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ClearRisk's CEO, Craig Rowe, announces the addition of Ray Dillon to the ClearRisk leadership team. Ray will assume the role of Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. As part of the restructuring, Chris Gardner will be promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing. Ray Dillon and Chris Gardner will work together in leading ClearRisk's sales success.

Craig Rowe, ClearRisk CEO, is pleased to announce the addition of Ray Dillon to the ClearRisk leadership team. Ray is joining ClearRisk as the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer effective immediately. “Ray brings with him a record of success in sales leadership that will help ClearRisk grow significantly in the insurance industry”, said Craig Rowe, CEO of ClearRisk. “Ray led the sales team that grew Cable Atlantic to be one of the biggest acquisitions ever in this region, and went on to lead Rogers’ Atlantic Canadian sales team. We are confident that he will lead us to similar growth.” See Ray's full profile here: http://articles.clearrisk.com/ray-dillon-linkedin 

As part of the restructuring of the sales and marketing team, Chris Gardner is being promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Chris has been with ClearRisk for almost four years and has made a valuable contribution to the company’s success to date,” said Rowe. “I am confident that Chris and Ray will work very well together in leading our sales success.” See Chris’s full profile here: http://articles.clearrisk.com/chris-gardner-linkedin

About ClearRisk:

ClearRisk is based in St. John’s NL, and has been a leading provider of web-based software solutions to the North American insurance industry for over 5 years. ClearRisk’s products help insurance companies and insurance brokers increase revenues, improve margins and add value to customers.

Visit http://www.clearrisk.com for more information about ClearRisk and their risk management software.

Risk management applications provider, ClearRisk, has been named in the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) Top 20 list which highlights Canada's most innovative technology companies.

“We are delighted to be recognized for our innovative technologies!” said ClearRisk founder and CEO, Craig Rowe. “We started ClearRisk 5 years ago with a goal of bringing innovation to the insurance industry, and our customers have really challenged us to be constantly at the leading edge.” 

ClearRisk is a provider of cloud and mobile applications that help the insurance industry increase revenues and decrease costs. Insurance companies and insurance brokers are in a fiercely competitive industry with thin margins; ClearRisk uses risk management to help them win and retain business while reducing costs and losses. The company has customers throughout North and South America, including large and small insurance brokers, insurers, MGAs and reciprocals.

“We have a great team of talented people, very helpful shareholders and board, and very enthusiastic customers," added Rowe. “The support we have gotten is a testament to the pains that exist in the industry, and we are very pleased to be able to provide solutions!”

The CIX Top 20 is split into two groups of 10: Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), and Digital Media. Hundreds of nominations were received from across the country, and the finalists hail from the Toronto area, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, St. John's and Waterloo. The selection committee was made up of experts from corporations, as well as entrepreneurs and investors. The companies were judged on a number of key factors, including the product or service offering, the depth of management, market opportunity and business model.

About ClearRisk:

ClearRisk is an online provider of Risk Management Applications to the risk and insurance industry. ClearRisk offers: Risk Mapping & Planning; Risk Management tools and resources; Claims and incident tracking; and Risk Management training. ClearRisk’s applications are designed for any skill level, are very easy to use, and yield a very high ROI to Insurance Brokers/Agents and considerable value to their clients.

Risk management applications provider, ClearRisk was recently awarded the Hubspot Inbound Marketing Success Story of the Year Award at the 2011 HubSpot User Group Summit (HUGS). ClearRisk CEO, Craig Rowe, and VP of Marketing, Chris Gardner, accepted the award which highlights marketing success stories achieved through the use of inbound marketing techniques.

ClearRisk is a provider of risk management applications for the insurance industry. Based out of St. John's, Newfoundland, ClearRisk has been able to penetrate global markets through social media, blogging and search engine optimization, despite not being in one of the conventional business hubs. 

