Risk & Insurance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Posted: Sep 17, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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Posted: Sep 11, 2020
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
I just had the opportunity to talk to a recent hig...
Posted: Sep 11, 2020