Day: December 3, 2018

2018 Women to Watch EMEA: Sarah De Rocco

For Sarah De Rocco, working in a vibrant insurance market that is experiencing a changing risk management culture is one of the most exciting things about her job.

2018 Women to Watch: Aquanda Lewis

Technology isnt her forte, Aquanda Lewis admits, but that didnt stop her from taking on a leading role in the development and implementation of One Calls one-stop shop for insurers, risk managers and third-party administrators trying to coordinate care for injured workers.

2018 Women to Watch: Sonja Teague

Sonja Teague is among the few who say they can navigate the confusing Bermuda Triangle of employees absent from work because of an injury or coming back after healing.

2018 Women to Watch: Andrea Buhl

Andrea Buhl is using her hands-on nursing background to help lead an emerging team of specialized nurse case managers for third-party administrator Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. tasked with helping an injured worker facing an anxiety-producing event: surgery.

State, federal election swings may result in legislative shifts favoring employees

Employee-friendly changes to workers compensation courts and laws could be in store after the Democrats took control of the governorships and legislatures in multiple states.

Medical, recreational pot gain wider approval

Election Day was a good day for medical marijuana proponents: Medical marijuana is now legal in 32 states and the District of Columbia.

Small incidents lend clues to fatality risks

A worker at a construction site is walking when a large steel I-beam falls next to him, grazing his arm. He might be a little shaken up and need a bandage, but on the surface the injury might not appear to warrant reporting or paperwork.

Accidents will happen, but company culture can hamper change

While looking at smaller incidents and near misses can be key in finding ways to alter company policies, companies may be reluctant or slow to self-inspect root causes of serious injuries and fatalities.

2018 Women to Watch: Susan Gildea

A new or younger company can be a challenging environment for an actuary such as Susan Gildea, chief actuary of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. in Boston.

2018 Women to Watch: Meg Allwein

All the insurance world is a backstage for Meg Allwein, who is known among colleagues at one of the worlds largest privately held commercial insurance and risk management firms as a person who can create order out of chaos.

2018 Women to Watch: Mahshameen Ahmad

Nearly 20 years ago, Mahshameen Ahmad had two young children, an environmental science degree and a newspaper advertisement from an insurer seeking to hire environmental scientists. That it was 10 minutes from home sums up how Ms. Ahmad wound up in the insurance industry.

UPS did not fail to accommodate worker after injury: Court

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted United Parcel Service Inc. a summary judgment in a case stemming from the accusation that the delivery company failed to accommodate a worker following injury, thus violating the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Fitch sees brighter outlook for property/casualty insurers

Fitch Ratings Inc. on Monday upgraded its outlook for the U.S. property/casualty insurance sector to “stable” from “negative” as insurers rebound from significant catastrophe losses in 2017 to an expected underwriting profit this year. In addition, revenue grew sharply with net written premium expected to increase by more than 10% for the sector in 2018, […]