Upcoming: SRBI International Corporate E-Risk Study
On January 31 there will be a major international news release of a global study conducted by SRBI for The St. Paul Companies about technology and e-risk. The St. Paul is one of the largest insurers in the U.S.

The news conference will be broadcast from Windows on the World at the World Trade Center in New York and will be linked via videoconference to London at the Great Eastern Hotel. A live webcast will be available on the Internet.

In New York, the news conference principals will be Kae Lovass, Vice President of Technology Underwriting for The St. Paul Companies as lead speaker, joined by Mark Schulman, SRBI President, and senior St. Paul and public relations staff. In London, Martin Hudson of St. Paul International will be joined by Eric Halata, SRBI Vice President, and various St. Paul International staff.
The purpose of the study was to determine how well corporate risk managers in the U.S. and Europe understand and identify technology exposures, how effectively they manage e-risk and which tools they employ in doing so. This study is the first such study to gauge the preparedness of companies for the emerging risks of e-technology. The study will promote and support The St. Paul's reputation as a global leader in property-casualty insurance, by showcasing its authority and expertise on the risks encountered by businesses in the utilization of and reliance on electronic technologies.

SRBI was responsible for all aspects of the study including focus groups, quantitative study and sample design, survey implementation in five languages in 14 countries, data prep and processing, analysis and report preparation and presentation of findings. The survey was conducted by telephone among 1,500 corporate risk managers in the U.S. and in 13 countries in Europe. In addition, a sample of brokers was interviewed in the U.S. In all, there were 7 separate analytic reports to reflect the U.S. and European cross sections samples, U.S. brokers and over samples in both U.S. and Europe among financial services and high technology companies.