Risk & Insurance

How Can I Keep My Employees Safe from the Coronavirus?
How Can I Keep My Employees Safe from the Coronavirus?

New reports covering  coronavirus reveal a situation that is changing daily and that businesses, especially those with work, travel or operations in or near the epicenter of Wuhan, China, need to follow closely. As of early February, the nu...

Posted: Feb 05, 2020

Legal Roundup: Wineries Sue Over Smoke, Volvo Faces Cultural Blind Spot and More
Legal Roundup: Wineries Sue Over Smoke, Volvo Faces Cultural Blind Spot and More

Facebook Settles Facial Recognition Suit for $550 Million  The Case: Can Facebook legally use biometric data to help users tag each other in photos? That was the central question in a lawsuit between the soci...

Posted: Feb 05, 2020

Expert Perspective: Plot a Clear Path to Recovery from the Start
Expert Perspective: Plot a Clear Path to Recovery from the Start

Despite the best intentions of everyone involved in an injured worker’s care, treatment missteps can plague any kind of claim, compromising a worker’s ability to recover effectively, as well as driving up both medical and indemnity costs.

Posted: Feb 05, 2020

How Rising Rates Impact Underwriting — and the Solutions Insurers Are Working Toward
How Rising Rates Impact Underwriting — and the Solutions Insurers Are Working Toward

One trend in the insurance industry is clear: Rates are rising. “The market is in transition,” explained Chris Kopser, president of global risk management, North America, AXA XL. “It’s an evolving market driven by the change in the loss lan...

Posted: Feb 05, 2020

2020’s the Year for Insurance to Be Bold: This CEO Wants to Advance Corporate Insurance by Bringing More Partnership to the Industry
2020’s the Year for Insurance to Be Bold: This CEO Wants to Advance Corporate Insurance by Bringing...

It is no news that the global insurance industry faces a number of challenges: a persistently high expense ratio, unreliable underwriting profit, lumbering legacy IT systems, inconsistent customer service, limited product innovation and a business...

Posted: Feb 05, 2020

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Posted: Feb 04, 2020

8 People on the Move
8 People on the Move

Acentria Insurance Announces Executive Promotions and a New Chairman of the Board

Posted: Feb 04, 2020

Why Proper Communication Is So Key to Settling Claims
Why Proper Communication Is So Key to Settling Claims

The U.S. construction industry erects approximately $1.3 trillion worth of structures annually, according to the Associated General Contractors of America, with any single project having dozens of workers and millions of dollars in completed work...

Posted: Feb 04, 2020

Legal Roundup: Atlanta Hotel Juggles Responsibility for Legionnaires, Courts Consider Contraception and More
Legal Roundup: Atlanta Hotel Juggles Responsibility for Legionnaires, Courts Consider Contraception...

Misclassification Suit Leads to $2.75M Settlement for 50 Workers The Case: Fifty workers sued electrical contractor Power Design and two subcontractors claiming that they were misclassified as independent con...

Posted: Feb 03, 2020

Expert Perspective | Set the Tone for Successful Claims From the Very Start
Expert Perspective | Set the Tone for Successful Claims From the Very Start

For every workers’ compensation injury, there are probably dozens of ways that injury could unexpectedly spiral out of control, compromising a worker’s recovery and dramatically hiking up costs. Payers and employers strive to spot red flags...

Posted: Feb 03, 2020

How Much Longer Will Workers’ Comp Rates Stay Soft?
How Much Longer Will Workers’ Comp Rates Stay Soft?

Amid the gloom of a fast hardening market, workers’ compensation has become a source of relief for insurance buyers. While several property and casualty lines have gone significantly up in recent renewals, workers’ comp rates have continued...

Posted: Feb 03, 2020

10 Disruptive Trends That Are Impacting The Insurance Industry
10 Disruptive Trends That Are Impacting The Insurance Industry

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Posted: Feb 03, 2020

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Posted: Jan 31, 2020

Got Sticker Shock? 5 Reasons Why D&O Prices Are Skyrocketing
Got Sticker Shock? 5 Reasons Why D&O Prices Are Skyrocketing

The whispers of a hard market for directors’ and officers’ policies just turned into screams, as policyholders saw another round of price hikes in the third quarter of 2019. The market is stabilizing after more than a dec...

Posted: Jan 30, 2020

Here’s the Colossal Cost of Climate Change for Carriers and Insureds
Here’s the Colossal Cost of Climate Change for Carriers and Insureds

Back in February 2019, Morgan Stanley released a report outlining the costs of climate disa...

Posted: Jan 29, 2020

Cannabis Shares a Business Model With Lemonade Stands: Federal Restrictions Are to Blame
Cannabis Shares a Business Model With Lemonade Stands: Federal Restrictions Are to Blame

The road to cannabis insurance is not getting any smoother with the drug’s emerging legality. Advertisement

Posted: Jan 28, 2020

9 People on the Move
9 People on the Move

Zurich North America Names New Head of Corporate Sustainability

Posted: Jan 28, 2020

Legal Roundup: Apple Sues Former Employee, Military Vets Go After Faulty Earplugs and More
Legal Roundup: Apple Sues Former Employee, Military Vets Go After Faulty Earplugs and More

Apple Sues Ex-Employee Who Launched Competitive Startup  The Case: Startup companies are particularly protective of their intellectual property and talent. The rule of thumb is simple: Anything you invent dur...

Posted: Jan 28, 2020

We Surveyed 669 Workers’ Comp Pros About Their Critical Challenges for 2020. Here Are the Top 10
We Surveyed 669 Workers’ Comp Pros About Their Critical Challenges for 2020. Here Are the Top 10

For the second year running, Risk & Insurance®, sponsored by Healthesystems,...

Posted: Jan 27, 2020

The Invisible Obstacle: What’s Keeping Women from Insurance Leadership Roles
The Invisible Obstacle: What’s Keeping Women from Insurance Leadership Roles

What will it take to see more women advance into the ranks of senior executives? The answer might lie in promoting business acumen. Advertisement

Posted: Jan 27, 2020

3 Risks Keeping Small Business Owners Up at Night; Plus One They’re Missing
3 Risks Keeping Small Business Owners Up at Night; Plus One They’re Missing

Businesses of any size are vulnerable to countless risks, but the ones with the most assets don’t necessarily have the most to lose. While more money and more employees means larger risk exposure, larger businesses have more options availab...

Posted: Jan 26, 2020

Sedgwick Highlights 9 Industry Trends That Are Affecting You Right Now
Sedgwick Highlights 9 Industry Trends That Are Affecting You Right Now

As technology, regulation and changing workforce dynamics continue to evolve, it can be difficult to keep pace with the necessary tasks professionals in the workers’ compensation and insurance industries need to manage.

Posted: Jan 25, 2020