HubSpot helps companies maximize the impact of inbound marketing through their online platform. Through their dedicated use of inbound marketing, ClearRisk was able to increase website visitation by 1000%, provide a strong flow of sales leads, and become ranked in the Top Ten Most Read risk management blogs by the leading magazine for the risk industry. Inbound marketing helped place ClearRisk on the map in the risk and insurance industry, which has resulted in a significant increase in sales.

ClearRisk CEO, Craig Rowe, commented that "Inbound marketing helps us cost effectively reach the very large and geographically dispersed insurance market." 

Visit http://www.clearrisk.com for more information about ClearRisk and their risk management applications.

September 20th, 2011 marks the 5th anniversary of ClearRisk's incorporation. "I am delighted about reaching this very important milestone in the company's development," said Craig Rowe, Founder and CEO of ClearRisk. "We have a great staff team, an experienced Board of Directors, enthusiastic customers, and very supportive shareholders. Combined with our rapid sales growth and recent venture capital investment, we are very well-positioned for success."

Early in 2011, ClearRisk received venture capital from Growthworks, a leading Canadian VC firm. "ClearRisk was a logical fit for our portfolio," said Tom Hayes, President and CEO of Growthworks Atlantic. "Craig and his staff really know the insurance industry and have a great product/market fit. We think they have great potential." 

ClearRisk provides cloud and mobile applications for risk and insurance. "We make Insurance brokers more successful." said Rowe. "We are maniacally focused on their success by providing them with solutions that give them a differentiator to create competitive advantage in the mid-market. We help them open doors, close sales, and retain business."

Mike Grandinetti, ClearRisk Board Director added, “I have been working with Craig and his exceptional team for over two years. Based on Craig's 20 years of domain experience, he has brought an innate understanding of the risk industry to his role as CEO. As a result, ClearRisk has quickly become the leader in their industry through both developing their innovative purpose-built solutions for insurance brokers, and by using modern digital marketing methods to build their sales channel and customer base. I have had the privilege of working as a Board member and advisor with many successful technology companies throughout North America and Europe for the past decade; I have been most impressed with ClearRisk's commitment to best practices across all functional areas of the company, and their corresponding market traction and increasing industry recognition. I am confident that this is the right team at the right time in this rapidly growing market space" added Grandinetti.

ClearRisk has received significant support from ACOA, the NRC, the NL INTRD, the First Angel Network, and several individual investors. “We have been very fortunate to have received the support of some leading funding and investment organizations in our region. Building a technology company takes a lot of time and capital, and we couldn’t have done it without their support,” said Rowe.

ClearRisk is exhibiting at the RIMS Canada Conference in Ottawa this week. "It's business as usual at ClearRisk as we turn five. It's great to celebrate milestones and successes, but we can't let it slow us down or distract from our focus on creating and delivering great products and making our customers profitable," said Rowe.

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario and leading provider of online Risk Management Solutions, ClearRisk Inc, join forces to bring online Risk Management Solutions to Independent Brokers in Ontario

May 17th, 2011 - St. John’s, Newfoundland - ClearRisk Inc., a Newfoundland based provider of online Risk Management Solutions, and the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) today announced they have formed a strategic partnership aimed at bringing formalized risk management planning to IBAO members.

Under the terms of this partnership, IBAO members are extended preferred pricing options for ClearRisk’s flagship product, ClearRisk Manager. The ClearRisk Manager application includes functionality that allows insurance brokers to easily package and deliver Risk Management Solutions to their clients, helping them attract and retain business. Using tools, best practices, risk maps, and formalized risk management plans, ClearRisk Manager better equips brokers to give advice and help make their clients ‘best-in-class-risks’, leading to better terms in the insurance market.

Clients are increasingly looking to their brokers for advice on how to help manage risk. In fact, many insureds would go as far to say that their Insurance Broker acts as their Risk Manager.

”Many brokerages struggle with how to effectively provide these services to their clients,” said ClearRisk CEO, Craig Rowe. “That’s why we built ClearRisk Manager. We wanted Insurance brokers to have an affordable way to provide their clients with risk management plans, risk maps and risk management resources – even if they have little to no risk management training.”

