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

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

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

Driving Toward Coverage Solutions on the Bumpy Road of Commercial Auto

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

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See How Lumen Technologies Put the Worker First and Revamped Its Workers’ Comp Program

Details of the successful workers’ comp program include a predictive modeling tool, an embedded claims advocate and an enhanced return-to-work program.

50 Years of the Workers’ Comp Industry: Where It’s Been and Where It’s Heading

WCRI’s final Issues and Research conference session took a look at how workers’ compensation has changed since the 1972 commission.

2022’s Million Dollar Question: What Will the Workplace Look Like Coming Out of COVID?

If one thing is certain, it’s that our world has changed drastically over the last two years. A WCRI conference session explored how the workplace might evolve after COVID-19.

Risk & Insurance News + Notes: The White House Releases Digital Assets Plan, Ryan Specialty Group Announces Q4 2021 Earnings and More

The latest happenings in the news that could impact the insurance industry.

WCRI’s Annual Review of the Industry: See the Workers’ Comp Trends Taking Center Stage

An annual session at WCRI’s Issues and Research Conference examined indemnity, short-term disability and benefits payment trends across states.

Chiropractic Care in Workers’ Comp: This WCRI Study Sheds Light on Its Viability

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Cyber Warfare: How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Changes the Global Cyber Risk Approach

With the ongoing war in Ukraine, the conversation turns to what the cyber implications are for the rest of the world.

Legal Roundup: New Opioid Settlement from Purdue Pharma, SCOTUS Declines Google Appeal to Shareholder Suit and More

The latest court happenings that could impact the risk management and insurance landscape.

5 Absence Management Trends for 2022

From the effects of long-COVID to the Great Resignation, employers should keep an eye on these absence management trends in 2022.

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Lemonade’s CIO joins Kinetic Insurance’s advisory board, Risk Placement Services promotes construction and national casualty leadership and more in this edition of People on the Move.

Construction Defect Claims: How to Break Them Down and Resolve Them

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The Hartford Study: Workers Delaying Routine Health Care Could See Higher Injury Rates

43% of workers surveyed have delayed routine health care check ups since the start of the pandemic.

How Phifer Took Control of Its Workers’ Comp Program

After working with outside vendors for many years, Phifer decided four years ago to create an in-house clinic and physical therapy center.

Intellectual Property: Don’t Be a Dummy. 11 Ways to Protect It Today

Theft of digital information costs companies $250 billion a year. Now is the time to get smart on protecting those intangible assets.

Legal Roundup: Moderna’s COVID Vaccine Patent, Tiffany vs. Cartier and More

The latest court happenings that could impact the risk management and insurance landscape.

11 People on the Move

MedRisk names its co-CEO, Applied Underwriters grows its financial lines division and more in this edition of People on the Move.

Serious Work Injuries and Fatalities Spike as Labor Shortages Exacerbate the Problem

Construction still produces the lion’s share of workplace injuries, with waste remediation and transportation following.

Risk & Insurance News + Notes: Concentra Ventures Investments, Risk Strategies Acquires Gehring Group and More

Athene Holding Ltd. announces Q4 and full year financial results as it enters strategic partnership with Apollo.

Rising Star Sanju Rajan Provides Insight on the Transportation Industry’s Latest Happenings and Biggest Risk Areas

Aging infrastructure is a key issue for my clients, the current inflationary pressures of commodities, raw materials and supply chain woes have pushed a holistic approach to managing risk.