Tag: FM Global
Mekrut to chair national AAA board of directors
WILLIAM A. “BILL” MEKRUT, retired vice president and treasurer of FM Global, was recently elected as chairman of the national AAA board of directors...
FM Global: Equipment failures a leading cause of property losses for...
JOHNSTON – Equipment breakdowns now rival fire loss in both frequency and severity of commercial property insurance claims, according to a new analysis of...
Automation increases vulnerability to hacks
At a recent Rhode Island Manufacturers Association breakfast, Cooley Group President and CEO Daniel R. Dwight listened as the roughly 500 attendees were asked...
FM Global and others identify increasing hail damage costs since 2008
BOSTON – In 2008, the year the stock market crashed and Barack Obama won the presidency, the United States was hit with a weather...
4 R.I. companies place on 2019 Fortune 500 list
PROVIDENCE – Four Rhode Island companies made the 2019 Fortune 500 list while seven Rhode Island companies were among the Fortune 1000, according to...
FM Global: East Coast ranks No. 22 among best places for...
JOHNSTON – What’s the best country in the world to do business? That would be Norway, according to this year’s FM Global Resilience Index.
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FM Global invests $250K in Mass. startup AirWorks Solutions
JOHNSTON – FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has invested $250,000 in AirWorks Solutions, a Boston-based startup developing aerial-mapping software...
FM Global gets ‘superior’ grade from rating agency A.M. Best
JOHNSTON – FM Global has become the latest insurer with ties to Rhode Island to have its “superior” financial-strength rating affirmed by credit rating...
Five Questions With Deanna Fidler
5Q: Deanna Fidler | Senior vice president, chief human resources officer, FM Global
1. What are some of the functions of human resources that...
Business costs are rising but owners still confident in growth plans,...
Most Rhode Island businesses are doing well and have positive outlooks for themselves and the economy for 2019, though their confidence is not quite...
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