With the introduction of preferred pricing options to IBAO members, ClearRisk is looking to help more than 10,000 independent brokerages throughout the province of Ontario create competitive advantage, strengthen relationships, attract and retain new business, and ultimately deliver risk management planning to their clients.

 “We are very excited to include ClearRisk Manager as part of IBAO’s affinity partnerships  and member benefit program” said IBAO CEO, Randy Carroll. “ClearRisk Manager provides brokers with a great opportunity to strengthen client interactions through risk management and we are pleased to introduce the application to our members.”

About ClearRisk Inc
ClearRisk Inc. is the leading provider of online Risk Management Solutions. Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, ClearRisk has representatives and partners throughout Canada, the United States and Europe (UK). ClearRisk’s solutions are built for insurance brokers, medium-sized organizations, and professional risk managers that are looking for an easy and affordable way to manage risk.

About IBAO

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) is a ‘not for profit’ association that represents and serves the interests of over 11,400 independent Property & Casualty Insurance Brokers in the Province of Ontario. For information about IBAO, visit www.ibao.org or www.ibao.org/blog to receive timely news and information updates. You can also follow IBAO on Twitter or join the IBAO Facebook Fan Page.

ClearRisk Inc, the leading online provider of risk management solutions, showcased the latest version of ClearRisk Manager 2.7. ClearRisk Manager enables risk managers to easily create an online risk management plan with a risk map, and a risk register with controls built-in.

Thousands of risk management professionals, insurance brokers, and industry experts gathered in Vancouver for the RIMS 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition from May 1st – May 5th.        

The conference is the industry's leading educational and networking event, as it is the largest gathering of risk management professionals worldwide. These risk professionals came together from around the world for a common purpose: to share experiences and gain expertise.

ClearRisk Inc, the leading online provider of risk management solutions, showcased the latest version of ClearRisk Manager 2.7. ClearRisk Manager enables risk managers to easily create an online risk management plan with a risk map, and a risk register with controls built-in. The risk management plan can then be shared with colleagues online. This allows risk managers to organize and implement risk management initiatives, and effectively communicate these initiatives throughout their organization.

ClearRisk Manager is also designed for insurance brokers and agents. “Our web-based Risk Management Software products were also developed to help regional insurance brokers provide services comparable to those offered by large multinational brokers,” says ClearRisk CEO, Craig Rowe. “Using ClearRisk Manager, brokers can affordably - and with little or no risk management training - provide their clients with risk management plans, risk maps, risk management resources, software and more.”

Although ClearRisk Manager was the the focus at the RIMS conference, the ClearRisk team was also busy showcasing ClearRisk Tracker, a claims and risk management system built and priced for the middle market.

 

About ClearRisk, Inc. 
ClearRisk Inc. is an online provider of risk management solutions. Based out of St. John’s, NL, ClearRisk has representatives and partners throughout Canada, the United States and Europe (UK). ClearRisk’s solutions are built for insurance brokers, medium-sized organizations, and professional risk managers that are looking for an easy and affordable way to manage risk.

 

ClearRisk Inc., a leading online provider of risk management solutions to insurance brokers and medium-sized organizations, has joined forces with Canpro Global Inc. to bring consumers a greater repertoire of risk management solutions.

 

Canpro Global Incorporated is an international risk mitigation consulting firm that specializes in offering risk solutions, investigations, labour risk management, human resource services and OH&S training.

 

A recognized leader in risk mitigation, Canpro Global works through its 5 subsidiaries consulting portfolios, investigations, human resource services, risk solutions, training resources and labour risk management.

With regional offices located in North and Latin America, Africa, Abu Dhabi, India and Afghanistan and new offices opening in Cyprus and Oman, their global reach, expertise and ethics have been developing gradually since they entered the industry in 1975.

Canpro Global Inc. has most recently been nominated for the Ernst & Young Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs.

