This year’s crop of Risk All Stars tended to make good use of tools commonly available as opposed to buying off-the-shelf solutions.

Rapid growth in a high-litigation environment can send workers’ compensation costs spiraling. Here’s how Stephen Grimaud built a scalable program that bucked the trend.

Cutting data processing and reporting times by over 50% meant leveraging existing Microsoft tools to build an in-house, automated workflow system instead of purchasing a costly RMIS.

Liberty Bank’s overhaul of its insurance and risk financing program shows how a disciplined broker transformation can cut costs, improve data visibility, and elevate risk management into a strategic enterprise function.

Commissioning a first-of-kind processing plant with no precedent meant that risk-based thinking had to be applied across every layer of organization, from engineering to procurement to operations.

Public entity risk pools generate decades of claims and actuarial data but turning that information into actionable insight has long been a challenge. Here’s how 2026 Risk All Star Max Larkin changed the conversation.

Here’s how a fresh perspective and a focus on culture change delivered measurable results.

Inheriting years of unresolved litigation and legacy claims, one leader turned a reactive claims operation into a strategic, transparent risk management program.

When a century-old industrial giant spun off its life sciences arm, the new company had just three months to stand up insurance coverage across 30 countries.

Weston Inc.’s April Lenzo set out to transform risk management from a back-office function into an operational discipline.

Here’s how a strategic operational transformation turned fragmented infrastructure into a foundation for growth.

A shift from reactive to proactive claims management reshaped AvalonBay Communities’ approach to casualty risk.

Risk All Star Paul Roderick’s passion-driven data evolution.

How collaboration between a forward-thinking risk manager and his insurance partners broke new ground for an entire industry.

Balancing operational modernization with employee advocacy can be tough. The City of Lincoln, Nebraska, shows how thoughtful leadership can deliver both.

MLB’s risk management leader turned to collaboration and transparency to keep the league’s insurance program intact.

Vermont’s experienced captive insurance division maintains its global leadership through collaborative regulation, continuous innovation, and strong partnerships with both the industry and state lawmakers.

With the ever-increasing severity of medical malpractice payouts, hospitals and health care systems take strategic risk mitigation action through captives.

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association is expanding its global industry leadership beyond state borders by launching new regional chapters in Chicago and Philadelphia to provide out-of-state members with local networking, education, and deeper engagement.

With its focus on hands-on, experiential learning, Butler University’s student-run captive equips students with real-life skills and helps to build a pipeline of insurance talent in Vermont.