What’s New: In Brief (July 17, 2007)

Kroll, a risk consulting company, is combining forces with Direct Marketing Centre Inc. (DMC) to provide Identity Theft Restoration services in Canada.
Kroll announced that as part of the strategic alliance, DMC a third-party administrator and solution provider to credit card issuers, financial institutions, insurers and corporate sponsors would market and administer Krolls Identity Theft Restoration services.The services are intended to help victims of identity theft restore their identities to pre-theft status, according to a release.
Current statistics indicate that ID theft victims can spend anywhere from a few to several hundred hours restoring their identity, Jason Lang, director of fraud solutions at Kroll in Canada, said in a release. While other programs may offer credit monitoring or advice, Kroll helps victims restore their identity by actually doing the restoration work on their behalf.

G.J (Gord) Wainwright has been appointed director of risk management and insurance at CHC, effective July 30. Working out of the global headquarters at YVR Vancouver International Airport, Wainwright will also be the head of CHC Reinsurance S.A.Luxembourg.
Wainright will be reporting to the senior vice president and CEO on risk management, insurance and employee benefits matters. Working directly with the president and CEO on the aviation insurances, Wainwright will be responsible for CHCs relations with Lloyds, the London Companies and the French and European markets.