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Fraud and Abuse or Abuse of Fraud: Do Insurance Antifraud Laws Tip the Scales against Insureds?

2009-02-01 | Tim Ryles

Tim Ryles explains that the rise in antifraud laws raises questions about the impact on the insurer-insured relationship and the regulatory process itself.

Enterprise Risk Management

The Role of the CIO in the Risk Intelligent Enterprise

2009-02-01 | Mark Layton

CIOs must redefine their roles and become more creative, proactive, innovative, and strategic than ever before.

Enterprise Risk Management

Where Was ERM?

2008-11-01 | Chris Duncan

Chris Duncan looks at what can we learn from the current financial debacle to make ERM more effective in the future.

Enterprise Risk Management

Critical Role for the Chief Audit Executive: Aligning Risk Assessment

2008-10-01 | Mark Layton

Mark Layton explains why today a frank assessment of the true risks a company faces is crucial.

Current Trends and Issues

Insurer's Duty at the Outset of a Personal Lines Claim

2008-09-01 | Tim Ryles

Tim Ryles explains why insurers have an affirmative duty to advise first-party insureds of their rights and obligations under an insurance policy.

Catastrophe Risk Management

Facility Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters

2008-05-10 | Nathan C Gould

Dr. Nathan Gould explains why an effective facility evaluation plan should include the preparation of a Post-Disaster Facility Inspection Manual.

Current Trends and Issues

Why Insurance Companies Should Bear—Not Manage—Risk

2008-04-01 | Tim Ryles

Tim Ryles shows why insurers may best serve their customers by not proffering risk management services to their insureds.

Enterprise Risk Management

Chief Audit Executives and Risk Management Silos

2008-03-01 | Mark Layton

Mark Layton explains how CAEs can play a vital role in bridging silos and improving their firms' risk intelligence capabilities.

Enterprise Risk Management

Risk Management's Chief Audit Executive

2007-12-01 | Mark Layton

Mark Layton and Terry Hisey explain that a risk intelligent firm recognizes both rewarded and unrewarded risks, and is savvy about the risks it takes.

Market Practices

Risk Assessments and Peer Reviews

2007-12-01 | Peter Polstein

Whether conducted in-house or by an outside consultant, a risk and insurance review is a good idea. Pete Polstein explains.

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