There is an increasing amount of capital flowing into the insurance industry in search of innovative solutions. This session at the 2018 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference highlighted the technological advancements in which the industry is investing and why. Speakers included: Audrey Rampinelli, Senior Risk Executive, Vice President, Risk Management (Moderator) John Heveran, SVP and CIO […]

Autonomous vehicle technology is moving fast and is considered by many as an impending disruptor to auto, personal and products liability. But how imminent is the change and what will it look like? This session at the 2018 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference explored autonomous vehicle technology and the insurance market’s response. Panelists included: Elizabeth K. […]

This session at the 2018 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference outlined trends related to mass torts and other large claims impacting the casualty sector. Panelists included: – Jonathon Drummond, Head of Casualty Brokerage, North America, Willis Towers Watson (Moderator) – Josh Gold, Shareholder, New York, Anderson Kill – Phil Goldberg, Director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s […]

Disruption is quickly becoming a constant in the insurance business today. Autonomous vehicles, wearable devices and the gig economy are just some of the new technologies currently shaping the liability and employment landscape. But what’s next? In this session at the 2018 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference, casualty insurance buyers discussed the evolving challenges to their […]

Reinsurance capital underpins the casualty marketplace by paying claims and shaping coverage. In the opening session at the 2018 Advisen Casualty Insights Conference, reinsurance executives discussed the factors driving reinsurance appetite in the casualty sector. Panelists included: Joseph Cellura, President, North American Casualty Division, Allied World (Moderator) M. Steven Levy, President and CEO, Reinsurance Division, […]

At the 2018 WCRI Annual Research & Issues Conference a panel discussed how the world of work is changing. The panel included: Judge David Langham, Florida Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims Steven Tolman, President Massachusetts AFL-CIO Denise Zoe Algire, Albertsons Companies Charlie Kingdollar, Gen Re John Ruser, WCRI (moderator) Question: What do you think […]

At the 2018 WCRI Annual Issues & Research Conference, Dr. David Bradford from the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia discussed the impact state marijuana laws have on prescription drug spending. The question is, what has been the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on the use of FDA approved pain […]

At the 2018 WCRI Annual Research & Issues Conference a panel presented findings from several different WCRI studies. Please note, some of these findings are preliminary, and therefore, subject to change. Then panel included: Ramona Tanabe, WCRI Evelina Radeva, WCRI Rebecca Yang, WCRI Carol Telles, WCRI Tennessee The WCRI study measured the impact of the […]

At the 2018 WCRI Annual Issues & Research Conference, a panel discussed the impact of opioids and prescription drugs on the workplace. The panel included: Dr Bogdan Savych, WCRI Jane Terry, National Safety Council Joan Vincenz, United Airlines WCRI studies have long shown the widespread use of opioids in workers’ compensation. A recent WCRI study […]

At the WCRI Annual Issues & Research Conference Dr Richard Victor, former CEO of WCRI and currently a senior fellow with Sedgwick Institute, discussed his views of workers’ compensation in the future. The workers’ compensation system was a compromise between labor and business designed to provide no fault benefits in an environment that gave exclusive […]