Risk & Insurance

COVID-19 and Workers’ Comp: What Current Court Cases Could Mean for the Industry

When the novel coronavirus first arrived in the United States, businesses and their insurers began bracing themselves for losses. Businesses have since sued their insurance companies after their

Posted: Jul 26, 2020

COVID-19 Is Changing the Workers’ Comp Playbook: Are You Giving Your Claims Team What They Need to P...

At 4 p.m. local time, wherever they were around the globe, Gallagher Bassett Services’ claims management staff received a link to a colleague’s 10-song, acoustic-guitar concert and an invitation to kick back with their families to enjoy some R&R....

Posted: Jul 25, 2020

Stronger Together: How COVID-19 Will Strengthen Collaboration in Workers’ Comp

Businesses of all types have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, some hospitals have lost millions of dollars because of shortfalls from cancelled procedures and services, limits on in-patient populations, purchases of unpl...

Posted: Jul 24, 2020

Falling Premiums and the Other Troubling Ways COVID-19 Is Reshaping the Workers’ Comp Landscape

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the workers’ compensation space, like many other industries, was swept up by fear of the unknown.  Advertisement

Posted: Jul 23, 2020

Select Medical’s Katie McBee Talks Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Biopsychosocial Care Method

Musculoskeletal disorders — and the difficulties associated with treating them — have long vexed the workers’ comp industry. Advertisement

Posted: Jul 23, 2020

Insurer Unlikely to Pay in Grilled Cheese Restaurant’s Business Interruption Claim

A downtown Washington, D.C. grilled cheese restaurant launched a class action lawsuit against its insurer after it denied claims for lost income. The restaurant, GCDC Grilled Cheese Bar, filed a complaint against Hartford Financial Services...

Posted: Jul 23, 2020

How Ergonomics Plays a Crucial Role in Cannabis Worker Safety

Ergonomics and the associated employer requirements to maintain safe workplaces, especially in industries where repetitive motion injuries are common, are at the forefront of modern claim prevention. However, the legal cannabis industry could be e...

Posted: Jul 22, 2020

D&O Submissions Surging with Wholesale Brokers

Traditionally underwriters have used retail brokers to distribute most of their coverage. Advertisement

Posted: Jul 21, 2020

Legal Roundup: Google Sued for Tracking Users, Baseball Teams Sue Over COVID-19 Response and More

Indianapolis Archdiocese Failed to Disclose Sex Abuse Allegations, Insurer Claims  The Case: Underwriters for Lloyd’s of London have sued the Archdiocese...

Posted: Jul 19, 2020

AI’s Still a Work in Progress for Property Underwriters. Here’s Why the Human Touch Won’t Go Away

Not very long ago it seemed as if artificial intelligence (AI) was going to take over property underwriting. Big carriers were buying commercial systems from service providers that were proliferating, or even investing directly in such insu...

Posted: Jul 18, 2020

4 Reasons Pollution Claims Are Rising in Frequency and Severity

Greta Thunberg, global climate marches, documentaries such as Love Canal, Gasland and The Devil We Know — over the last decade, pop culture and the media have been turning up the volume on the conversation surround...

Posted: Jul 17, 2020

Court Rules Hotel Management Company Gets No Coverage for Fraud Activity

In 2014, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed criminal complaints against Kenneth Kapikian and Dennis Gagliardi, charging them with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and aiding and abetting. Kapi...

Posted: Jul 17, 2020

Protected: The D&O Trends, Challenges and Solutions Insurers Are Watching for in 2020 and Beyond

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Posted: Jul 16, 2020

50 Years of Nurturing Young Professionals Leaves Gallagher Well-Positioned as the Talent Gap Looms

Every summer, Gallagher’s offices open its doors to more than 400 interns across the country.  For nine weeks, young professionals learn alongside experien...

Posted: Jul 16, 2020

Legal Roundup: Two Pipelines Cause a Stir, Housing Companies Accused of Discrimination and More

Housing Companies Accused of Ageism in Facebook Ads The Case: The Housing Rights Initiative has sued several large housing companies over Facebook advertisements for rental properties. ...

Posted: Jul 15, 2020

Drug Trends Series – Part Two: Evaluating In-Network and Out-of-Network Trends

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Posted: Jul 14, 2020

Lessons Learned from Recent Hurricane Seasons: Preparing Organizations for What Could Occur in the F...

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Posted: Jul 13, 2020

myMatrixx 2019 Drug Trend Report

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Posted: Jul 13, 2020

What is the most popular parametric solution? Cat in a box explained.

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Posted: Jul 13, 2020

What Is The Most Popular Parametric Solution? Cat In A Box Explained.

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Posted: Jul 13, 2020

Water Rising: The Threat to Construction Is Real; the Solution Is All Around Us

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Posted: Jul 13, 2020