How ISO 9001:2015 Can Impact Risk-Based Thinking In Insurance

Freeman1 02 18 2016 17 33 P9

While risk-based thinking is a new term in the 2015 version of ISO 9001, the concept of risk management is not new to the insurance industry. Many companies already have some sort of risk management process in place and much progress has been made to formalize these processes and even use them for regulatory purposes.  Another step forward is the introduction of the ISO 9001:2015 standard, which includes a focus on risk-based thinking that could benefit the industry. ISO 9001:2015, which defines risk-based thinking even more than its predecessor ISO…

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U.S. RE Analytics releases new tool to help insurers manage their risk exposure

Insurance technology with new risk managment tool for industry use U.S. RE Analytics, a consulting firm that provides services to the insurance and reinsurance industries, has developed a new tool that could help some insurance companies manage the cost of reinsurance more efficiently. The tool, called U.S. RE Risk Optimizer, is designed specifically to assist companies that are exposed to catastrophic natural disasters. These disasters have proven to be a serious financial risk over the past two years. Two consecutive years of severe natural catastrophes have caused the price of…

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