The ALS Group Risk Management Articles

Background The current economy and the most recent recession have been the worst economic times since the great depression. With companies trying to find ways to survive, there are no sacred cows when it comes to cutting costs. Layoffs, outsourcing, and doing more with less are all strategies that businesses are employing to survive. While the need to cut costs is understandable it is, unfortunate, one of the strategies many companies are using is cutting back on their safety program.

A Conflict of Interest or Acceptable Payment for Services Performed? Part Two

A Conflict of Interest or Acceptable Payment for Services Performed? Part One It was recently announced that Arthur J. Gallagher, the world’s fifth-largest broker, has received permission to receive contingent commissions from insurers. This announcement has been met with both positive and negative comments. Insurance brokers applaud the announcement as a way to level the playing field, while Risk Managers have condemned it. What is it, and why should I care?Contingent commissions are commissions paid to insurance brokers or agents by insurance companies based on the total volume of premiums written by the carrier and produced by the broker/agent. There are many formulas used but the rationale has been that

What is it and why do I care? Part Two Why do I care about TCoR? The answer is, “why not?!” All of the costs that I have discussed above are bottom line costs. By tracking TCoR and designing a customized strategy to control these costs, savings can be realized on the bottom line. That means every dollar saved is a dollar of improvement in profit. Now what can I do with this information? Okay, now that you have tracked all these costs for at least the last two years, what’s next? As a Risk Manager, I would go through each of the strategies that the business has in place