Risk & Insurance

Risk Managers, Listen to Brene Brown and Take in All Perspectives Before You Make a Decision

Recently, I was reflecting on a flight I took prior to the COVID-19 pandemic changing the world. “The flight is completely full,” the flight attendant said as I located a seat for transit from Las Vegas to Baltimore. When you are about the...

Posted: Sep 22, 2020

As Telemedicine Use Explodes, Are We Certain the Service Is Properly Insured?

Telemedicine services can happen in real time, such as through a Zoom call or another video call provider. They could even be asynchronous — for example, a patient uploads their health data for review and comment at a later time by their physician...

Posted: Sep 21, 2020

AIG, Markel, AXIS Execs and Others Weigh In on the Importance of Diversity in WSIA Panel

The concept of diversity and inclusion (D&I) has been permeating not just the insurance industry but also almost every industry for quite some time. For at least the last two decades, there has been a significant push toward diversifying th...

Posted: Sep 21, 2020

Opinion | Wearing a Mask Is Just Good Risk Management. So Why Aren’t More People on Board?

It started the same way. In March 2020, the headlines were overtaken by news of a killer virus, COVID-19. Soon after, we were advised to stay home, not to go to school or work and to stay apart. Advertisement

Posted: Sep 21, 2020

Legal Roundup: Ben Affleck’s Movie in an Insurance Bind, Pro Wrestling Worries Over Head Injuries an...

Producers of Ben Affleck Film Sue Insurer Over COVID Shutdown The Case: Producers of the Ben Affleck-Robert Rodriguez film Hypnotic sued insurer Chubb National. Advertisement...

Posted: Sep 18, 2020

Why the Department of Defense’s Cyber Security Strategy Is Worth Emulating

While 2020 has given the U.S. a multitude of challenges to manage simultaneously, a perennial pandemic that has been buried in the headlines must never be ignored — cyber breaches. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated cyber risks a...

Posted: Sep 18, 2020

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Posted: Sep 17, 2020

Drug Trends Series – Part Four: High Impact Drug Classes

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Posted: Sep 17, 2020

Protected: 3 Ways the Construction Industry Can Build Resiliency into Risk Management

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Posted: Sep 17, 2020

Mega Claims in Workers’ Compensation: The NCCI Weighs In

As might be expected, head injuries make up a high percentage of mega claims. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released a

Posted: Sep 17, 2020

How ‘Pay to Delay’ Impacts Self-Insureds and Other Pharmaceutical Payers

Two parallel courses of litigation, one in California and one in Illinois, have thrust the long-running dispute over the high cost of patented pharmaceuticals to the fore. Advertisement

Posted: Sep 16, 2020

After a Lighthouse Project Burns in Confirmed Arson Case, Developer Sues Multiple Insurers for Cover...

A four-decade-old landmark, the Dewey Beach lighthouse overlooking Delaware’s Rehoboth Bay was ready for an upgrade. The Lighthouse Cove development would be a large, 80,000 square-foot project that would not only include renovations to the lighth...

Posted: Sep 16, 2020

Opinion | A Message for the LinkedIn Sidewalk Superintendents

Some LinkedIn users decry posts that are “political,” asserting that they have no place on the platform. One person recently said discussions about racism and sexism in the workplace have no place on a career-focused site, as those topics a...

Posted: Sep 15, 2020

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Posted: Sep 15, 2020

California’s Hybrid Worker Classifications Will Sting if Your Business Is Unprepared

Collectively, the experience of COVID-19 has shown us that the way we work and our relationship to our employers is dynamic, at times precarious and inherently malleable. We now understand the opportunity and demands of virtual work, and we...

Posted: Sep 15, 2020

With His Resume, You’d Never Believe He’s Only 34; How This Young Insurance Broker Quickly Became a...

Fred Zutel said it best: Insurance exists to save people from themselves. Zutel has made a fast career and name for himself by championing this mission. Advertisement

Posted: Sep 15, 2020

Perspective | When Cheesy Commercials Lie About Insurance, What’s an Industry Veteran to Do?

In Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” a character from another time is transported to a high-tech world where everyone keeps happy by taking soma, a drug that neutralizes feelings. Reluctantly at first, the character takes the soma.

Posted: Sep 15, 2020

Pandemic Insurance with Government Backstop Gets Support from Marsh, Chubb, RIMS

Widespread insurance coverage for future pandemics could be coming soon. A bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives called the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) would empower insurers to offer pandemic business interruption pol...

Posted: Sep 14, 2020

This Beecher Carlson Power Broker’s Unconventional Path Gives Her a Unique Perspective on Excellence...

There was a time when brokers specializing in what was called “alternative” energy were notable merely for their existence. Now the sector is called renewable energy, and it’s big business. Advertisement

Posted: Sep 14, 2020

Labor Company on the Hook for Own Defense After Worker Sues for Wage Violations

In an underlying complaint, Jose Enrique Castillo Chaidez filed suit against his employer, MJC Labor Solutions, and Carl Hemphill, who oversaw Castillo’s duties at the company. Advertisement

Posted: Sep 13, 2020

Legal Roundup: McDonald’s Faces Discrimination Practice Suit, the U.S. Capitol Takes on Instacart an...

52 Former McDonald’s Franchisees Claim Discriminatory Practices The Case: A group of 52 former Black-owned McDonald’s franchisees have sued the company, claiming that McDonald’s “denied them the same oppo...

Posted: Sep 13, 2020

Musculoskeletal Injuries Cost Billions. Could Early Physical Therapy Help?

Musculoskeletal conditions — everything from a sprained ankle to a ligament tear — are a common and costly injury for workers’ compensation insurers. Advertisement

Posted: Sep 12, 2020

How Climate Change and COVID-19 Are Combining to Rock Renewable Energy Supply Chains

As baseball-sized hail fell from the sky, West Texas residents took cover. The rock-hard ice dented cars, smashed windows, and damaged property. The unmerciful May 2019 storm hit renewable energy too, damaging 13,000 solar panels and

Posted: Sep 11, 2020

Maybe, Just Maybe, COVID-19 Will Produce a New Breed of Risk Manager

I just had the opportunity to talk to a recent hig...

Posted: Sep 11, 2020