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Meet Monica Adwani: The Workers' Comp Broker Who Turns Language Barriers Into Bridges

Breezy Seguros’ CEO Monica Adwani sees firsthand how speaking an injured worker’s native language improves workers’ compensation — both for the worker and the business that employs them.

Workers' Comp

Discerning Coverage Nuances for Contractors

Understanding the coverage gaps between general liability, professional liability, and pollution policies can help contractors avoid costly surprises when claims arise.

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The Current State of Complex Claims in Workers' Compensation: Understanding the Drivers of Rising Costs and Duration

As workers' compensation claims become more costly and time-consuming to resolve, understanding the multiple factors driving complexity has never been more critical for effective claims management.

Claims

The Fragmentation Factor: How Social Division Is Amplifying Global Risks

As climate change loses ground to geopolitical instability and cybersecurity threats, AXA’s latest research reveals a world where the erosion of trust and social cohesion are making every crisis harder to overcome.

Claims

Rising from the Ashes: Workers' Compensation Insight from the Los Angeles Fires

At National Comp 2025 in Nashville, experts detailed the risks first responders faced in the aftermath of this year's LA wildfires.

Workers' Comp

AI in HR: When Efficiency Adds to Risks

Risk Insider

Climate Change Drives Executive Stress as Business Leaders Navigate Growing External Threats

Climate Change

Mental Health Is the Next Jobsite Hazard Construction Must Address

Construction

10 Questions for Gretchen Thompson of The Hartford

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News For Feb. 5th

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Understanding Legal System Abuse: How Lawsuit Exploitation Drives Up Costs for Everyone

Three Green Technologies Creating New Property Risks — and How to Manage Them

From Reactive to Proactive: The Shift Defining Risk Management

8 Questions for Philadelphia Insurance Companies’ Scott Bayer

Casualty’s Imbalance Problem: Technology Lowers Some Risks, Society Raises Others

11 Questions for CorVel's Karen Thomas

The Direct PT Paradox: Better Outcomes, Lower Adoption

A Practical Counterweight to Social Inflation and Legal System Abuse

Meet Monica Adwani: The Workers' Comp Broker Who Turns Language Barriers Into Bridges

Discerning Coverage Nuances for Contractors

The Current State of Complex Claims in Workers' Compensation: Understanding the Drivers of Rising Costs and Duration

The Fragmentation Factor: How Social Division Is Amplifying Global Risks

Rising from the Ashes: Workers' Compensation Insight from the Los Angeles Fires

AI in HR: When Efficiency Adds to Risks

Climate Change Drives Executive Stress as Business Leaders Navigate Growing External Threats

Mental Health Is the Next Jobsite Hazard Construction Must Address

10 Questions for Gretchen Thompson of The Hartford

News For Feb. 5th

1. Securities Litigation Heats Up Despite Lower Filing Numbers in 2025

2. Wildfire Insurance Needs Physics-Based Risk Assessment, Not Just Ignition Probability

3. Federal Push to Reclassify Cannabis Could Transform Insurance Market for Industry

4. Homeowners Underestimate Flood Risk Despite Growing Awareness, Survey Finds

5. Severe Convective Storms Dethrone Tropical Cyclones as the Costliest Global Peril

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People on the Move

Katie Davis Appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Arrowhead Intermediaries

Ed Louth Named Head of Aviation at Liberty Specialty Markets

John Sakakeeny Appointed Chief Underwriting Officer of North America P&C Insurance at SiriusPoint Ltd.

Sylvain Bouteillé to Lead Alternative Risk Solutions Team in Americas at AXA XL

Seth Fagan Joins Brown & Riding's National Property Practice

Ron Morrison Appointed Chief Claims Officer at MSIG USA

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

N.J. Supreme Court Rules Teachers Are 'Essential Employees' for COVID-19 Workers' Comp Claims

Oregon Supreme Court Strikes Down Immunity for State Employees in Worker Injury Case

Exosuit Study Demonstrates 62% Reduction in Warehouse Back Injuries

How AI Is Reshaping Claims Handling — And Why Human Connection Matters More Than Ever

Injectable Therapies: A Growing Cost Driver in Workers' Compensation

Enlyte's Dave Torrence Explains Why Integration Is Key to Managing Workers' Comp Costs

Risk Insiders

Negotiation Science Matters: A Critical Takeaway for Claims Leaders in 2026

The Three Pillars of Digital Infrastructure Risk Management

Defining 'Extraordinary:' NY State Law Triggers Nationwide Changes to Mental Health Claims

The Direct PT Paradox: Better Outcomes, Lower Adoption

A Practical Counterweight to Social Inflation and Legal System Abuse

The Defense Intelligence Gap: Why Litigation Portfolio Values Are Accelerating in an AI Era

Critical Risks

The Three Pillars of Digital Infrastructure Risk Management

Global Leaders Brace for Turbulent Decade as Competition Eclipses Cooperation

Data Center Building Boom Creates Insurance and Risk Management Complexities

Climate Change Drives Executive Stress as Business Leaders Navigate Growing External Threats

The Red Hook Fire Art Loss: A Case Study for Knowing Who Your Insurance Broker Is

Private Equity Firms Step Up Cyber Vigilance Amid Rising Threats

The Insurance Industry

Defining 'Extraordinary:' NY State Law Triggers Nationwide Changes to Mental Health Claims

From Claims to Prevention: How Smart Sensors Are Transforming Home Insurance

Trending Topics Take Center Stage at CPCU Society’s 2025 In2Risk Conference

Market Update: Farm and Agriculture Risk Management and Insurance

From Satire to Surveillance: Can Free Speech Be Insured?

Introducing the 2026 Executives to Watch

Claims & The Law

The Cost of Supply Chain Thefts Skyrockets Despite Stable Incident Count

Negotiation Science Matters: A Critical Takeaway for Claims Leaders in 2026

How AI Is Reshaping Claims Handling — And Why Human Connection Matters More Than Ever

A Practical Counterweight to Social Inflation and Legal System Abuse

Claims Veteran Peter Macdonald Talks to Risk & Insurance

The Defense Intelligence Gap: Why Litigation Portfolio Values Are Accelerating in an AI Era

The Risk Profession

From Nurse to Risk Leader, Nicole Patterson Champions People First in Risk Management

From Tree-Cutting to Corporate Risk: Hunter Falk on Evolving Roles, Emerging Risks and Everyday Heroism in Risk Management

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

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