Risk & Insurance
Cynthia Fee, senior casualty placement specialist and senior vice president at Aon in Sacramento, appeared destined for brokerage from the start. Advertisement
Posted: Aug 13, 2020
Hard as it may be to admit, women working in predominantly male industries, such as insurance and workers’ compensation, might fall prey to subconscious social and gender bias in their day-to-day work. Advertisement
Posted: Aug 13, 2020
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 12, 2020
As it stands today, only eight states remain where marijuana is fully illegal. All others have either active medical or recreational marijuana programs. Advertisement
Posted: Aug 12, 2020
California, Cities Spar Over Marijuana Home Delivery The Case: California has legalized marijuana sales. But they are banned in cities like Riverside and Beverly Hills. So who’s in charge? ...
Posted: Aug 11, 2020
Imagine seeing a photo of your employee skiing when they said had to take off work because of a bad back. Or perhaps viewing a social media picture of them running a marathon when they claimed to have a broken foot. Advertisement
Posted: Aug 11, 2020
A whitepaper recently released by the Sedgwick Institute discusses the use of presumptions in the workers’ compensation system, emphasizing the history behind them and the expanded use of legal presumptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted: Aug 10, 2020
Captives have long been seen as a potential insurance solution for companies confronted by a lack of capacity and high pricing due to a marketplace that may not adequately understand their risk. Advertisement
Posted: Aug 10, 2020
Protests and riots following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police have prompted businesses to reevaluate just how equal their workplaces are, bringing up potentially uncomfortable questions like, “Am I doing enough to bring...
Posted: Aug 10, 2020
Since it was founded in 1971, OSHA has been considered a bastion of worker safety. Now, some are al...
Posted: Aug 09, 2020
From wearable devices such as Fitbits and smart watches to social media, phone apps, video meetings and telemedicine,...
Posted: Aug 08, 2020
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Posted: Aug 07, 2020
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Posted: Aug 07, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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