Risk & Insurance
With life on hold, I binge-watched dozens of Perry Mason black-and-white TV shows from the 1950s and 60s. Mason was a Los Angeles attorney, the creation of novelist Erle Stanley Gardner. The Mason books rate third in the all-time list of best-sell...
Posted: Oct 21, 2020
Nintendo Sued Over Malfunctioning Controllers The Case: Luz Sanchez and her young son sued Nintendo over a common complaint regarding Nintendo Switch controllers — in-game characters drift when nobody is...
Posted: Oct 20, 2020
Relationships are the most important factor in the workers’ compensation industry. Humor me for a moment and reflect on how you came into this space or why you stayed.
Posted: Oct 19, 2020
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Posted: Oct 19, 2020
As risk professionals we are familiar with the essential elements of organizational fire preparedness. They include emergency procedures in case of a fire and a fire prevention plan, which describes how to prevent fires. Advertiseme...
Posted: Oct 19, 2020
It is no secret that cannabis use is on the rise across the United States. In recent years, the perception of cannabis consumption has shifted from being taboo to becoming more accepted. Advertisement
Posted: Oct 19, 2020
When I first came to work at Risk & Insurance®, now more than 13 years ago, it wasn’t long before the concept of a Federal Insurance Office was proposed. And in fact, such an office came to being in 2010, germinated by the Dodd-Fra...
Posted: Oct 17, 2020
Recent research by Stanford found that 42% of the U.S. workforce is now working from home full-time. This trend...
Posted: Oct 16, 2020
On September 24, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) president and CEO John Ruser led a webinar on the delivery of medical care and return to work in the COVID-19 era. Advertisement
Posted: Oct 16, 2020
The separation of work and life, or what we used to call “work/life balance,” is blurred today. Working from home has doubled or tripled in some cases, and it appears on the surface to be a gain as commuting time is reduced and interactions and dr...
Posted: Oct 16, 2020
The separation of work and life, or what we used to call “work/life balance,” is blurred today. Working from home has doubled or tripled in some cases, and it appears on the surface to be a gain as commuting time is reduced and interactions and dr...
Posted: Oct 16, 2020
The National Ergonomics Conference is all-digital this year, but the sessions will still contain the top-notch content health and safety professionals expect. Advertisement
Posted: Oct 15, 2020
After a groundbreaking career with Crawford and Co., Danielle Lisenbey was named as president of MedRisk in October. Before her start date at the company in November, Risk & Insurance® sat down with Ms. Lisenbey to review the ins and outs...
Posted: Oct 15, 2020
In the aftermath of the tragic death of George Floyd, businesses across the country have scrutinized their Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives more closely than ever. JP Morgan has recently committed
Posted: Oct 15, 2020
Just around this time on a normal year, one thing you’d see behind the scenes at National Comp would be preparations for a Q&A panel featuring the winners of the Theodore Roosevelt Workers’ Compensation and Disability Management Awards (the Teddy...
Posted: Oct 14, 2020
As insurance markets harden, qualities such as tenacity and motivation come to the fore, as do skills in communication. Advertisement
Posted: Oct 14, 2020
From drug formularies, presumption laws and opioids, to telemedicine, gig workers and more, the legal/regulatory landscape is always changing for the workers’ compensation industry. In the tumultuous year that has been 2020, never has...
Posted: Oct 13, 2020
Webinar Summary It seems like every day another state is in the news allowing for medical marijuana and cannabis programs. What ramifications do these state regulations have on workers’ comp?
Posted: Oct 13, 2020
Miami-based Mama Jo’s Inc., owner and operator of restaurant Berries, was alerted to a roadway construction project that would be conducted in the vicinity of its restaurant. The restaurant, as part of its appeal to its beach-going patrons,...
Posted: Oct 13, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies have transitioned to an at-home workforce. While remote work itself is not new, the sheer volume of companies deploying technology to stay productive and connected is greater than ever before, potentially...
Posted: Oct 13, 2020
The National Workers Compensation and Disability Conference — National Comp — is going virtual this year, with a one-day event on October 21, followed by an ongoing digital session series throughout the year....
Posted: Oct 12, 2020
I entered the workers’ compensation space in 2013, coming from a Finance and investment banking background. I’m a Millennial, and like most of us, I didn’t plan on building a career in work comp. Currently, I am the CEO of Ametros, a 10-yea...
Posted: Oct 12, 2020