I have to imagine that anyone attending workers’ compensation conventions is a “student of the game.” In my “other life” as a licensed insurance agent, that idea goes well beyond the mandatory continuing education obligations. It’s an understanding of those agents who are highly effective because they read everything about what is moving the insurance… View Article

Monica Manske of PMA Companies shares her expert insights on the critical role of data in managing workplace safety risks, the importance of a comprehensive onboarding process, and the unique challenges faced by new employees in the context of workplace safety.

Michele Haas of One Call discusses her vision for the company’s financial strategy, fostering a culture of innovation and accountability, and leveraging her extensive experience in health care to improve outcomes for injured workers.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a crucial role beyond price negotiations, focusing on clinical management, network strategies, and service. Effective PBMs manage costs, enhance care, and ensure transparency and security, addressing unique workers’ comp needs.

As more health care networks acquire individual physician practices, the workers’ compensation industry must address the medical management costs and patient outcomes associated with this trend.

In sports, the effort to get the injured worker back in the game as fast as possible is secondary to the cost of doing so. So why is workers’ comp still making cost control the primary driver?

Travelers’ 2024 Injury Impact Report reveals overexertion, slips, trips, and falls as top causes of workplace accidents.

Experts in this one-hour webinar will discuss dozens of data points that were garnered from an industry survey of more than 1300 frontline claims professionals.

Construction fatalities rose nearly 40% from 2011-2022, with falls and transportation incidents as leading causes of worker deaths, according to a data bulletin from The Center for Construction Research and Training.

If everyone committed just one day a year to thinking through the risks and compiling an actionable plan, insureds and their employees would gain significant peace of mind and lives would be saved.

Accommodations can help reduce claims costs and bring injured employees back to work. They just have to be implemented correctly.

Workers’ compensation underwriters frequently emphasize their focus on the wellbeing of injured employees. Does that concern extend to their own claims adjusters?

State workers’ comp laws lag in supporting first responder mental health, despite growing recognition of psychological injuries, a new report finds.

Discover the benefits of timely physical therapy in enhancing patient recovery and reducing claim costs.

A new National Safety Council report reveals increased workplace risks and growing interest in safety technologies, despite barriers to adoption.

Darrell Mathis is building an exemplary claims program for the third-largest city in the United States.

Swiss Re analysis highlights potential headwinds for U.S. workers’ compensation insurers after a decade of strong profitability.

A new CWCI study suggests the new legislation may create administrative challenges without significantly improving agricultural worker safety.

At RISKWORLD 2024, Jean Feldman, senior director of managed care at Sentry Insurance, sat down with Risk & Insurance to talk behavioral health in workers’ comp.

In the complex landscape of middle market business operations, risk management stands as a watch guard, protecting employees and organizations from the unforeseen and the preventable. Yet many leaders still don’t think about risk management as a key performance metric for a productive and healthy business.