How broker Noah Hardie’s military and government background play a major role in his day-to-day life both professionally and personally.

A compilation of the latest announcements, partnerships and products that are likely to have an impact on the insurance industry today.

With the demand for employee benefits escalating, companies might want to look to captives as a way to control costs and increase efficiency.

The February issue of Risk & Insurance honored 188 brokers as Power Brokers, six of them specifically for their efforts in addressing clients’ workers’ comp challenges.

Texas Roadhouse’s Patrick Sterling shares his risk journey, from his days split between HR and risk, to today, where he is working diligently with his whole team.

When putting on their uniform, police officers subject themselves to danger and litigation threats alike. With the implementation of coverage designed specifically for police officers, Glenn Clark of Rockwood Programs may have mitigated at least one risk. 

Insurers are actively vetting supply chains and their own operations to put an end to human economic exploitation.

A promising government contract for a manufacturer turns into a liability nightmare when its leadership team fails to adequately vet its supply chain.

When one trucking company failed to alert its insurance to changes regarding which states it operated in, the trucking company loses workers’ comp coverage for several injured workers.

A vacant building need not be a liability. With proper risk management, losses can be lessened.

All segments of retail have been impacted by the pandemic, albeit in different ways, leaving the retail marketplace is in a state of flux.

Oaths provide a sense of duty and accountability to the ones who take them. They instill a true mission into professionals. They provide a clear path to return to, should one fall short. 

With millions of people having now been vaccinated, health care facilities and their insurers are on the lookout for vaccination-related risk.

Even with vaccination on the horizon, long-tail COVID-19 claims could make the disease a workers’ comp headache for years to come.

The quirky and profound ways in which insurance and risk management impact our lives.

The court has yet to decide if Essentia Health’s BI claim has any merit, but the suit is gaining traction.

Though plaintiffs will have a tough time blaming businesses for exposure to the virus, carriers are nonetheless prepping defense strategies and emphasizing risk mitigation to clients.

Sir Walter Scott lent the sheen of his celebrity to a major insurance company in the 1820s.

When Purdue Pharma was first sussed out as a leading cause of the opioid epidemic in the U.S., it wouldn’t be long until the pharmaceutical company’s partners were feeling the heat. 

Payers and providers are looking to improve workers’ comp delivery of care. That starts by bringing transparency to claims and placing behavioral health first.