New technological advances are enabling the policy checking process to be fully automated, using agency management and policy-checking software.

Ahead of National Comp, the panelists of the session “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Physical Therapy Spending” share their journeys into the industry.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance stepped up to help insure pop-up COVID clinics, playing a small but critical role in battling the pandemic.

The next generation of workers’ comp claims professionals will need insurers to intelligently use technology to make the work more satisfying and less stressful.

Promoting a healthy workers’ compensation culture is necessary to its overall success. This National Comp session looks at how to not only promote a successful program, but a safe one.

Working to integrate VR as a new method of treatment has led to new insights on how organizations approach workers’ comp claims.

When a therapist abuses his power, the court is tasked with deciding if an employment practices liability policy will kick in to cover the underlying sexual assault claim.

COVID-19 accelerated the use of technology in claims. But a human touch is still necessary.

Entertainment conglomerate Disney is looking for insurance covers for COVID-related production shutdowns.

Self-Determination Theory isn’t just a textbook phrase. It’s a vital part achieving positive workers’ comp claims outcomes and supporting injured workers’ recovery.

When tragedy struck the City of Virginia Beach, the city’s barely launched PTSD program was put through its paces.

A group of hotels in New Hampshire bring forth COVID-related BI claims to their insurers. The court rules in their favor.

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, leaving hundreds of thousands of the state’s residents with property damage and no power.

Quick thinking and a willingness to learn enabled this risk manager to protect her employees without any COVID-related litigation.

Underwriters and insureds alike are implementing new practices to make their organizations more flexible and responsive to future pandemics.

During his employment, one travel insurance rep was able to steal $758,000 from his employer through several fraud schemes before getting caught.

One study shows no significant delay in workers’ compensation care occurred during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry.

Better data analytics is enabling a number of new parametric insurance solutions from a product to cover losses caused by an active assailant to ways to manage supply chain risk.

A 2019 jury first awarded $85 million in damages against Bayer over its weed killer Roundup. In appeals court, a nuclear verdict is still upheld, though at a smaller price.