Risk & Insurance

Insurers: Are You Ignoring the Risk of Psychological Worker Injury at Your Own Peril?
Insurers: Are You Ignoring the Risk of Psychological Worker Injury at Your Own Peril?

The physical safety of employees is paramount to the operation of any workplace. Recently though, employers, claims handlers and employees themselves have increased their focus on psychological safety, what it means within the context of workplace...

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

Equipment Failure Catalyzes Losses; FM Global Believes Predictive Analytics Can Help
Equipment Failure Catalyzes Losses; FM Global Believes Predictive Analytics Can Help

Risk management can often be an uncomfortable box for risk managers and CFOs who need to aggressively manage serious business risk that can impact the bottom line, while at the same time being frugal in how they spend money to manage those risks.

Posted: Feb 20, 2020

10 Imperative Regulatory Trends for Insurers in 2020
10 Imperative Regulatory Trends for Insurers in 2020

Complying with constantly evolving regulations at global, federal and state levels presents a perennial game of catch-up for U.S. insurers. With the risk landscape evolving at a faster rate than ever before, insurance regulators now know th...

Posted: Feb 19, 2020

Protected: The Sharing Economy Is Built on Trust — And Managing These 3 Risks Can Help Sustain It

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Posted: Feb 18, 2020

5 People on the Move
5 People on the Move

Vālenz Appoints Two Senior Executives

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

Accelerate Your Insurance Career: 4 Leadership Development Opportunities This Spring
Accelerate Your Insurance Career: 4 Leadership Development Opportunities This Spring

Take into account the insurance industry’s ongoing talent crunch and now may just be a great time to pick up some leadership training. With thousands of insurance executives nearing retirement age in the next 5 to 10 years, there will be pl...

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

5 Absence and Disability Trends that Will Shape Workplaces in 2020
5 Absence and Disability Trends that Will Shape Workplaces in 2020

Each year, I highlight the absence management trends I see shaping the workplace. The 2020 trends are similar to tho...

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

How California Is Paving the Way for Gig Economy Benefits and Insurance Regulation
How California Is Paving the Way for Gig Economy Benefits and Insurance Regulation

After several years of uncertainty around the status of freelance or “gig” workers in the online economy, a law that took effect on the first of this year in California has put a stake in the ground. Assembly Bill 5 established a specific s...

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

Legal Roundup: Juul Sued for Targeting Children, SeaWorld Settles Blackfish Suit and More
Legal Roundup: Juul Sued for Targeting Children, SeaWorld Settles Blackfish Suit and More

Juul Sued For Targeting Children in Ads The Case: Vaping company Juul Labs has been sued by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office for allegedly targeting minors with its advertising.

Posted: Feb 17, 2020

Opinion | Is Your Corporate Culture Safe for Whistleblowers? It Better Be
Opinion | Is Your Corporate Culture Safe for Whistleblowers? It Better Be

Super Bowl LIV has come and past. The game of football is no different than any other sport. There needs to be a winner and a loser in the end. Often the difference in becoming either is marginal. So, we need an arbitrator to keep things fa...

Posted: Feb 17, 2020

5G Promises to Hyper-Connect the World; But How Much Will It Amplify Risk?
5G Promises to Hyper-Connect the World; But How Much Will It Amplify Risk?

Here’s one thing we know: Technological advancements are in a constant state of flux. Advertisement

Posted: Feb 17, 2020

How Diversity and Inclusion Can Address the Insurance Talent Gap
How Diversity and Inclusion Can Address the Insurance Talent Gap

The insurance industry is facing a crisis: a fast-approaching talent gap as veteran workers retire. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nearly 400,000 employees are expected to retire from the insurance industry workforce within the n...

Posted: Feb 17, 2020

Rapper’s Delight: Insurer on the Hook for Hip Hop Artist Fat Joe’s Defense
Rapper’s Delight: Insurer on the Hook for Hip Hop Artist Fat Joe’s Defense

Rapper Fly Havana was working on a song called “All the Way Up.” He decided to “shop” the unfinished song to his colleague Fat Joe, a hip-hop artist, so that Fat Joe could continue to develop and release it. Over the next few months, Fat Jo...

Posted: Feb 13, 2020

Protected: A Perfect Storm? A Forecast for the D&O Market

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Posted: Feb 12, 2020

You Will Get Bricked; How to Survive Obsolescence Risk
You Will Get Bricked; How to Survive Obsolescence Risk

Technology introduces a variety of obvious risks, including security, privacy, piracy and basic preservation of data. There’s another risk that has become more prevalent — obsolescence, both planned or engineered, and what I will call “natu...

Posted: Feb 12, 2020

Legal Roundup: Snapchat Facing Settlement, Man Kills Son in Life Insurance Fraud Scheme and More
Legal Roundup: Snapchat Facing Settlement, Man Kills Son in Life Insurance Fraud Scheme and More

Snap Agrees to $187.5 Million Settlement Over Claims It Minimized Instagram Threat  The Case: Investors sued Snap — the parent company of Snapchat — claiming the social media company concealed negative inform...

Posted: Feb 11, 2020

7 People on the Move
7 People on the Move

Liberty Mutual Appoints a New Chief Underwriting Officer, Marine

Posted: Feb 11, 2020

Improved Benefits Is Just One Way Workers’ Comp Can Bridge Its Horrendous Talent Gap
Improved Benefits Is Just One Way Workers’ Comp Can Bridge Its Horrendous Talent Gap

When I graduated college last May, I didn’t think that my first post-college job would be writing about workers’ compensation. I didn’t even know what workers’ compensation was.  Advertisement

Posted: Feb 11, 2020

WCRI Surveyed Injured Workers from Four States; Here’s What It Found
WCRI Surveyed Injured Workers from Four States; Here’s What It Found

When it comes to worker outcomes, who better to survey than injured workers themselves?  Advertisement

Posted: Feb 10, 2020

What Is Claims Management Success? Data Can Help Define It
What Is Claims Management Success? Data Can Help Define It

What story is your data telling you? Even the most tech savvy risk professionals may cringe when you use words like metrics, analytics or the phrase, “What are our biggest cost drivers?” Advertisement

Posted: Feb 09, 2020

6 People on the Move
6 People on the Move

One Call Names Thomas Warsop Chief Executive Officer

Posted: Feb 07, 2020

5 Pitfalls that Could Decimate Your Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts
5 Pitfalls that Could Decimate Your Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts

Most of us are no strangers to the world of philanthropy and the concept of “doing good.” Advertisement

Posted: Feb 07, 2020

Court Rules that Sunken Barge Damage Must Be Covered by Insurer
Court Rules that Sunken Barge Damage Must Be Covered by Insurer

Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast in late 2012, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. The Coney Island Steeplechase Pier, which sits on the southern side of the island, was substantially damaged from the hurricane. The C...

Posted: Feb 07, 2020

Insurer Seeks Appellate Court’s Decision for Beach Ball Injury Lawsuit
Insurer Seeks Appellate Court’s Decision for Beach Ball Injury Lawsuit

During a rambunctious street party event in Orlando — known as RumFest — Robert Hunt was assaulted by a jumbo-sized beach ball. Owned by local nightclub personnel, the large inflatables were meant to be used as decorations for the event. Bu...

Posted: Feb 06, 2020