Wearables can do so much more than count steps and monitor heart rate. Assessment technology can objectively track and measure workers, detecting hot spots for efficiency loss and generating optimal physiological job matches. In this session at the RIMS 2019 Conference and Exhibition, Anthony Harris, Associate Medical Director and Vice President of On-site Clinical Operations […]

Autonomous vehicles may reduce the frequency of accidents, but they also present new liabilities. In this session at the RIMS 2019 Conference and Exhibition, Katherine Henry, Partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummins LLP, discussed the anticipated shift of liability from owner or operator to manufacturer. Coverage for Autonomous Vehicles Since the automatic transmission was introduced […]

Digital technology presents its own unique set of challenges to an organization. Creating a digital governance framework can help address those concerns. In this session at RIMS 2019 Conference and Exhibition, Genevieve Grabman, author of The Technology Takers, explained the ability of such a framework to establish responsibility for policies and procedures and monitor compliance. […]

Emerging risks and developing technology can make risk management decisions difficult. A new, holistic approach to data analytics can help improve risk management decision making throughout an organization as well as providing valuable information to help secure buy-in from the C-suite for those decisions. In this session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition, […]

At a session during the 2018 RIMS annual conference, Steven Sachs, EVP, Director Real Estate, Hotel and Gaming Practice, Willis Towers Watson and Tim Kraft, Consultant, Risk Management & Insurance, Warrior Consulting Ventures, lead a discussion on habits of highly successful risk professionals and how to relinquish control and create active listening. Steven Covey’s book […]

At the 2018 RIMS Annual Conference, a session discussed the wave of litigation against pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies and distributors related to the opioid epidemic. The panel included: John Denton – Managing Director, Marsh Anna Engh – Partner, Covington & Burling, LLP We all remember past litigation by governmental entities against industries for the ills of […]

Presented by: Darrell Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. Denis Algiers, Director, Risk Initiatives/National Medical Director, Albertson’s Safeway, Inc. This session at the RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Antonio was an overview of the state of recreational and medicinal marijuana legislation and impact with respect to […]

When you combine the ability to collect workplace data with evolving data analytics and machine learning you can improve productivity, worker safety and fraudulent and exaggerated claim rates. During a session at the RIMS 2018 annual conference, Eric Martinez, Founder and CEO, Modjoul, Inc., and Lance Ewing, EVP Global Risk Management & Client Services, Cotton […]

At the 2018 RIMS Annual Conference, Dawn Watkins from LAUSD and Kimberly George from Sedgwick discussed the challenges with the wide variety of leave of absence laws and how these laws can interact with workers’ compensation claims. Failure to comply with all applicable leave of absence laws can expose you to fines, penalties and litigation. […]

During a session at the 2018 RIMS annual conference Kimarie Stratos, Executive VP/General Counsel, Memorial Healthcare System and Lynn Sessions, Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP covered one organization’s journey from insider cyber incident through breach notification, class action lawsuit, regulatory investigation and settlement negotiations. In 2011, an internal employee at Memorial Healthcare was accessing confidential […]