Risk & Insurance

Building a Company from Scratch? It’s No Problem for Industry Veteran Grace Meek

Grace Meek is exactly her name and everything but. She has gracefully pursued her passions on a journey through the insurance industry...

Posted: Jun 17, 2020

Insurance for Wrongful Murder Conviction Questioned in Court

Russell Scott Faria came home to a devastating sight on December 27, 2011: His wife Betsy had been stabbed 55 times. Hysterical, he called emergency services. In his fragile state, Faria believed Betsy may have killed herself, seeing that she was...

Posted: Jun 17, 2020

Telemedicine, AI and Predictive Analytics: The Top Tech Applications Impacting Workers’ Comp

In a survey released at the end of April by Mitchell International, half of the responding workers’ compensation professionals reported that cost containment is the driving factor for adopting advanced technologies such as artificial...

Posted: Jun 17, 2020

Are Your Workers Doubling as Caregivers? How COVID-19 Is Forcing Employers to Rethink Leave Policies

The coronavirus pandemic has upended expectations and behaviors in a remarkably short period of time. Advertisement

Posted: Jun 16, 2020

One Call’s CEO Tom Warsop on the COVID-19 Shift in Worker Safety and Recovery

In March, as COVID-19 altered life as we knew it, Risk & Insurance® interv...

Posted: Jun 16, 2020

What Public Sector Risk Pools Can Teach Private Sector Risk Managers

Public entity risk sharing pools were first developed as a means to address unique exposures for which limited insurance products were available. Advertisement

Posted: Jun 16, 2020

Legal Roundup: Amazon’s Workers Claim ‘Poor’ COVID Response, USA Swimming Faces Sexual Abuse Case an...

Amazon Warehouse Workers Sue Over COVID-19 Safety The Case: A group of Amazon warehouse workers in New York sued the company for allegedly failing to adequately keep their workplace safe during the pandemic....

Posted: Jun 15, 2020

FM Global’s Annual Resilience Index Ranks Economic and Supply Chain Strength

FM Global released its annual

Posted: Jun 15, 2020

Insurance Needs to Redefine Recruitment if It Wants to See New Talent Thrive

The popularity of commercial insurance careers has been in steady decline for the past few generations. That’s why employee recruitment and retention efforts within the insurance industry are vital components of every business’s success. ...

Posted: Jun 15, 2020

Wearables, Exoskeletons and Body Sensors: How Technology Is Changing Ergonomics

In recent years, the American workplace has experienced a seismic shift in working style and how employers manage the safety of their teams. Advertisement

Posted: Jun 15, 2020

ODG Viral Pandemic Management (COVID-19) Guideline

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Posted: Jun 12, 2020

SpaceX Is Ushering in the Era of Space Commercialization as Insurers Prepare for Take Off

The scenes from May 30 looked like they had been plucked out of the 1960s.  News networks alternated between covering nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was

Posted: Jun 12, 2020

Is Concierge Service a Realistic ‘Next Step’ for the Worker Advocacy Movement?

Amazon Prime offers two day shipping. Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services allow people to watch any movie or TV show whenever they want. Uber and Lyft mean cabs are just a few clicks away.  Advertisement

Posted: Jun 12, 2020

CLM’s Workers’ Comp and Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Conference Goes Virtual

“What comes next?” It’s a question people are hearing a lot these days as the United States prepares to start reopening after months of shelter-in-place orders due to COVID-19. Through its upcoming

Posted: Jun 12, 2020

No Office Chair, No Problem: Ergonomic Tips Employees Will Actually Use

There’s no shortage of articles, videos and other resources offering advice on how to best work from home right now. Articles on everything from how to be more

Posted: Jun 11, 2020

Will COVID-19 Be the Moment of Truth for Telemedicine?

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Posted: Jun 10, 2020

Legal Roundup: Supreme Court Handles Pension Mismanagement Case, Fortnite Dance Moves Are on the Lin...

Supreme Court: Financial Injury Necessary to Prove Pension Mismanagement The Case: Retirees from U.S. Bancorp sued pension managers, claiming they mismanaged assets, purposely steered funds into bank-owned mu...

Posted: Jun 10, 2020

D&O Markets Were Already in a Dither. Then Came COVID-19

The current coronavirus pandemic is already impacting the D&O space, and many expect that impact to grow in the coming months, affecting claims, underwriting and market conditions. Two prominent coronavirus-related securities class action lawsuits...

Posted: Jun 10, 2020

Perspective | First She Lost $100,000; Then She Burned The Books

Years ago, I worked for a trailblazing international services consultancy. Pioneers have to make it up as they go along. We made mistakes, but then so did everyone we dealt with. Advertisement...

Posted: Jun 10, 2020

Ford Hacks Its Own SUVs to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 for the NYPD

As organizations carefully reopen amid an ongoing pandemic, employers are exploring technologies designed to make workplaces safer. Those that have been on the frontlines with little time to adapt, though, have largely had to rely on distancing, m...

Posted: Jun 09, 2020

How Businesses Can Screen Employees’ Temperatures Post-Shutdown — Without Violating Their Privacy

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, but many businesses throughout the country are gearing up to re-open offices and worksites following shutdowns and are welcoming back their employees. Advertisement

Posted: Jun 09, 2020

Post-COVID-19, What Environmental Horrors Await Commercial Property Owners?

As stay-at-home orders and mandated shutdowns of nonessential business rippled across the country mid-March, commercial real estate owners found themselves facing their worst fear — closing up shop with little to no warning and no timeline for reo...

Posted: Jun 09, 2020