Risk & Insurance

The Other 2020 Election Story: Which States Legalized Marijuana and How It Could Affect Workers’ Com...

As people patiently waited for the presidential election results the week of November 3, another wave quietly swept across the country: the green wave.  In the 2020 election,

Posted: Nov 17, 2020

From English Degree to Power Broker: Willis Towers Watson’s Clare McCarrick Shares Her Insurance Sto...

When Clare McCarrick, senior associate at Willis Towers Watson, graduated with a degree in English literature from Georgetown University, she had envisioned pursuing a career in journalism. But after experiencing her first internship in insurance,...

Posted: Nov 16, 2020

Legal Roundup: Drug Companies Near Opioid Case Settlement, TikTok Ban Suspended and More

Influencers Successfully Stop TikTok Ban The case: Three TikTok influencers sued to reverse a Trump administration order that would have effectively banned the popular app in the United States. ...

Posted: Nov 16, 2020

Opinion | In Spite of COVID, Schools Reopened. Why We Must Do More to Protect Teachers

My sister is an elementary school teacher in Ontario, Canada. Returning to work this past September was not like any other September. She would know. She has been a teacher for 30 years. Advertisement

Posted: Nov 13, 2020

Why Insurers Must Remain Flexible When It Comes to Supply Chain Risk Management

Managing global supply chain risk requires a certain level of flexibility, because you never truly know what might happen next. Take, for example, a global pandemic. “This is a true Black Swan event,” said Kevin Strong, Head of Multi...

Posted: Nov 12, 2020

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Posted: Nov 12, 2020

How Class Action Litigation Can Be the Death of Your Big M&A Deal

M&A transactions have been booming over the past decade resulting in a lot of buyers chasing a limited pool of opportunities.  This increase in competition for deals has resulted in shorter diligence periods and

Posted: Nov 12, 2020

Field Nurse Case Management in the Age of Telehealth

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Posted: Nov 11, 2020

Directors and Officers Facing Liability for Lack of Diversity

2020 will be remembered for many things, including as the year when corporations

Posted: Nov 11, 2020

4 Critical COVID-19 Risks to the Aviation Sector

COVID-19 devastated revenues and the balance sheets of commercial airlines with quarterly losses for some running from the hundreds of millions into the billions.  But from a claims-made perspective, of the sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemi...

Posted: Nov 11, 2020

The Institutes and the III Join Forces: Get Ready for an Insurance Resource Powerhouse

The joining together of two long-standing insurance education organizations this month represents a leap forward in the way the associations will be able to fulfill their missions, according to the leaders of both groups. Advertisem...

Posted: Nov 11, 2020

Opinion | Empathic Curiosity Needs to Be at the Center of Workers’ Comp Claims. Here’s How to Do Tha...

For much of the past decade, the workers’ compensation industry has shown great enthusiasm for advocacy-based claims models. Advertisement

Posted: Nov 11, 2020

4 Key Qualities to Look for in Your Captive Fronting Provider

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Posted: Nov 10, 2020

6 People on The Move

Marsh Announces New Hire In Eddie Albers Marsh hired Eddie Albers as head of the brokerage’s US life sciences practices. Albers will be responsible for overseeing company response to risk exposure.

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

How Case Managers Can Assist Employees Who Are Delaying Care Due to COVID-Related Anxieties

Since the beginning of the pandemic, workers’ comp patients have faced many barriers to care — from clinics shutting down as stay-at-home orders were issued to hospitals putting

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Treating Every Employee Like an Essential Worker

As a physician overseeing other health care professionals, I have a somewhat unique perspective and level of respect for all frontline workers who face significant personal risks each workday during the pandemic. This includes not only phys...

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Commercial Surety Is Hardening. How a Second CARES Act Would Help

Following uncertainty at the start of the pandemic, the surety markets, and especially surety-supporting construction projects, have fared surprisingly well, but that could change without further government help. Advertisement...

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Opinion | Don’t Read That Label!

Steely Dan cofounder and former Bard College student Donald Fagen wrote: “When he tried to hang that sign on me, I said ‘Take it down.’ ” Fagen was taking exception to labeling, for his own reasons. I take exception for othe...

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Insurer on the Hook for Wrongful Death Claim, Court Decides

In July 2014, a little girl was referred to Seaman’s Society for Children and Families after the Administration of Children’s Services (ACS) in New York City opened an investigation regarding alleged abuse. Soon after, Seamen’s Society visited the...

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Cyber Risks and Exposures in Professional Service Firms

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Posted: Nov 09, 2020

6 Work-From-Home Takeaways RIMS Discovered Since COVID-19 Caused a Monumental Shift in Our Work Envi...

Eight months after the COVID pandemic precipitated an unprecedented shift to work at home, RIMS, the global not-for-profit risk management society, has released a new executive report, “

Posted: Nov 09, 2020

Construction Wearables Are Gaining Traction with Operators, But Will Employees Buy In?

Wearable devices, ranging from smart watches to full exoskeletons, have been gaining traction in popular culture for over a decade. Now, the construction industry is providing the still-fledgling industry with a new consumer group — and a new purp...

Posted: Nov 09, 2020