Most workplace strains come down to habits and choices, not heavy loads. A National Comp session explored how small technique changes can prevent injuries across industries.

A veteran health care executive discusses how stronger provider partnerships, data-driven insights and collaborative network management can improve outcomes for injured workers, providers and payers alike.

U.S. claim assignment volume fell to a five-year low in Q2 2026 while severity heads toward the highest level in recent years, according to Verisk.

From the Strait of Hormuz to the Black Sea, escalating global conflicts are reshaping war risk and marine cargo insurance. Here’s how underwriters are responding to this ongoing uncertainty.

More than 90% of digital infrastructure leaders report a material disruption in the past five years, yet most organizations still prioritize growth over long-term resilience, according to research sponsored by FM.

Workplace violence incidents continue to rise across industries, with healthcare bearing the brunt of post-pandemic aggression. Experts say prevention starts with culture, documentation, and leadership accountability.

Insurers are competing aggressively for real estate and hospitality property risks worldwide, according to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s August 2026 Real Estate & Hospitality Global Market Update.

U.S. property and casualty market conditions are softening but nonprofits continue to face uneven affordability and access challenges, particularly in casualty, auto and abuse coverage, according to Gallagher.

Accommodated workers’ comp claims closed at roughly 60% lower total cost than unaccommodated ones, and adoption of tech-guided return-to-work programs has grown for three straight years, per Kinetic Insurance.

AI data centers and renewable energy investment alone could produce roughly $200 billion in cumulative commercial property and casualty premiums through 2030, according to Swiss Re Institute.

More than half of digital health executives expect their businesses to shrink in the next year as cyber, AI and regulatory risks increasingly overlap, according to Beazley.

A look at this year’s Health Care Theo Award winners.

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A look at this year’s At Large 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 bringing an athletic trainer onto its safety team, HEI Civil transformed how it manages workplace injuries — reducing claims, cutting costs, and earning the trust of a workforce that now sees care as a core part of the company’s culture.

When rising workers’ compensation costs signaled that there was opportunity for improvement, Griffin Health’s leadership team took an honest look in the mirror — and built a management-driven culture of accountability that cut claims, reduced costs, and made employee safety as central to the organization’s mission as patient care.

By transforming its approach to youth care and injury prevention, George Junior Republic achieved a dramatic reduction in workplace injuries and lost workdays — proving that caring for the young people they serve and protecting the staff that serve them are inseparable goals.

As Foundation Building Materials expanded rapidly through acquisition, its risk management team built a workers’ compensation program designed to scale without losing the one thing that matters most — the personal touch that keeps injured workers from ever feeling alone in the process.