“This offers up an exciting partnership for both our clients with ClearRisk and with Canpro Global,” says Craig Rowe, the CEO of ClearRisk in St. John’s.

“By partnering with Canpro Global we’ve been able to bring together both companies’ lists of risk management solutions and offer them out to parties in industry from across the globe. This is a big step towards opening up the risk management industry and providing a place online where this exchange of expertise can happen thoroughly and effectively to industry leaders and entrants” continues Rowe.

“Canpro Global and ClearRisk are a perfect fit. For instance, Canpro’s subsidiary HRservices Inc provides a Confidential Ethics Reporting System. This system helps companies’ employees to anonymously report wrongdoing and sensitive issues. It provides an excellent complement to a risk management plan, and now ClearRisk can promote this system to its clients as part of a complete risk management solution. To that end, we have issued a free whitepaper How to Build an Ethics Reporting Program. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership with Canpro Global,” said Rowe.

 

About ClearRisk, Inc. 
ClearRisk, Inc. is an online provider of risk management solutions. Based out of St. John's, Newfoundland, ClearRisk has representatives and partners throughout Canada, the United States and Europe (UK). ClearRisk's solutions are built for insurance brokers, medium-sized organizations, and professional risk managers looking for an easy and affordable way to manage risk. 

 

About Canpro Global Inc. 
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Canpro Global Services Inc. is a leader in risk mitigation through its five subsidiaries - Investigations, HRservices, Risk Solutions, Training Resources & Labour Risk Management.

With more than 200 professionals and 24 shareholders committed to providing exceptional client service and innovative professional solutions, Canpro has been the company of choice for governments, corporations and the legal community in Canada and abroad since 1975.

To learn more about Canpro Global, see HRservices’ Confidential Ethics Reporting System. 

St. John's, NL (PRWEB) July 29, 2010

St. John’s ClearRisk Inc. a leading online provider of risk management solutions to insurance brokers and medium-sized organizations announces its partnership with DRIVING DYNAMICS, a leader in the field of fleet risk management and advanced performance, driver safety training.

Considered a subject matter expert as well as a highly regarded service provider of key risk and safety services, DRIVING DYNAMICS employs a multi-discipline approach to help fleets lower their crash rates. Whether it’s safety policy consulting, loss analysis, advanced performance driver safety training or driver risk assessment tools, DRIVING DYNAMICS delivers a full range of meaningful services to help fleets improve their safety record, in some cases as much as a 45% reduction in crashes.

Chris Gardner, Vice President of Marketing for ClearRisk, says, “Exposure to driving-related losses is significant for business enterprises both in terms of loss costs and workers’ downtime. This appointment of DRIVING DYNAMICS is a major step by ClearRisk to provide its clients with the opportunity to aggressively manage risk associated with a business driver population.”

About ClearRisk, Inc.

ClearRisk Inc. is an online provider of risk management solutions. Based out of St. John’s, NL, ClearRisk has representatives and partners throughout Canada, the United States and Europe (UK). ClearRisk’s solutions are built for insurance brokers, medium-sized organizations, and professional risk managers that are looking for an easy and affordable way to manage risk.

About DRIVING DYNAMICS, Inc.

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Newark, Delaware, DRIVING DYNAMICS is North America’s preferred partner in the field of Advanced Performance, Driver Safety Training and Fleet Risk Management. Its unique and highly effective approach to behind-the-wheel driver education; web-based learning; and driver risk management has helped many major companies achieve very significant reductions in their crash rates. For more information visit www.drivingdynamics.com

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Newfoundland (PRWEB) June 16, 2010

St. John’ Today ClearRisk™ Inc launches version 2.0 of its ClearRisk Manager application; it includes functionality that will allow Insurance Brokers to interact with clients in ways they’ve never been able to before.

