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Innovative Wearable Technology Partnership Transforms Workplace Safety at Food Bank

A five-year partnership between Nationwide Insurance and KINETIC Technology is helping reduce workplace injuries through wearable sensors, with the Mid-Ohio Food Collective serving as a successful implementation case study that demonstrates how smart technology can improve worker safety in physically demanding environments.

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The Pressing Need for Small Business Risk Management and Risk Transfer

In these challenging times, insurers can play a key role in advising small businesses.

Risk Insider

When the Insurance Department Comes Knocking: How Producers Should Respond to Consumer Complaint Inquiries

A quick guide to a plan of action if you receive a letter from the Department of Insurance.

Legal/Regulatory

6 Questions for NormanMax CEO Brad Meier

The E&S market is a strategic platform for innovation and is filling critical protection gaps with bespoke parametric solutions.

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Post-breach Learnings Lead to Cyber Risk Resilience

A deeper dive into the 2020 AC Transit data breach demonstrates how organizations facing cyberattack can come back stronger, with resilience at the fore.

Cyber

From Injury to Recovery: The Tech Transforming Workers’ Comp Care

Return to Work

Creative, Connected, Client-First: What Sets the 2025 Rising Stars Apart

Rising Stars

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

Critical Risks

9 Questions for The Hartford's Shailesh Kumar

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News For Jul. 19th

People on the Move

Editors' Picks

Joint Industry Forum Preview: Crawford & Company’s Rohit Verma

Swiss Re's Will Porter Discusses Promising International Program Business Opportunities

Predict & Prevent® Podcast Episode 18: Wearable Allies: Transforming Workplace Safety

Ensuring Access: The Imperative in Preventing Medical Deserts

The Institutes Introduces a New Designation to Meet Insurance Operations Challenges

Bridge Collapses, Labor Shortages, and Rising Costs: The Insurance Battle Behind Public Projects

Navigating the Changing Landscape of 831(b) Micro-Captives: How Recent Regulations are Reshaping Risk Strategies

Innovative Wearable Technology Partnership Transforms Workplace Safety at Food Bank

The Pressing Need for Small Business Risk Management and Risk Transfer

When the Insurance Department Comes Knocking: How Producers Should Respond to Consumer Complaint Inquiries

6 Questions for NormanMax CEO Brad Meier

Post-breach Learnings Lead to Cyber Risk Resilience

From Injury to Recovery: The Tech Transforming Workers’ Comp Care

Creative, Connected, Client-First: What Sets the 2025 Rising Stars Apart

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

9 Questions for The Hartford's Shailesh Kumar

News For Jul. 19th

1. Commercial Insurance Rates Show Continued Market Softening in Q2 2025: Ivans

2. Two Injury Types Drive 40% of America's $58.78B Workplace Safety Bill

3. Wildfires Break Seasonal Patterns as LA Fires to Cost Insurers a Record $40 Billion

4. Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Hit $100 Billion in First Half of 2025

5. Organizations Can Cut Malware Impact by Up to 80% With Proper Defenses: Survey

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People on the Move

John Neal Appointed President at AIG

The Hartford Names Prateek Chhabra as Chief Risk Officer

Todd Kaminski Named Head of Direct Markets at Zurich North America

David Carlson Appointed as Global Industrial and Manufacturing Leader at Aon

Amanda Scott Named Head of Talent Solutions for North America at Aon

Alena Kharkavets Named Head of Claims for North America at WTW's Insurance Consulting and Technology Business

Editors' Picks

The Very Real Benefits of an In-Person Vermont Captive Board Meeting

Trucordia's Felix Morgan on Tackling Customer Pain Points in Today's Market

On the Record with John Dempsey of Insight Risk Technologies

No, Really: Insurance Could Lead the Charge in Curbing Gun Violence

Workers' Comp Forum

Commercial Insurance Rates Show Continued Market Softening in Q2 2025: Ivans

Two Injury Types Drive 40% of America's $58.78B Workplace Safety Bill

How Technology Is Transforming Workplace Safety from Reactive to Proactive

Reducing Workers’ Comp Costs Through Care-First Strategies

From Comorbidities to Catastrophes: Breaking Down Complex Claims for Older Workers

Predict & Prevent® Podcast Episode 18: Wearable Allies: Transforming Workplace Safety

Risk Insiders

Where You Start Doesn’t Define Where You Finish: Forging Space in Insurance for Non-Traditional Talent

The Evolving Carrier-Agent Relationship: Five Trends Shaping the Future of Insurance Distribution

How AI and Value-Based Care Are Reshaping Workers’ Compensation

The Cyber Talent Crunch Impacts Us All

How Insurers Can Win the War For Talent

The Pressing Need for Small Business Risk Management and Risk Transfer

Critical Risks

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

Navigating the Storm: Effective Strategies for Natural Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

​Navigating Tariff Uncertainty: Essential Cargo Insurance Insights for U.S. Importers

IoT Sensors and Advanced Forecasting: The Future of Protecting Your Business from Extreme Weather

Building an Effective Defense Against Nuclear Verdicts: Key Strategies for 2025

Cheesy Toast Coverage: A Creative Insurance Solution to a Feathered Fiasco

The Insurance Industry

Opinion | Brilliant Decency

Where You Start Doesn’t Define Where You Finish: Forging Space in Insurance for Non-Traditional Talent

From Wildfires to Litigation, Reinsurers Face a New Era of Risk and Opportunity

Introducing the 2025 Risk All Stars

Crypto Insurance Gap Reveals $3.31 Trillion Market Opportunity

MGA Premiums Increase in 2024, Marking Fourth Consecutive Year of Double-Digit Growth: AM Best

Claims & The Law

Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Hit $100 Billion in First Half of 2025

Reducing Workers’ Comp Costs Through Care-First Strategies

Global Insurance Growth Set to Slow to 2% in 2025 as US Tariffs Reshape Market Dynamics

Insurance Fraud Reaches Billions as Traditional Detection Methods Miss Majority of Clues

Medical Stop Loss Claims Trends: Million-Dollar Cases Double as Cancer Remains Dominant

Insurance Faces Triple Threat From Climate and Environmental Risks

The Risk Profession

From Lifeguard to Chief Risk Officer: RIMS 2025 President Kristen Peed Shares Her Journey in Risk Management

Penn State's Jared Wise on Risk Management in Higher Education and Cyber's Impact on the Industry

Kansas State University's Elliott Young on His Journey into Higher Education Risk Management

For Risk Manager LaToya Lee, Keeping People Safe Is a Source of Fulfillment

Chevron Corporation's Kevin Jones Shares His Perspective of the Risk Management Profession

Nevada's Adria White on Her Time in Public Sector Risk Management and How Community Makes Better Risk Managers of Everyone

Sector Focus

Balancing Growth and Risk: Brooke Shirazi’s Vision for Nationwide’s Property & Ocean Marine Strategy

Navigating Tariff Uncertainty: Essential Cargo Insurance Insights for U.S. Importers