CONSULTANTS

• INTRODUCTION
• LIST OF CONSULTANTS & ASSOCIATIONS

• RISK MANAGEMENT / ENTERPRISE / FINANCIAL

Risk management consultant
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An individual or firm that provides risk management and insurance consulting e.g. risk management reviews, policy analysis, feasibility studies, etc. on a fee basis. As a rule, the risk management consultant does not sell insurance, and so maintains its independence and objectivity.

Licensing requirement change from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  In some locations no license is required, in others, an insurance consultant's license is required and in some a brokers license or a consultants license will suffice.

Society of Risk Management Consultants (SRMC)

Members: Independent risk management and insurance consultants. Objectives: Promotes professional standards for risk managers and insurance consultants. Founded: 1984. Headquarters: New York, NY. Formed in 1984 by the merger of the Insurance Consultants Society and the Institute of Risk Management Consultants.

Risk Management Consultants of Ontario (RMCO)

In Ontario, as an alternative to being a member of RIBO, consultants can satisfy licensing requirements by being a member of RMCO.  An applicant is eligible for membership if he or she:

• is an individual who devotes the majority of his working time to risk management consulting,

• is of good character,

• is compensated on a fee for service basis,

• will not render or offer professional services for which the fees are contingent on reduction in client's insurance costs, or any other specific result,

• is not an insurance agent or insurance broker,

• has no financial or other association of a material nature with any insurance agency or brokerage or property-casualty insurance company,

• does not receive compensation, commission or other thing of value from any insurance agent or insurance broker, or property-casualty insurance company, such as to conflict with the Association's "Code of Conduct",

• is not employed by an employer who has any material interest in any insurance agency, insurance broker or property-casualty insurance company and is not directly or indirectly controlled by an insurance agency, insurance broker or property-casualty insurance company, where such employment would conflict with the Association's "Code of Conduct",

• does not act in the soliciting of any insurance policy or program,

• does not have agreements with insurers allowing him or her to bind coverage or counter-sign insurance documents on behalf of insurers,

• has no shareholder or partner who is an insurance agent or broker,

• satisfies the educational and experience requirements established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

LIST OF CONSULTANTS & ASSOCIATIONS
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• Abraxas AG - Based in Zurich.

• ABS Consulting

• Accenture Canada

• Albert Risk Management Consultants

• Andrew Barile Consulting Corporation - A 40 year veteran of the insurance and reinsurance industry, Barile is a well-known consultant to insurance agents, insurance and reinsurance companies, and major corporations on topics including marketing strategy, litigation support, and the formation of offshore insurance companies.

• Andrew Robinson International - Some of our Insurance Advisory services:

  Insurance Coverage Audits, Exposure Analysis, Design of Insurance Specifications for Competitive Bidding, Analysis and Evaluation of Quotations from Brokers and Insurers, Insurance Program Monitoring & Management, Claim Preparation, Negotiation and Audits, Cost Allocation Systems

  Some of our Risk Management services:

  Evaluation of Service Providers in the Risk Value Chain, Risk & Insurance Assessment as part of M&A Due Diligence, Self-Insurance Feasibility Studies, Alternative Risk Transfer and Finite Risk Transfer Solutions, Outsourced Risk Management ("rent-a-risk manager"), Enterprise Risk Management,

  Risk Mapping, Risk Process & Product Design (integrated disability, etc.),

  Risk Securitization, Intellectual Property Strategies, Operational Reviews (benchmarking, best practices, etc.), Expert Testimony.

• Betterley Risk Consultants

• Canadian Association of Management Consultants

• Contingency Analysis

• Cunnart Associates - Our specialty is risk management training and publishing relevant and useful books and reference materials. We aim to help customers do their job more effectively and efficiently, while protecting their workers, clients and assets.

• Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu

• Dion Durrell

• Ernst & Young

• Focus Group Inc - Comprised of senior personnel and executives from the Insurance Industry with many years of practical experience in the areas of Company Management, Operations, Finance, and Claims Management. Canadian.

• Grant Thornton

• Harper Risk Inc.

• ICA Risk Management Consultants

• KPMG

• PriceWaterhouseCoopers

• Risk Advisory - Independent Risk Management Group based in Calgary.

• Risk Management Consultants of Ontario (RMCO) - is an organization dedicated to the conscientious practice of risk management and property/casualty insurance consulting, with the continuous responsibility to develop, promote and maintain high professional and ethical standards.
• Robert Harder Consulting Group, Inc.

• Society of Risk Management Consultants

• Strategic Asset Alliance, Inc. - Full-service investment consulting firm that specializes solely in serving the insurance industry.

• Towers Perrin - Tillinghast Towers Perrin & Towers Perrin Reinsurance. - D&O and fiduciary Liability Surveys.

• Warren, McVeigh & Griffin, Inc.

• Watson Wyatt

• WRISC, Inc. - is a property and casualty risk management consulting firm. Our consultant staff supports business and government risk management efforts over a wide range of private and public enterprises. Public entity and construction risk management are among the sub-specialties in our practice.

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