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ACE Progress ReportsSM
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Critical research on current and emerging risk management issues 
  • Global Environmental: Debunking the Myth, Not Just Third-Party Insurance 
    William P. Hazelton, ACE USA Environmental Risk
    Karl J. Russek, Environmental Risk, ACE Overseas General
    April 2010
    Discover how changing US and European environmental regulations and heightened enforcement have increased the need for first-party premises pollution coverage. 

  • Beyond Non-Admitted: A Closer Look at Trends Affecting Today's Multinational Insurance Programs 
    Suresh Krishnan ACE Group
    April 2010
    This whitepaper examines the motivations behind purchasing and selling multinational programs, and identifies many of the trends, issues, and inconsistencies in today’s international insurance regulatory environment that affect many of the assumptions behind multinational programs

  • Financial Crisis: Bankruptcy Implications for D&O Insurance 
    Carol Zacharias, ACE Group
    Keith Lavigne, ACE Professional Risk
    Scott Meyer,
    ACE Professional Risk

    April 2010

    With the number and scope of corporate bankruptcies on the upswing, this paper examines the threats bankruptcy poses to corporate directors and officers, discusses key D&O coverage concerns and reviews best practices with regard to quality insurance protection.


  • Foreign Travel: Risk and Response 
    Frank D’Ancona, ACE Accident & Health
    James Walloga, ACE Accident & Health
    April 2010
    The risks of foreign travel have evolved significantly -- natural disasters, medical emergencies, war, terrorist attacks, kidnapping -- to name just a few. As corporations, non-profit organizations and educational institutions extend their reach into less traditional destinations, only a few carriers are equipped to help manage these risks. This article discusses emerging hazards and new travel products and services.To view an article based on this whitepaper, click here.

  • Green Building: An Introduction to Sustainability and Understanding of Best Practices
    John Ingram, ESIS
    Frank Westfall, ESIS
    April 2010
    What do risk managers need to know about new government initiatives for "green" construction and the use of sustainable materials? This paper explores "green" strategies and the practical resources available to help organizations achieve these goals. 
     
     
  • International Developments in Executive Liability
    Carol Zacharias, ACE Professional Risk
    John Liner Review, Winter 2010
    This white paper discusses the international implications of a burgeoning array of laws passed by diverse countries which affect corporate disclosure, fiduciary duty, accounting, and transparency requirements. To listen to a podcast discussing the white paper, click here.

  • Managing the Complex Challenges of a Global Insurance Program: Foreign Clinical Trials Case Study
    Lee W. Farrow, ACE USA Medical Risk
    Robert Gaffney, ACE Global Client Executive
    John Liner Review, Fall 2009
    This white paper discusses how operating within the global market offers an unprecedented growth opportunity for U.S.-based companies and multinational corporations, while also creating the potential for nontraditional exposures and governance issues.

  • Climate Change is Heating Up D&O Liability
    Carol Zacharias, ACE Professional Risk
    Spring 2009
    This article examines existing laws and regulations that have been applied in recent corporate climate change litigation and resulting settlements that have set high standards for management disclosure, analysis, and assessment of the financial impact of climate risk.

  • U.S. Infrastructure: Emerging Trends, Risk Management and Insurance Issues
    Carol Laufer, ACE Excess Casualty
    Bill Hazelton, ACE Environmental Risk
    Geoffrey Hall, ACE Casualty Risk
    President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus program will spawn a vast number of infrastructure and energy-related projects. With billions of dollars of projects up for the bidding and time being of the essence, risk managers must be concerned about how well and how fast their insurance carrier can respond to a large volume of complex exposures involving multiple lines of insurance. This paper explores these risk implications and ACE‘s ability to manage them.
     

  • The Return of Directors & Officers Litigation: Trends Driving Increasing Costs and Frequency of Litigation Against Corporate Directors and Officers
    Carol Zacharias, ACE Professional Risk
    July 2008

    This white paper provides an informative overview of the trends and factors behind the escalation of case filings against directors and officers and the rising severity of settlements and judgments. To listen to a podcast discussing the white paper, click here.
     

  • Going Global: Emerging International Issues for Environmental Programs
    William P. Hazelton, ACE USA Environmental Risk
    Karl J. Russek, Environmental Risk, ACE International
    John Liner Review, Fall 2008

    This white paper provides an informative overview of the types of environmental insurance products that address pollution risks, some of the legislative and compliance developments around the world, the challenges of placing environmental coverage outside the United States and risk management solutions available in the marketplace. To listen to a podcast discussing the white paper, click here.
     

  • Managing the Emerging Risks of Nanotechnology  
    Connie Germano, ACE Casualty Risk
    John Liner Review, Summer 2008
    This white paper provides an informative overview of the wide array of industries that are beginning to reap the potential of the staggeringly small world of nanotechnology. To listen to a podcast concerning the white paper, click here.
      
     

  • Green and Environmental Technology

    E-cycling – Technology  v Environment, Frank Westfall, ESIS, Inc.

    The Shape of Things to Come, John Ingram, ESIS, Inc.
    Universal Principles for Green Buildings, Mike Strange, ESIS, Inc.

    Combined, these three abstracts address the emerging health, safety, and environmental issues related to the proliferation of technology, the impact of continued building, and downsizing in the workplace. 

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