Risk News 2011

Dec 30th - Why M&A Suits Are Now an Epidemic - And what a CFO can do to reduce the chance of having deals victimized by them (external)....American yes but good nuggets here no matter where/how you trade

Happy Holidays from HUNTERS International Insurance

Dec 23rd - Year’s wild weather wreaked costly havoc (G&M)

Dec 13th - Status Updates Help Burglars Pick Their Prey (external)

Dec 5th - IBC Reacts to Ontario Auditor General's Report (external)

Dec 5th - a touch of the absurd...Fleet of Ferraris ruined in Japan sportscar pileup (external)

Nov 29th -Renewable power industry faces growing range of risks: Study (external) 

Nov 17th - Climate change blamed for spike in [Canadian] home insurance premiums (external)

Nov 7th - Corporate identity theft: a new realm in risk management (external)

Oct 18th - Roseman: Why our [Ontario auto] accident benefits system may be the worst (external)

Oct 10th - Directors can be liable for doing nothing (external)

Oct 3rd - Quebec has most affordable [auto] insurance, Ontario the least, study finds (external)

Sept 21st - N. American property/casualty CFOs expect market hardening: Survey (external)

Sept 9th - Twelve ways boards can avoid Sino-Forest-inspired disasters (external)

Sept 8th -How Are Sharks Less Dangerous than Vending Machines? An Exercise in Conditional Risk (external)

Aug 30th - Update on Recent [US] D&O Coverage Decisions (external)

Aug 25th -7 ways to tornado-proof your property  (external)   

Aug 17th -Why [Ontario] car insurance premiums are on the rise (external)

Aug 12th - Riots cause mayhem for insurance industry - London riots estimated at almost $320 million in claims. (external)

Aug 11th - RIMS Survey: Soft [insurance] Market Reaching Bottom (external)

Aug 7th - Know how your D&O policy works (external)

July 26th -WSI (Weather Services International) maintains its prediction of active hurricane season in 2011 (external)

July 12th - Munich Re Calls Record-Shattering 2011 the 'Year of the Tornado' (external)

June 14th - June 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch to cost an additional $3billion to $5billion (external)

May 19th - Road Safety Week - 10 tips to avoid driving distracted (external)

May 9th - It might not pay for large Hedge Funds to self insure (external)

Study: Large Hedge Funds Buy More Insurance, Pay Less (external)

May 3rd - Commercial [Insurance] Market Remains "Mushy" (external)

Apr 20th - Report outlines partnership solution to bring homeowners' flood insurance to Canadian [personal insurance] market (external)

Apr 4th - Re-appraising coverage for gold and jewellery - The rise in the price of gold means that your clients may not have sufficient coverage for their personal items (external)

Apr 4th - More Tropical Storms will make landfall in 2011: Accuweather.com (external)

Mar 16th - The Rate Debate: Japan Quake Alone Not Enough To Harden Market (external)

Mar 16th - Japan quake insured loss may reach $25 billion: Eqecat (external)

Mar 15th - Observers See Harder Market After String of Disasters (ambest)

Mar 2nd - Swiss Re Sees Industry Loss From Christchurch Quake Up To $12B (wsj)

Feb 28th - Berkshire directors, officers not covered: Buffett (external)

Feb 15th - Transactional Insurance Coverage: Not your Father's Insurance (advisen)

Feb 4th - Super Bowl: A Game of Risk (external)

Jan 20th - New [IFRS] accounting standards bring warnings of murky reporting (G&M)

Jan 11th - Don’t Get Sued: 5 Tips To Protect Your Small Business (forbes.com)

Jan 3 2011 - Keeping the Wolves at Bay - [Insurance Market Outlook 2011] (external)