                                                

Clients of Insurance brokers are demanding risk management options that go beyond insurance coverage. Some brokerages are struggling with how to effectively provide these services to their clients. “That’s why we built ClearRisk Manager,” said ClearRisk CEO, Craig Rowe, “We wanted Insurance brokers to have an affordable way to provide their clients with risk management plans, risk maps and risk management resources – even if they have little to no risk management training.”

Using ClearRisk Manager to help identify, prioritize and manage client risks, brokers can offer affordable risk management support to clients; helping clients get the best terms in the insurance market

ClearRisk has built on this concept in Version 2.0, by adding more client and broker collaboration tools, and increasing the speed of the site even more. ClearRisk Manager 2.0 can be used to store, track and share all relevant risk and insurance information such as insurance policies, claims documents, and insurance certificates. It gives Brokers and their clients the ability track progress they make over time.

In addition, ClearRisk Manager 2.0 introduces functionality that allows Brokers to Co-Brand the secure online portal. “It’s important for Brokers to have multiple touch points with clients throughout the year” continued Craig Rowe, “Every time a client logs on to ClearRisk Manager to work on their Risk Management plan, the host Broker’s logo can be prominently displayed. From the client’s perspective, the Broker is providing them with a software solution comparable to those offered by only large multinational brokers.” This, in combination with the collaboration tools above, shows the clients firsthand the value the Broker is bringing to their business.

ClearRisk Manager Version 2.0 is designed to be lightning fast. “We’ve increased the speed of the site by almost 4x,” said John Downey, Director of Systems for ClearRisk Inc “we’ve created a seamless experience for brokers; almost unnoticeable page loads and large reports take only a few seconds, unlike minutes or hours for some competitive systems.”

ClearRisk’s focus has been on increasing broker profitability with mid-market Risk Management Solutions. ClearRisk Manager 2.0 provides brokers with even more functionality to help them become the preferred provider of risk management and insurance products and services.

The following video is a popular resource for insurance brokers who are evaluating the use of risk management as a value added service.

Top 10 ways to use Risk Management to Increase Brokerage Revenue

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Online PR News – 17-February-2010 – ClearRisk Inc. (www.ClearRisk.com) is pleased to announce the launch of the new ClearRisk.com. Bringing together new sites for the ClearRisk Manager, Tracker and Trainer products, ClearRisk.com provides improved navigation, new risk management resources, more accessible support and improved usability all around.

“The response thus far has been phenomenal”, says ClearRisk CEO Craig Rowe. “We’re receiving a lot of great feedback on how intuitive and accessible the sites are and users think it’s great that our risk management resources are still offered for free”.

ClearRisk Inc. is an online provider of risk management software and solutions assisting users in formalizing their risk management plan creation, structuring claims and risk handling and in learning how to make better business decisions using risk management. “There’s nothing mystical about risk management”, says Rowe. “It involves formalizing best practices that businesses already employ but don’t think of as risk management.”

Learn more about ClearRisk Inc. and the ClearRisk suite of risk management products at www.ClearRisk.com.

NL (PRWEB) February 4, 2010

St. John’s ClearRisk Inc. (www.ClearRiskManager.com) is changing the way that insurance brokers provide value to their clients. In recognizing how risk management services can strengthen client relationships and competitive advantage for insurance brokers, ClearRisk Inc. offers online risk management solutions that can help brokers attract and retain clients, create a better book of business, and cost-effectively increase brokerage profitability.

                                                

“Our web-based software products were developed to help regional insurance brokers provide services comparable to those offered by large multinational brokers,” says ClearRisk CEO Craig Rowe. “Using ClearRisk Manager, brokers can affordably - and with little or no risk management training - provide their clients with risk management plans, risk maps, risk management resources, software and more.”

Insurance Brokers' mid-market clients are seeking risk mitigation options that go beyond the use of insurance coverage. As trusted advisors, insurance brokers are a natural first point of contact. Using ClearRisk Manager to help identify, prioritize and manage client risks, brokers can offer affordable risk management support to clients; offering value-added services that help clients get the best terms in the insurance market. Brokers can create a strong competitive advantage not only for themselves but for their clients as well. Providing such services launches brokers ahead of the competition and empowers clients to be better able to mitigate risks and seize opportunities.ClearRisk Manager helps Insurance brokers attract and retain clients in strengthening client relationships and providing positive loyalty-building client interactions.

