Risk & Insurance

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

Perspective | A Mini with a No-Claims Bonus. What Could Go Wrong?

Call me Methuselah. The car rental agency advised that, as of my next birthday, I’d be so old that “The Insurance” would not let me rent a car ever again. So I bought one. The experience was something of a motorpsycho nightmare (© Bob Dylan...

Posted: Nov 09, 2020

11 People on The Move

Posted: Nov 09, 2020

Travel Site Expedia Accused of Bait-and-Switch Advertising Scheme, Seeks Media Content Coverage from...

Expedia, the self-proclaimed one-stop travel site for any dream vacation, was accused of a bait and switch marketing scheme by four hotel operators. According to the operators, Expedia was using their hotels, which did not have a contract w...

Posted: Nov 08, 2020

Blockchain, Its Insurance Applications and Their Role in Building Resilience

The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous damage, claiming millions of lives while wreaking havoc on the global economy. Advertisement

Posted: Nov 08, 2020

COVID-19 and Workers’ Comp: NCCI Looks at the Catastrophic Cases We’ve Seen So Far

If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, it’s uncertainty. The virus rattled markets, shut down cities, and sent workplaces remote — if they could remain open at all. Advertisement

Posted: Nov 06, 2020

Legal Roundup: COVID Claims Passing in Court, OSHA Under Health Care’s Scrutiny and More

Two Restaurants Succeed in COVID Business Interruption Suit The Case: After the pandemic led to business shutdowns in Durham, N.C., restaurateurs Matt Kelly and Giorgios Bakatsias filed business interrupt...

Posted: Nov 06, 2020

What If I Build a Cannabis Business and No One Will Insure It?

Cannabis has become a multi-billion-dollar business in the U.S. over the last decade. Advertisement

Posted: Nov 06, 2020

Uber Eats, Grubhub and Other Delivery Drivers Need Insurance Coverage, So Why Won’t Regulators Manda...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every fiber of the world economy. Advertisement

Posted: Nov 05, 2020

New Interpretation of OSHA Rule Could Prevent COVID Outbreaks from Being Reported

Generally, there’s a risk for contracting COVID-19 every time you interact with people. For those who do not have the luxury of working from home, the risk becomes even greater. Advertisement

Posted: Nov 05, 2020

What Chemical Industry Risk Managers Can Teach Other Sectors About Their Climate Change Response Pla...

On October first, a state judge in Houston acquitted the U.S. arm of French chemical maker Arkema, as well as two executives, of criminal recklessness in a fire and chemical release at the company’s plant in Crosby, TX in 2017. Then, Hurricane Har...

Posted: Nov 05, 2020