does a week pass without some new white paper or study about enterprise risk management (ERM) hitting risk managers’ inboxes. This is not surprising, since the failures of risk management have been…

Integrating internal audit with enterprise risk management

Suits The C-Suite – Business World Online Edition By Rebecca G. Sarmenta Integrating internal audit with enterprise risk management The traditional role of internal audit is undergoing a transformation. One important aspect of this transformation is the integration of internal audit with the discipline of enterprise risk management (ERM). With integration, internal audit can focus…

SEC Pushes Companies for More Risk Information

SEC Pushes Companies for More Risk Information The regulator pushes back on companies’ risk disclosures and considers changing its related rules. Sarah Johnson - CFO.com | US August 2, 2010 The Securities and Exchange Commission has been prodding companies in recent reviews of regulatory filings to provide more information about the risks they face. In annual and…

Developing a Winning Organization – Translating Goals and Values into Actions.

By: Andy Barfuss Risk Management Magazine | Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)

Cogent risk management lessons for a ‘crazy’ world

Business Insurance Magazine | July 12, 2010 By: John J. Hampton In June 2009, Nassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan,” spoke at a meeting sponsored by the Long Now Foundation. Called “The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought,” Mr. Taleb described two worlds: Mediocristan, a world with few high-impact successes or failures, and…