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Employee Well-Being

Can AI Give Workers Their Brains Back?

Sally Spencer-Thomas | September 18, 2026

Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas looks at artificial intelligence (AI) as burnout prevention: It can become more than a productivity tool; it can be a work-design tool that gives people back some of their mental bandwidth.

Risk Financing Info

Strategic Risk Begins After the Emergency Ends

Bob Whelan | September 18, 2026

Too often, organizations view insurance as synonymous with recovery; it is not. Bob Whelan explains what happens during the period after a disaster, when recovery becomes less about response and more about leadership.

Subcontractor Performance Risk

Keeping Cool Under Pressure: Risks in Data Center Construction

Cheri Hanes | September 11, 2026

Focusing on schedule realism, supply chain resilience, subcontractor capacity, commissioning readiness, phased turnover, and quality execution are key in this rapidly evolving market. Cheri Hanes discusses.

Risk Management

Making AI Use in Claims Defensible

Michelle Perry | September 11, 2026

Michelle Perry explains that the claim record needs to preserve enough information to distinguish the contribution of artificial intelligence (AI) technology from the professional judgment that produced the claim outcome.

Design and Professional Liability

Progressive Design-Build: Theory Versus Reality

Jeff Slivka | September 11, 2026

Jeff Slivka explores the aspects of progressive design-build that owners and contractors should consider, including the handling of professional liability risks.

Businessowners Policies (BOP)

Inside the AAIS CannaBOP

Edgar Martinez | September 10, 2026

The American Association of Insurance Services, Inc. (AAIS), Cannabis Businessowners Policy (CannaBOP) provides specialized, admitted-market property and liability coverage specifically designed to address the unique exposures and regulatory compliance requirements of small cannabis businesses.

Tech

Loss-Control Programs: A Holistic Approach to Preventing Losses

Matthew Bogobowicz | August 28, 2026

These programs incorporate much more than safety, and Matthew Bogobowicz says benefits can be seen quickly.

Tech

Adopting AI in Insurance: What Changes, What Doesn't, and What to Do About It

Jane Damon | August 28, 2026

We have seen such change before. Jane Damon explains how jobs do not vanish; they move toward the parts of the work where judgment matters.

Design and Professional Liability

Design Professionals: Beware of Boilerplate Contract Disclaimer Language

Kenneth Slavens | August 28, 2026

Ken Slavens relates a recent case, City of Shreveport v. CDM Smith, 426 So.3d 186 (La. 2025), showing the importance of aligning form with substance throughout the entire agreement.