A look at this year’s Education Theo Award winners.

By tackling litigation, medical delays, and return-to-work barriers simultaneously — and doing it across 33 semi-independent city departments — Los Angeles transformed a workers’ compensation program that had become reactive and adversarial into one that is collaborative, faster, and genuinely centered on employees.

By building a comprehensive, technology-enabled safety and risk management program specifically designed for school districts, the Georgia School Boards Association has turned a statewide self-insured fund into a model of prevention — delivering dividends, lowering costs, and reaching the school communities that need it most.

Workplace violence has risen steadily across most major industry sectors since 2011, with health care and social assistance remaining the epicenter of the problem, according to the NCCI.

Higher education risk managers face funding shortfalls that could increase liability exposures.

Maintaining a defensible work/life balance is a goal for this Education Power Broker.

Athletic name image and likeness agreements worth millions demand insurance protection.

This year 6 brokers were named the 2026 Education & Nonprofit Power Brokers. An additional 4 were selected as finalists.

N.J. high court affirms rebuttable presumption that educators who contracted coronavirus during pandemic did so at work, shifting burden of proof to employers and insurers.

United Educators’ 2026 report show fewer damage awards of $2.5 million or more against educational institutions, but overall costs of awards and settlements surged.

United Educators surveys reveal most pressing risks among K-12 and higher education sectors.

Three Theo-Award-winning educational organizations came together at National Comp to share their workers’ comp transformation journey.

While property market conditions favor public entity buyers, casualty exposures tied to litigation trends and legislation changes continue to challenge the market, according to Amwins.

A look at this year’s Education Theo Award winners.

A consistent, holistic approach was needed to transform NEFEC’s workers’ comp program.

Philadelphia schools cut claims nearly 50% by combining data, communication and grassroots safety engagement.

The Los Angeles Unified School District domiciled its captive in Vermont last summer. Now, one year later, the team looks back at what it will take for other large public entities to follow in its successful footsteps.  

Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge draws record participation as student teams tackle climate risks for West Virginia city.

This year 5 brokers were selected as Education Power Brokers.

Social inflation driving education sector claims to unprecedented heights, according to United Educators’ latest Large Loss Report.