Risk & Insurance

Unmasking the Silent Epidemic: The True Cost of Physician-Dispensed Topicals in Workers’ Comp

Physician-dispensed topicals are costly and there’s no evidence that they are more effective than what is available through the more traditional distribution network of the retail pharmacy network. Why aren’t more states taking action? The...

Posted: Nov 06, 2023

Upcoming Nov. 7 and 8: The CRC’s Resilience Innovation Summit Meets to Tackle Catastrophic Climate R...

The Catastrophe Resiliency Council invites you to join experts from government, industry and academia at the inaugural Resilience Innovation Summit. The post

Posted: Nov 02, 2023

Accounting for Similarities. What Stakeholders Believe The Institutes’ Affiliation with IASA Can Del...

The Institutes’ latest affiliation promises to introduce the skills and experience of insurance accounting and systems administration professionals to a much wider audience. The post

Posted: Nov 02, 2023

Accounting for Similarities. What Stakeholders Believe The Institutes’ Affiliation with the IASA Can...

The Malvern, Pa.-based Institutes’ latest affiliation promises to introduce the skills and experience of insurance accounting and systems administration professionals to a much wider audience. The post

Posted: Nov 02, 2023

Evaluating PBM Pricing Models: The Key Factors to Consider and Questions to Ask

Multiple factors affect PBM pricing. These are the questions payers need to ask to find the right fit (and get the most savings) for their company. The post

Posted: Nov 02, 2023

Moving with Controlled Optimism

Sompo International's President and CEO, Commercial P&C Insurance, Canada, Rohan Dixon, talks to Risk & Insurance about his hopes and ambitions for growing a specialty insurance business in the world’s ninth-largest economy and seventh l...

Posted: Nov 01, 2023

Navigating the Future of Insurance: Harnessing 5 Next-Gen Technologies

Shifting customer expectations and risk profiles demand an earnest approach to embracing new technologies in insurance. The post

Posted: Nov 01, 2023

Post-Acute Care—the Right Care at the Right Time Drives Impact

Paradigm’s Post-Acute Care Network offers expert coordination, data-driven facility selection and superior communication for injured workers as they transition from hospital to home. The post

Posted: Oct 31, 2023

Vermont’s Rise to the Top

Over the past 40 years, Vermont has grown into the largest captives domicile in the world, making it a reliable partner for any business. The post Ve...

Posted: Oct 31, 2023

Your Team Is Primed for the Big Game. Is Your Side A D&O Coverage Primed for a Coach’s Misconduct?

A bad actor places a small college in Pennsylvania on a path to reputational and financial distress. The post

Posted: Oct 31, 2023

Using Data to Influence Claim Decisions

In this session, Jean Feldman and Sean Nimm from Sentry Insurance and Enlyte Leaders will discuss how they're using data to influence claim decision making. The post

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

A New Dawn for Risk & Insurance: Introducing “The Risk Brief”

Starting November 7, 2023, Risk & Insurance will provide our readers with a new newsletter offering, “The Risk Brief.”  The post

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Brokerages: Looking for Operational Inefficiencies? You Might Want to Check Your Billing System

Dated technology is costing brokers time and money. A holistic, automated billing solution could help. The post

Posted: Oct 29, 2023

Legal Roundup: Construction Worker Trapped Underground, Awarded $3 Million; Google Begins Sexist Pay...

The latest legal filings likely to impact the insurance industry today. The post

Posted: Oct 27, 2023

The Real Promise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Workers’ Comp

Artificial intelligence capabilities are advancing rapidly, with new applications becoming available for healthcare and workers’ comp, along with new privacy and regulatory issues. The post

Posted: Oct 27, 2023

A Decade in Review: Rising Medical Solutions’ Latest Benchmarking Study Highlights the Evolution of...

How has the workers’ compensation industry evolved over the past decade? The Rising Medical Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study answers this question by reviewing the industry’s overall adoption of new technologies, as well as its struggles w...

Posted: Oct 26, 2023

How Inflation Impacts Insurance Claims and How Actuaries Can Step In to Help

As inflation drives up claims costs, setting accurate reserves is more important than ever. The post

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

9 Questions for MedRisk CEO Sri Sridharan

MedRisk’s newly appointed CEO, Sri Sridharan, talks to Risk & Insurance about the culture he leads and the vast amount of injured worker data his team has at its disposal. The post

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

On-Demand Webinar — Fact or fiction: Navigating the nuances in P&C cloud technology

Insurers, TPA’s, brokers and others need to tread carefully with their technology investments. Horror stories abound where tens of thousands, even millions were invested with no tangible improvement in efficiencies. Experts in this webinar will he...

Posted: Oct 24, 2023

Protected: Post-Acute Care: The Right Care at the Right Time Drives Impact

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Posted: Oct 23, 2023

Protected: Post-Acute Care – The Right Care at the Right Time Drives Impact

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Posted: Oct 23, 2023

8 Threats Driving Up Total Cost of Risk

From the fragility of our aging infrastructure to broader global trends, a range of factors can unexpectedly add to a business’s total cost of risk. The post

Posted: Oct 23, 2023

8 Questions for Nan-Wei Gong and Scott Sexton of FIGUR8

Risk & Insurance editor-in-chief Dan Reynolds sat down with Nan-Wei Gong and Scott Sexton of FIGUR8 to discuss how they’re working to standardize and codify data that can help care teams better gauge an injured workers’ musculoskelet...

Posted: Oct 23, 2023

How Modernizing Financial Operations Helps Insurance Companies and Brokerages Increase Efficiency an...

Automated payment systems can free up time for insurance professionals, making them a perfect tool for everything from improving efficiency to managing the talent crisis. The post

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

4 Questions for Adam Reed, Global Leader of Offshore Renewables and Upstream Energy at Allianz Comme...

The increasing size of wind turbines is perhaps the most striking change the industry has seen in recent years. In the past 20 years, they have almost quadrupled in height, from around 230 feet to around 853 feet — nearly three times taller than t...

Posted: Oct 20, 2023