Legalized marijuana is a key employment and risk management issue. Debate continues to heat up on this issue as more states move toward legalization. This RIMS 2015 session provided updates on the process as it relates to the workplace. Speakers included: Markie Davis, Risk Manager, State of Colorado Kevin Glennon, Vice President – Home Health […]

Few people likely understand the potential liability exposure that flows from public statements made on social media outlets such as blogs, Twitter accounts and Facebook pages. This RIMS 2015 session explored the potential liability exposure that organizations face by using social media and the insurance available to protect against these risks. Speakers included: Renee Crow, […]

This innovative RIMS 2015 session explored a new era of technology emerging in heathcare – personalized medicine. It is expected to revolutionize healthcare and, thus, will become very useful in the workers’ compensation arena. Speakers included: Geralyn Datz, President, Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates PLLC Sonny Roshan, CEO, Chairman, Aeon Laboratories, LLC Kimberly George, Senior Vice […]

This RIMS 2015 panel, consisting of risk managers that represent some of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, addressed the latest and largest risk management issues facing the supermarket industry. Speakers included: Max Koonce, VP, Risk Management, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Lizabeth Christman, Vice President, Risk Management, Ahold USA, Inc. Dorina Hertner, Director, Corp. […]

This RIMS 2015 panel gathered senior executives from insurance carriers to discuss what they believe are the emerging issues in the insurance marketplace. Speakers Included: Daniel Riordan, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Global Corporate, North America John Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Insurance, AIG John Lupica, Chairman – Insurance, North America, ACE Group Thomas Lawson, President, […]

This RIMS 2015 panel gathered senior industry executives from brokerage firms to discuss what they believe are the real game changers in the insurance marketplace. Speakers Included: David Batchelor, President, International Division, Marsh LLC Steve McGill, Group President, Aon PLC J. Patrick Gallagher, Chairman, President & CEO, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Dominic Casserley, Chief […]

This RIMS 2015 session examined the best path to compliant, integrated leave management programs. Speakers included Terri Rhodes, Executive Director at Disability Management Employers’ Coalition (DMEC) and Karen English, Partner at Spring Consulting Group, LLC.   The environment for leave management has become increasingly complex. Regulations, including the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with […]

In this RIMS 2015 session, Bo Mitchell, President at 911 Consulting addressed how to define and identify workplace violence and how to prepare for it if it occurs. Daily workplace violence (WPV) is occurring every day. In fact, the U.S. Department of Justice reports 2 million instances every year at U.S. employers, which is a […]

Next week Confernce Chronicles will be joining the risk management community at RIMS 2015 in New Orleans.  We will be blogging from a variety of sessions during the event so watch this space for updates.   For more information on the RIMS conference see the link below: https://www.rims.org/RIMS15/Pages/default.aspx

This week Conference Chronicles is attending and Tweeting from the Kids’ Chance of America 2015 Annual Meeting in Takoma, WA. Kids’ Chance of America (KCOA), a non-profit charity providing scholarship support to children of seriously or fatally injured workers, announced its new partner,  Since 1988, Kids’ Chance has provided scholarships to children where a parent […]