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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”

How a Mentor Can Improve Injury Recovery Outcomes: Three Firsthand Perspectives

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5 Pressing Issues Workers’ Comp Execs Are Focused on in 2022

From the talent gap to rate adequacy issues, here are five trends workers’ comp industry leaders highlighted.

Claims Adjusters Are the Future Leaders of Workers’ Comp: How Can We Nurture Their Success?

Stephanie Arkelian of Healthesystems draws on her early experience as an adjuster to discuss how the industry can support the next generation of this important role.

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CyberCube’s CEO Explains Why You Should Expect Cyber Insurance Markets to Continue to Be Difficult Over the Next Year

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Return to the Skies: 4 Aviation Risk Areas to Review as We Return to Pre-Pandemic Flight Levels

From pilots to workers to passengers, we all have a role to play in ensuring a safe passage back to normal for the aviation industry. 

The ‘Bullwhip’ Effect: What It Is and How It’s Exacerbating Supply Chain Issues

Companies may be expanding inventory to manage increased online shopping, but are they managing the risk appropriately?

Nationwide Study Reinforces that Customers Increasingly Demand Speed and Knowledge from Carriers and Agents

A Nationwide survey confirmed that business owner customers want a fast and easy experience and prefer to work with knowledgeable agents and insurers while benefiting from the tech advances aiding claims.

National Comp 2022 RFP Is Open! Submit a Proposal to Speak This October

National Comp is seeking educational proposals for its 2022 program. Here are some ideas to get you started building your own proposal to speak this October.

Workers’ Comp Intake Shouldn’t Be a Doctor’s Nightmare. We Must Standardize It or Face Debilitating Consequences

It’s time that workers’ comp modernizes their patient intake processes, neither benefitting doctors or injured workers.

2021 Was a Busy Year for Vermont’s Captive Industry. What Will 2022 Bring?

Vermont’s captive industry saw almost 50 new formations this year amidst an ongoing pandemic and increased cyber security risk.

4 Ways to Manage Medical Supply Chain Disruption in Workers’ Comp

For workers’ compensation personnel who face supply chain shortages and delays to providing injured worker care, there are some effective strategies to mitigate disruptions.

We Can Learn a Lot About Risk Management from Jeff Bezos

When it comes to overall risk management, this professor of business gives the leader of Amazon an A-.

5 Common Medical Conditions Leading to Workplace Absenteeism and Key Tactics in Preventing Them

Several drivers of costly workplace absences can be prevented with the right methods and programs in place.

With Telemedicine Becoming a Workers’ Comp Mainstay, How Will Reimbursement Costs Play Out?

A recent study by WCRI compares data and pricing points between in-person health care visits and telemedicine.

In a Rising Tide of Construction Risk, Captives May Be the Risk Transfer Solution the Sector Needs

A CorVel claims executive points to the allure that captives might hold for those that seek to manage a rising tide of construction liability risks.