Recent Commission Ruling Highlights Need for National Workplace Violence Prevention Standard May 6, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal commission decision that an employer had a duty to protect a social services worker who was stabbed to...
How Workplace Violence Impacts the Bottom Line May 6, 2019 By Gary Sheely Workplace violence leaves chaos in its wake. Besides the psychic trauma, physical injuries and even sometimes fatalities, there are enormous...
Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes: Advocacy May 6, 2019 By Bill Wilson In the past two columns, we’ve examined the importance and value of avoiding or preventing claim denials so we don’t...
Sorry! Laws Protecting Doctors Who Apologize Don’t Lessen Litigation May 6, 2019 Laws intended to reduce malpractice litigation by protecting doctors who want to apologize don’t work, according to a new Vanderbilt...
Risk Managers Report Lowest Level of Risk Readiness in 12 Years: Aon May 6, 2019 Survey Ranks Economic Slowdown, Reputation/Brand as Top Concerns Economic and global trade concerns are challenging organizations’ ability to invest adequately...
Expanding Medical Urgent Care Market Offers Opportunities for Agents May 6, 2019 By Eric Paynter, president, healthcare at The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. Over the past decade, urgent care facilities have emerged as popular, convenient and cost-effective alternatives to primary care physicians and...
The Need for Agents (to Do Their Jobs) May 6, 2019 By Chris Burand I received a nice notice from my commercial GL carrier advising the coverages at renewal would materially change. Admitted carriers...
MyNewMarkets.com Upgrades With New Agent Features, Enhanced Search May 6, 2019 MyNewMarkets.com unveiled a redesign with new features for both agents hunting for markets and providers offering solutions. The site, first...
A Case for Updated Insurance Licensing Exemption Regulations May 6, 2019 By Mark Robinson Harken back to 2002 — a time when iPhones, Android phones, even Blackberries, had yet to be introduced. Facebook, Twitter...
Swiss Re: Insurance Industry Must Wake Up to Costs of ‘Secondary’ Catastrophe Perils May 6, 2019 By L.S. Howard The insurance industry must wake up to the growing cost of “secondary” catastrophe perils, which amounted to more than 60...