Risk & Insurance

Worker Lawsuit Against OSHA Puts Added Focus on Workplace Safety Amid Pandemic

Since it was founded in 1971, OSHA has been considered a bastion of worker safety. Now, some are al...

Posted: Aug 09, 2020

COVID-19 Sparked a Technology Surge in WC … And Shined a Light on Even Greater Risk

From wearable devices such as Fitbits and smart watches to social media, phone apps, video meetings and telemedicine,...

Posted: Aug 08, 2020

Protected: 3 Reasons the Wholesale Market Is Set for Dramatic Growth

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Posted: Aug 07, 2020

Protected: 3 Reasons the Wholesale Market Will Continue Its Dramatic Growth

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Posted: Aug 07, 2020

Protected: 3 Reasons the Wholesale Market Will Continue its Dramatic Growth

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Posted: Aug 07, 2020

Should I Talk to You? Beware of Attorney-Client Privilege Pitfalls in Workers’ Comp Litigation

Even someone with a casual understanding of the law can grasp the concept of attorney-client privilege. If a client tells an attorney something privately, it can’t be used against them later. If an attorney talks strategy with their client,...

Posted: Aug 07, 2020

Why OSHA Might Start to Level More Scrutiny On Work From Home

Employees appear to be content working from home during the pandemic and a significant majority want to continue doing so when normalcy returns. However, risks have emerged that employers and their insurance providers should take steps to mitigate...

Posted: Aug 06, 2020

5 Unexpected Ways Legal Fees Are Making Workers’ Comp Claims More Painful

Legal peer reviews — a service where you pay attorneys money to analyze your organization’s legal work. Seems like a waste of money, right? Well, that’s probably why a lot of workers’ comp programs don’t have them.  While...

Posted: Aug 06, 2020

It’s Time to Embrace Health Care’s Changing Model as the ‘New Normal’

Health care’s transformation over the past decade reflects a rapid advancement of technology, evolving customer expectations, and an ongoing battle against the expenses of care. According to Brandon Mezick, chief operating officer of IronHe...

Posted: Aug 06, 2020

Perspective | Here’s One Insurance CEO’s Secret Formula to Success

For most office people, the working day is largely unstructured. You spend your time reacting to whatever is on fire at any given moment and fill in the gaps with projects that require attention. Advertisement

Posted: Aug 06, 2020

How Cyber Security Raters and Other Vendors May Help You Diffuse Third-Party Cyber Risk

Ah, just give me the facts. “Personal computers will never replace large scale mainframe computers.” Of course they won’t. Companies will not trust employees to download sensitive corporate data to local PC harddrives. Spreadsheets w...

Posted: Aug 05, 2020

This Year’s Hurricane Season Isn’t Anything Like We’ve Seen Before. But There’s Still a Way Through...

The 2020 hurricane season brings forth never before seen challenges and risks for businesses. In addition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predictions for an

Posted: Aug 05, 2020

COVID-19 Contingent Business Interruption Claims Won’t Be The First Settled. Here’s Why

COVID-19 swept through the world during the first and second quarters of 2020, disrupting global economies and shuttering businesses — both temporarily and permanently. This disruption has resulted in economic, political, legal and regulatory issu...

Posted: Aug 05, 2020

Next-Level Occ-Health Training Will Help Improve Care for Injured Employees

The field of occupational health has been a piece of the workers’ compensation puzzle for a very long time. Even so, it remains a lesser known specialty area even to the health care community — an issue that has limited the number of practitioners...

Posted: Aug 04, 2020

Legal Roundup: A Step Forward for Flint’s Water Crisis, Kit Kat Chocolate Up for Debate and More

White Kit Kat Doesn’t Need to Be White Chocolate After All The Case: Americans might not know it, but there are

Posted: Aug 04, 2020

Understanding the Unexpected: COVID-19, Workers Compensation, and Complex Adaptive Systems

Looking over the last few months, it can feel rather absurd that a respiratory disease in Wuhan, China has led to such varied outcomes as a run on toilet paper in suburban Maryland or EU...

Posted: Aug 04, 2020

Understanding the Unexpected: COVID-19, Workers’ Compensation and Complex Adaptive Systems

Looking over the last few months, it can feel rather absurd that a respiratory disease in Wuhan, China has led to such varied outcomes as a run on toilet paper in suburban Maryland or EU...

Posted: Aug 04, 2020

Considering Buying Business Interruption Coverage? You Better Understand How COVID-19 Changed the Ga...

Business interruption (BI) insurance was originally designed to protect companies in the event of a loss caused by physical property damage. Advertisement

Posted: Aug 04, 2020

Biometric Data: Massive Security Risk or the Only Way Forward for COVID-19 Safety?

Fueled by the harsh realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies, public institutions and other entities are mulling the use of biometric technology for a variety of goals. Advertisement

Posted: Aug 04, 2020

What Is Fatigue Identification Software and Is It Ready for Implementation?

Fatigue is among the most prevalent workplace challenges faced by safety professionals and risk managers, affecting millions of workers across industries. More than a simple feeling of drowsiness, fatigue is the cumulative result of poor or insuff...

Posted: Aug 03, 2020