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Posted: Mar 05, 2020

Insurance Professionals: Stop Sitting on Your Hands and Start Mentoring Young Talent

In today’s world, the mentality is “more for less.” This is especially true with our expectations of our new industry level professionals. We place more demands on our young professionals with less training. Advertisement

Posted: Mar 05, 2020

18% Spike in Professional Lines Pricing Leading the Global Insurance Premium Increase

Global commercial insurance rates jumped 11% in the fourth quarter of 2019 — the largest rise in eight years — according to

Posted: Mar 05, 2020

The 2020 Executives to Watch: FM Global’s Kevin Ingram

Kevin Ingram’s father worked as an independent insurance agent through much of his life. But for Ingram himself, the road to insurance wasn’t as cut and dry. Advertisement

Posted: Mar 05, 2020

Protected: 5 Ways Front Line Claims Staff Can Make Patient Advocacy a Reality

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Posted: Mar 04, 2020

Legal Roundup: Tech Companies Moderating Content, 401(k) Suits Likely to Rise and More

Tech Companies Can Moderate Content Without Running Afoul of First Amendment  The Case: The debate over content moderation on major technology platforms was the center of a recent case pitting YouTube parent...

Posted: Mar 04, 2020

How the California State Fund Rushed to Assist in a Mass Shooting

On November 7, 2018, a tragic event unfolded at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California when a shooter entered the establishme...

Posted: Mar 04, 2020

How the California State Fund Rushed to Assist After a Mass Shooting

On November 7, 2018, a tragic event unfolded at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California when a shooter entered the establishme...

Posted: Mar 04, 2020

$479 Billion: That’s What It Will Cost if Earth Loses These 6 Natural Processes
$479 Billion: That’s What It Will Cost if Earth Loses These 6 Natural Processes

By failing to protect the earth, the earth is failing to protect us, it appears. Advertisement

Posted: Mar 03, 2020

HIPAA Violations Are Just One of the Exposures in a Workers’ Comp Industry Cyber Attack
HIPAA Violations Are Just One of the Exposures in a Workers’ Comp Industry Cyber Attack

When a workers’ compensation payer is hacked, it’s not just financial data that’s vulnerable; an injured workers’ medical and personal data are also on the line.  As more and more workers’ compensation insurers move to us...

Posted: Mar 03, 2020

Court Rules Digital Assets Damaged During Ransomware Attack Are Covered by Insurance
Court Rules Digital Assets Damaged During Ransomware Attack Are Covered by Insurance

National Ink & Stitch LLC runs an embroidery and screen printing business. As part of its day-to-day operations, Ink & Stitch stores art, logos and designs for its own business, as well as its clients, on a company-owned computer server. It...

Posted: Mar 02, 2020

Fearless Female Leader: MAPTYCS Jaqueline LeGrand on Her Two Decades in Insurance
Fearless Female Leader: MAPTYCS Jaqueline LeGrand on Her Two Decades in Insurance

For MAPTYCS founder and CEO Jaqueline LeGrand, the best career advice she ever received was to “take advantage of every opportunity.” “It gave me the confidence to move from technology to insurance (and back to technology...

Posted: Mar 02, 2020

The Body Shop Is Cutting Background Checks; Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?
The Body Shop Is Cutting Background Checks; Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?

Can’t find a job? Have a criminal record? Can’t pass a drug test? Don’t worry, this popular retail chain will hire you. You just have to be the first in line. Advertisement

Posted: Mar 02, 2020

11 States Provide Workplace Protection for Medicinal Marijuana. Could California Be Next?
11 States Provide Workplace Protection for Medicinal Marijuana. Could California Be Next?

Ever since states started legalizing marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes, there has been a debate over drug testing in the workplace. Advertisement

Posted: Feb 28, 2020

16 States Provide Workplace Protection for Medicinal Marijuana. Could California Be Next?
16 States Provide Workplace Protection for Medicinal Marijuana. Could California Be Next?

Ever since states started legalizing marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes, there has been a debate over drug testing in the workplace. Advertisement

Posted: Feb 28, 2020

ODG Featured Partner Webinar with IntegerHealth
ODG Featured Partner Webinar with IntegerHealth

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Posted: Feb 26, 2020

Opinion | Cost Cutting in Workers’ Comp Is Morally and Financially Hazardous
Opinion | Cost Cutting in Workers’ Comp Is Morally and Financially Hazardous

The latest workers’ compensation benefits, costs and coverage annual report from the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) found a variety of statistics that show the workers’ compensation system is touching more employers than ever.

Posted: Feb 26, 2020

Nurse Triage Delivers Reduced Lag Time and Substantial Savings Case Study
Can Accident & Health Coverage Keep Rising Health Care Costs at Bay?
Can Accident & Health Coverage Keep Rising Health Care Costs at Bay?

Businesses have a few insurance options to help shield themselves from liability and pay for medical expenses stemming from injuries incurred on their property or caused by one of their products. Advertisement

Posted: Feb 25, 2020

Legal Roundup: Staged Uber Hit-and-Runs, MIT Discrimination Case Settled and More
Legal Roundup: Staged Uber Hit-and-Runs, MIT Discrimination Case Settled and More

Wells Fargo Settles Fake Account Case For $3 Billion The Case: Back in 2016, news broke of a long-running scandal at Wells Fargo involving the creation of accounts that customers never signed up for — and in...

Posted: Feb 25, 2020

Opinion | Are Emotions Even Allowed in Insurance?
Opinion | Are Emotions Even Allowed in Insurance?

The use of the word “emotional” by an R&I contributor the other day got me thinking. Although well-acquainted with the topic in our personal lives, in hopefully positive and enriching ways, we seldom hear the word used in a business or work...

Posted: Feb 25, 2020