
Insurance company claims personnel have come out from behind their desks and traveled to the evacuation sites where victims of the continuing wildfires in southern California have gone for shelter. Farmers Insurance Co. CEO Paul Hopkins tells of his company’s experience at one such site at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego and looks ahead to the rebuilding that will be needed after the fires are contained.
Jim Whetstone, senior vice president of technology and privacy at Hiscox, is in charge of his firm’s privacy product that covers data breaches and privacy related exposures. In this part of a recent interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson, Whetstone discusses the exposure, the coverage, and what types of firms are at risk.
Watch the [...]
As senior vice president of technology and privacy at Hiscox, Jim Whetstone is focused on data and privacy-related issues. In this recent interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson, Whetstone discusses how privacy breaches occur and if there is any typical scenario.
Watch the second video in this series: Insurance Steps in When Privacy is Breached
Listen [...]
On Point with Peter van Aartrijk and Rick Morgan is an audio conversation with insurance industry leaders who champion change and challenge all of us to think.
“Don’t be a binge blogger.”
These are the words of Liz Strauss, a blogger and social media educator, when discussing the importance of consistency over frequency. Other advice for [...]
Opened in 1949, Gatorland is central Florida’s oldest theme park. The 110-acre attraction is home to a multitude of animals, including the powerful alpha predators that are the park’s namesake.
With over 100 employee roles, ranging from custodial and food handling to gator wrestling, the potential for injury is great; however, the incident of harm at [...]
Don Reha is the winemaker for Orfila Vineyards and Winery in Escondido, California where he oversees the winemaking process from vine to bottle. In this episode of Watching the Risks, Reha talks about insuring and protecting the product and business income through its various stages.
Agency consultant Al Diamond of the Agency Consulting Group says a properly-constructed compensation plan can re-energize producers who have lost their spark. It works for non-producer employees, too.
Bill Ross is the CEO of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), which is now
Mike Pickens, Arkansas commissioner of insurance and outgoing NAIC president, reviews the
The world is changing, with virtually every business now facing both media and technology exposures. Insurance needs to keep up, says Leib Dodell , former president and CEO of Media Professional Insurance, who is now part of the team launching a new specialty E&O facility based in Kansas City called ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency. In this [...]
October 24, 2007 at 7:41 pm
October 24, 2007 at 8:47 pm
October 24, 2007 at 9:08 pm
October 25, 2007 at 2:17 am
October 25, 2007 at 7:41 am
October 25, 2007 at 7:48 am
October 25, 2007 at 8:43 am
October 25, 2007 at 9:36 am
October 25, 2007 at 1:43 pm
October 25, 2007 at 1:48 pm
October 25, 2007 at 2:24 pm
October 25, 2007 at 9:57 pm
October 26, 2007 at 7:51 am
October 26, 2007 at 11:59 am
October 27, 2007 at 3:32 pm
October 29, 2007 at 1:08 pm
October 30, 2007 at 1:52 pm
October 30, 2007 at 7:04 pm
November 1, 2007 at 9:04 am
February 14, 2008 at 4:18 pm
December 17, 2008 at 5:46 am