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Meet Monica Adwani: The Workers' Comp Broker Who Turns Language Barriers Into Bridges

Breezy Seguros’ CEO Monica Adwani sees firsthand how speaking an injured worker’s native language improves workers’ compensation — both for the worker and the business that employs them.

Workers' Comp

Discerning Coverage Nuances for Contractors

Understanding the coverage gaps between general liability, professional liability, and pollution policies can help contractors avoid costly surprises when claims arise.

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The Current State of Complex Claims in Workers' Compensation: Understanding the Drivers of Rising Costs and Duration

As workers' compensation claims become more costly and time-consuming to resolve, understanding the multiple factors driving complexity has never been more critical for effective claims management.

Claims

The Fragmentation Factor: How Social Division Is Amplifying Global Risks

As climate change loses ground to geopolitical instability and cybersecurity threats, AXA’s latest research reveals a world where the erosion of trust and social cohesion are making every crisis harder to overcome.

Claims

Rising from the Ashes: Workers' Compensation Insight from the Los Angeles Fires

At National Comp 2025 in Nashville, experts detailed the risks first responders faced in the aftermath of this year's LA wildfires.

Workers' Comp

AI in HR: When Efficiency Adds to Risks

Risk Insider

Climate Change Drives Executive Stress as Business Leaders Navigate Growing External Threats

Climate Change

Mental Health Is the Next Jobsite Hazard Construction Must Address

Construction

10 Questions for Gretchen Thompson of The Hartford

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News For Jan. 23rd

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Understanding Legal System Abuse: How Lawsuit Exploitation Drives Up Costs for Everyone

Three Green Technologies Creating New Property Risks — and How to Manage Them

From Reactive to Proactive: The Shift Defining Risk Management

8 Questions for Philadelphia Insurance Companies’ Scott Bayer

Casualty’s Imbalance Problem: Technology Lowers Some Risks, Society Raises Others

11 Questions for CorVel's Karen Thomas

The Direct PT Paradox: Better Outcomes, Lower Adoption

A Practical Counterweight to Social Inflation and Legal System Abuse

Meet Monica Adwani: The Workers' Comp Broker Who Turns Language Barriers Into Bridges

Discerning Coverage Nuances for Contractors

The Current State of Complex Claims in Workers' Compensation: Understanding the Drivers of Rising Costs and Duration

The Fragmentation Factor: How Social Division Is Amplifying Global Risks

Rising from the Ashes: Workers' Compensation Insight from the Los Angeles Fires

AI in HR: When Efficiency Adds to Risks

Climate Change Drives Executive Stress as Business Leaders Navigate Growing External Threats

Mental Health Is the Next Jobsite Hazard Construction Must Address

10 Questions for Gretchen Thompson of The Hartford

News For Jan. 23rd

1. Commercial Insurance Embraces AI While Preserving Human Oversight

2. High-Profile Aviation Incidents in 2025 Mask a Steady Safety Record

3. Cyber Insurance Market Set for Explosive Growth Amid Emerging Threats and Regulatory Pressures

4. GLP-1 Medications Show Medical Cost Benefits, With Adherence and Women's Health as Key Factors

5. Injectable Therapies: A Growing Cost Driver in Workers' Compensation

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People on the Move

Pete Hill and John Russo Assume Chief Underwriting Officer Roles at The Hartford

Ames & Gough Names Thomas Marchetti President and Matthew Gough CEO

Dana Hartz Named Associate Vice President of Finance at United Educators

Matthew Stitham Promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty in the Americas at AXA XL

Brett Gillmon Named U.S. Property Practice Leader at Lockton

Adam Favale Named Executive Vice President and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at NFP

Editors' Picks

The Very Real Benefits of an In-Person Vermont Captive Board Meeting

Trucordia's Felix Morgan on Tackling Customer Pain Points in Today's Market

On the Record with John Dempsey of Insight Risk Technologies

No, Really: Insurance Could Lead the Charge in Curbing Gun Violence

Workers' Comp Forum

How AI Is Reshaping Claims Handling — And Why Human Connection Matters More Than Ever

Injectable Therapies: A Growing Cost Driver in Workers' Compensation

Enlyte's Dave Torrence Explains Why Integration Is Key to Managing Workers' Comp Costs

Hawaii Supreme Court Reinforces High Bar for Challenging Workers' Comp Claims

Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Workers' Comp Standard for Pre-Existing Conditions

The Direct PT Paradox: Better Outcomes, Lower Adoption

Risk Insiders

Defining 'Extraordinary:' NY State Law Triggers Nationwide Changes to Mental Health Claims

The Direct PT Paradox: Better Outcomes, Lower Adoption

A Practical Counterweight to Social Inflation and Legal System Abuse

The Defense Intelligence Gap: Why Litigation Portfolio Values Are Accelerating in an AI Era

From Claims to Prevention: How Smart Sensors Are Transforming Home Insurance

Casualty’s Imbalance Problem: Technology Lowers Some Risks, Society Raises Others

Critical Risks

Global Leaders Brace for Turbulent Decade as Competition Eclipses Cooperation

Data Center Building Boom Creates Insurance and Risk Management Complexities

Climate Change Drives Executive Stress as Business Leaders Navigate Growing External Threats

The Red Hook Fire Art Loss: A Case Study for Knowing Who Your Insurance Broker Is

Private Equity Firms Step Up Cyber Vigilance Amid Rising Threats

Financial Impact of Extreme Weather Highlights the Need for Risk Mitigation

The Insurance Industry

Defining 'Extraordinary:' NY State Law Triggers Nationwide Changes to Mental Health Claims

From Claims to Prevention: How Smart Sensors Are Transforming Home Insurance

Trending Topics Take Center Stage at CPCU Society’s 2025 In2Risk Conference

Market Update: Farm and Agriculture Risk Management and Insurance

From Satire to Surveillance: Can Free Speech Be Insured?

Introducing the 2026 Executives to Watch

Claims & The Law

How AI Is Reshaping Claims Handling — And Why Human Connection Matters More Than Ever

A Practical Counterweight to Social Inflation and Legal System Abuse

Claims Veteran Peter Macdonald Talks to Risk & Insurance

The Defense Intelligence Gap: Why Litigation Portfolio Values Are Accelerating in an AI Era

Generative AI in Insurance Claims Faces a Scale Problem

Navigating Holiday Hiring and Safety: Essential Tips for Retail Businesses

The Risk Profession

From Nurse to Risk Leader, Nicole Patterson Champions People First in Risk Management

From Tree-Cutting to Corporate Risk: Hunter Falk on Evolving Roles, Emerging Risks and Everyday Heroism in Risk Management

From Lifeguard to Chief Risk Officer: RIMS 2025 President Kristen Peed Shares Her Journey in Risk Management

Penn State's Jared Wise on Risk Management in Higher Education and Cyber's Impact on the Industry

Kansas State University's Elliott Young on His Journey into Higher Education Risk Management

For Risk Manager LaToya Lee, Keeping People Safe Is a Source of Fulfillment

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