Risk Management Articles
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Enterprise Risk Management
Balancing Risk Probability and Vulnerability
2007-05-01 | Mark Layton
Mark Layton explains why too much emphasis on probability fails in the face of improbable risks.
Enterprise Risk Management
Addressing the Full Spectrum of Risks
2007-05-01 | Mark Layton
With an appropriate risk strategy in place, Mark Layton says the decision to accept risk exposure will be informed, deliberate, and justified.
Current Trends and Issues
Hazards of Relying on Computer Technology in Claim Settlements
2007-04-01 | Tim Ryles
Dr. Tim Ryles addresses problems with reliance on outside vendor software in resolving claims and offers suggestions for new regulatory oversight of claims software.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Defining the Characteristics of a PML Study
2007-03-01 | Nathan C Gould
A seismic/extreme wind risk assessment requires an understanding of how the risk assessment and loss data will be utilized. Dr. Nathan Gould explains.
Enterprise Risk Management
Traditional Risk Management Inadequate to Deal with Today's Threats
2007-03-01 | Mark Layton
Deloitte & Touche looks at how managed risk avoidance is no longer adequate for today's business. What's needed is a proactive risk taking approach to risk, not risk avoidance.
Current Trends and Issues
Insurance Agent Liability in Katrina Litigation
2007-01-01 | Tim Ryles
Dr. Tim Ryles looks at standards applicable to agent liability, particularly as respects advice given on flood insurance and Katrina.
Current Trends and Issues
Dissecting Problems in Association Health Insurance Policies
2006-06-01 | Tim Ryles
Dr. Tim Ryles cautions against risky association plans and advises on how not to become a victim.
Current Trends and Issues
Marketing Health Insurance through "Trusteed Groups": a Perversion of the Group Insurance Concept
2006-03-01 | Tim Ryles
Tim Ryles explains why consumers are best advised to avoid the purchase of such products.
Current Trends and Issues
How To Recognize and Avoid Health Insurance Fraud
2006-01-01 | Tim Ryles
Tim Ryles explains that being alert to insurance scams can be helpful in avoiding victimization at the hands of con artists operating through unauthorized insurers.
Risk and Insurance History
"Catastrophes" in Early Twentieth Century America
2005-12-01 | John A Bogardus
John Bogardus and Robert Moore look at what history can teach us about how our forebears responded to the threats and opportunities of the early twentieth century.
Current Trends and Issues
Hazards of Relying on Computer Technology in Claim Settlements
2007-04-01 | Tim Ryles
Enterprise Risk Management
Traditional Risk Management Inadequate to Deal with Today's Threats
2007-03-01 | Mark Layton
Current Trends and Issues
Dissecting Problems in Association Health Insurance Policies
2006-06-01 | Tim Ryles
Current Trends and Issues
Marketing Health Insurance through "Trusteed Groups": a Perversion of the Group Insurance Concept
2006-03-01 | Tim Ryles
Risk and Insurance History
"Catastrophes" in Early Twentieth Century America
2005-12-01 | John A Bogardus
