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IRMI Update Newsletter Archive - 2004

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IRMI Update - #103 December 28, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Get some quick CE credit.
  • Products & Services: New edition of IRMI Insurance Checklists now available.

IRMI Update - #102 December 14, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Attend the new IRMI seminar, Tech-eRisk 2005, in March 2005.
  • Risk Tip: 10 hiding places for business credit risk.

IRMI Update - #101 November 30, 2004

  • Risk Tip: Promptly provide insurers with notice of lawsuits.
  • Your View: Code of Ethics.

IRMI Update - #100 November 9, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Concern continues over Spitzer lawsuits.
  • Risk Tip: Read the contract.
  • Your View: Contingent commissions and Spitzer lawsuit.

IRMI Update - #99 October 26, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Concern continues over Spitzer lawsuits.
  • Risk Tip: Keep your auto premiums low by developing, documenting, and enforcing driver standards.
  • Your View: Kudos to claims people.

IRMI Update - #98 October 12, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Adjusters meet the challenge to help hard-hit Florida insureds.
  • Risk Tip: Implement drug testing and background screening.

IRMI Update - #97 September 28, 2004

  • Risk Tip: Go beyond loss runs in your submissions.
  • Your View: How to deter computer crimes by employees.

IRMI Update - #96 September 14, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: How do firms handle computer crime by employees?
  • Construction Risk Conference: register online today.

IRMI Update - #95 August 24, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Policyholders should benefit from the market shift.
  • Risk Tip: Reduce claims by instituting a successful safety incentive program.

IRMI Update - #94 August 10, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Balance the senior management/risk manager relationship.
  • Risk Tip: Dealing with an aging workforce.

IRMI Update - #93 July 27, 2004

  • Risk Tip: Conduct a risk management program self-appraisal.
  • Your View: Are insurers as a whole improving?

IRMI Update - #92 July 13, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: IRMI Construction Risk Conference coming in November.
  • Products & Services: Executive panel to address hot topics at IRMI Conference.

IRMI Update - #91 June 29, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Property insurers fair poorly in survey conducted by Allianz.
  • Risk Tip: Don't let claims on the first/last day of the policy period get double counted.

IRMI Update - #90 June 15, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Upcoming "Tech-eRisk 2004" seminar can help prepare businesses for technology risks.
  • Risk Tip: Mitigating the risks of employment references.

IRMI Update - #89 May 25, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Is TRIA necessary or critical to our industry and the economy?
  • Treasury Department Requests Input for Its "Make Available" Determination

IRMI Update - #88 May 11, 2004

  • Risk Tip: Consider alternative primary limits to control umbrella costs.
  • Your View: Picking liability insurance limits.

IRMI Update - #87 April 20, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: How much liability insurance is enough?
  • Risk Tip: Reduce recreational vehicle premiums.

IRMI Update - #86 April 6, 2004

  • Risk Tip: Commission an independent safety program audit.
  • Your View: Preemployment personality screening.

IRMI Update - #85 March 23, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Preemployment personality tests reduce employment practices liability exposures.
  • Risk Tip: Use a written scope of engagement for agents/brokers.

IRMI Update - #84 March 9, 2004

  • Risk Tip: Auto accidents are a major cause of liability claims; staying awake while driving.
  • Your View: Camera cell phones as a security risk.

IRMI Update - #83 February 24, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Do cell phone cameras present a security risk?
  • Risk Tip: Prepare or verify premium audits.

IRMI Update - #82 February 10, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Controlling California Workers Compensation Costs seminar coming up.
  • Risk Tip: Request advance payment of property claims.

IRMI Update - #81 January 20, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: Changes to ISO endorsements are a cause for concern for both insurers and transferees.
  • Risk Tip: Protect property owners from dry cleaning pollution exposure.

IRMI Update - #80 January 7, 2004

  • Message from the Editor: IRMI introduces new, intensive 1-day seminar on California workers comp.
  • Risk Tip: Use tracking systems to prevent equipment theft.