Prioritizing an individual’s overall health and well-being can improve injured worker satisfaction while lowering litigation rates, medical costs and claim duration. This session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition examined potential advantages of this approach and the results from organizations who have successfully implemented such programs. Speakers included: Darin Hampton, Occupational Care and Recovery Coordinator, International Paper Anas Al-Hamwi, Senior Director, Health & Safety and Injury Management, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Kathryn Tazic, Managing Director Client Services, Sedgwick (moderator) Employers have put forth some incredible new ideas for employee advocacy in recent years. Each panelist shared their story.
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Illness, injury, violence and potential unrest. When employees travel abroad for business, there are multiple risks that have the potential to create foreign exposures for the employer. This session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition addressed available coverage and its capacity to adequately protect employees during international travel. Speakers included: Andrew Miller, Director Special Projects, International SOS Kathleen Ellis, Senior Vice President, CNA International Erin Wilk, Global Security Travel Safety Manager, Facebook, Inc. Companies need guidance to help navigating this risk. Not only are there hard costs related to cancelled travel, there are substantial risks related to the
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Illness, injury, violence and potential unrest. When employees travel abroad for business, there are multiple risks that have the potential to create foreign exposures for the employer. This session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition addressed available coverage and its capacity to adequately protect employees during international travel. Speakers included: Andrew Miller, Director Special Projects, International SOS Kathleen Ellis, Senior Vice President, CNA International Erin Wilk, Global Security Travel Safety Manager, Facebook, Inc. Companies need guidance to help navigating this risk. Not only are their hard costs related to cancelled travel, there are substantial risks related to the
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At the 2019 RIMS Annual Conference a session discussed using data analytics and predictive modeling to assist your risk managment program. The speakers were: George Furlong – Senior Vice President, Sedgwick Jeff Rycroft – Vice President, Express Employment Professionals Zoe Zinn – Workers’ Compensation Manager, Packaging Corporation of America Predictive modeling is something that gets talked about a lot. Many companies will tout their predictive models. The big question is what are you doing with that data? Too many are just generating reports without using the information to drive change in behaviors and outcomes. One of the most important elements
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The occurrence of school shootings, store robberies and job-related fatalities have all contributed to the increase in cases of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) in the workplace. This session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition discussed the need to address the issue on a broader basis. Speakers included: Dr. Teresa Bartlett, Senior Vice President, Medical Quality, Sedgwick Denise Algire, Director, Risk Initiatives & National Medical Director, Albertsons Companies Dr. Steve Wiesner, On-the-Job Medical Director – Workers’ Compensation Service, Kaiser Permanente Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a complex disorder which affects the memory and emotional responses of a person who
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Medical marijuana is now legal in 36 states, causing complex issues on construction job sites. In this session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition, Matthew Rodliff, Senior Claims Manager, Complex Construction Claims at Liberty Mutual, discussed the impact this trend could have on claims outcomes in a high-risk industry. Medical marijuana can increases a company’s level of risk. According to the National Institute on Drug abuse, employees who tested positive for marijuana were 55 percent more likely to have industrial accidents. There is currently no way to accurately test for impairment with marijuana because impairment level does not
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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 for WorkCare, Inc., spoke about the potential wearables have for enterprise-wide improvements in risk management. New wearable technology allows for simultaneous, individual assessment of workers while they are performing their actual job. These devices include traditional fitness trackers as well as smart clothing. The technology
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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 in 1939, we have been marching toward autonomous vehicles. Today, the Department of Transportation recognizes five levels of automation for vehicles, ranging from partial automation to full automation, needing no driver assistance. Ford has announced that they will have their first fully autonomous vehicle in
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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. There is no low-risk option when it comes to modern technology, but refusing to adopt new technologies presents its own business risk. The solution to this dilemma is creating a comprehensive governance framework. An effective framework addresses technology, people and process. Digital-era risks include government
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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, Ben Fidlow, Global Head of Core Analytics at Willis Towers Watson, discussed how to practice a portfolio approach to risk quantification. The confluence of data and technology is transforming the world of predictive modeling. While this can provide information that is quite powerful, communicating the
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