History
Cardinal,
a Dallas based risk management consultancy, was founded in 1995. Our objective
was to develop a business model which would allow us to provide high valued
risk management expertise based upon our extensive corporate and insurance
industry expertise.We believed that the risk management needs of mid-market
businesses were not being served with advice and counsel independent of the
sale of insurance products. We also believed that many mid-market businesses
lacked understanding of insurance products to make informed decisions to manage
their risks in a cost effective manner.
In larger businesses, we believed that internal risk
management functions were often underutilized and excluded from the global
risk management decision process of the company. They were not an integral
part of the corporate business process and often replicate functions found
elsewhere in the company. Many lack the training and / or experience to effectively
manage loss prevention and claims. In addition insurance company and broker
resources are left untapped.
Since 1995, Cardinal
has grown in both the number of experienced risk management professionals
and in the number of clients served. Whether we are serving on a limited project
or in a long term outsourcing capacity, all client services are managed and
staffed by experienced professionals.
Our services to public and private entities have encompassed
a wide variety of industries which allows us to transfer unique risk management
solutions across those industries. We maintain a broad knowledge
of the insurance marketplace from our interaction with numerous insurers and
brokers. We believe that these relationships make our consulting and outsourcing activities
particularly valuable to our clients.