ClearRisk Manager is an online risk management solution that helps users identify, prioritize, and manage risks in a cost-effective way ClearRisk Manager provides a planning platform and mitigation tools that help brokers become a preferred provider of risk management and insurance products and services.

 NL (PRWEB) December 28, 2009

St. John' ClearRisk Inc. (www.ClearRisk.com) is proud to celebrate its first year of bringing large-scale risk management solutions to mid-size companies, through its flagship product ClearRisk Manager. ClearRisk Manager is designed to provide mid-market companies with the risk management functionality they need at a price they can afford.

ClearRisk Inc. was founded in 2006 by President and CEO, Craig Rowe. After 21 years in the industry, ClearRisk Manager evolved out of Rowe's own frustration with the lack of risk management solutions available to mid-market companies.

"Fortune 1000 companies have the same risks as medium-sized business - the only difference is scale" says Rowe. "Until now, risk management solutions have catered exclusively to large companies with large budgets. ClearRisk Manager allows mid-size companies to manage their risks in a way that affords them the same benefits as the large companies. We level the playing field, helping these companies effectively compete with the leaders in their industry".

With risk management plans, maps, tools and more, ClearRisk Manager brings structure and effectiveness to all risk management activities; lowering the cost of risk, increasing operational efficiency, and improving overall profitability. ClearRisk Manager also helps mid-size companies to reduce the frequency and severity of accidents, generating more loyalty and satisfaction among new and existing customers. Companies that manage risk effectively decrease their uncertainty and increase corporate preparedness resulting in a more competitive market position and increased shareholder value.

ClearRisk Manager is an affordable online risk management solution that helps medium-sized businesses identify, prioritize, and manage their risks. Providing the platform to build risk management plans and the tools with which to implement them, ClearRisk Manager is changing the way the mid-market organizations address risk.

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This Christmas, the entire ClearRisk Team pulled together to collect donations as part of The Idea Factory’s second annual Toy Factory campaign. This year, elves from all over the Avalon Peninsula raised and contributed over $50,000 worth of toys and cash donations that benefited 215 families of the Single Parent Association of Newfoundland and Labrador! To learn more about this year’s campaign, visit www.thetoyfactory.ca

                                        

On October 4th, 2009, the ClearRisk team participated in the 2009 CIBC Run for the Cure in St. John’s, NL. The event was a huge success locally and nationally, more than $26.5 million was raised to support the cause. Thank you to all those who sponsored the ClearRisk team and to those who supported the event! For more information about the CIBC Run for the Cure and about the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, visit https://www.cibcrunforthecure.com/html/en/about.asp

ClearRisk Inc. is proud to welcome all attendees of the 2009 RIMS Canada Conference to our hometown, St. John’s, NL. This year’s conference brings many great speakers and the events happening over the course of the conference are guaranteed to make for a great time. Welcome to all and enjoy!

ClearRisk Inc. is proud to formally announce the launch of ClearRisk Manager; a risk management platform that offers guidance and resources assisting even the most basic of users in managing their risk. Having been available for 8 months in beta, ClearRisk’s flagship product, has been rebranded as ClearRisk Manager. It is a web-based solution for medium-sized organizations that helps companies formalize risk management and provides them with the necessary solutions to reduce risk and insurance costs. “Large organizations have risk management departments that can afford expensive enterprise-level software”, says ClearRisk Inc. CEO, Craig Rowe. “Medium-sized companies have the same problems as big companies but just on a smaller scale. ClearRisk Manager allows medium-sized companies to achieve the same benefits from risk management as big companies at an affordable price and using resources and solutions developed by professional risk managers.” To learn more about ClearRisk Manager, please visit the product page.