Keys to outsourced RM--and EPLI. (Special Report: Risk Management in Focus).

For some companies, the complexities of a post-9/11 world may make risk management too complex to handle in house--but going outside could invite conflicts and EPL problems. Here's some advice.

I recently told my wife, that, finally, I am working in a legitimate profession," quips Howard Lackow, senior vice president/director of outsourcing services, The Outsourcing Institute, of Jericho, N.Y. Like most jokes, Lackow's statement contains a grain of truth. Outsourcing has been around for decades, but only recently has it been given its respectable name. Traditionally, i