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Personal Risk Management

Crafting the Right Coverage for Uber and Lyft Drivers

Robin Olson | October 26, 2018

Learn how to insure clients who work for ridesharing companies.

Workers Compensation Issues

Integrated Optics: Workers Compensation Cost Management

Joe Galusha | October 24, 2018

Integrated Optics: Workers Compensation Cost Management—Learn how combined data sets are being used, per Joe Galusha.

Construction Safety

Ensuring a Safe Construction Work Site

Peter Furst | October 19, 2018

Ensuring a Safe Construction Work Site—Peter Furst says conduct a risk assessment, communicate, and condition workers to perform as expected.

Claims Practices

California Case Comes Down Hard on Insurers

Barry Zalma | October 19, 2018

Barry Zalma relates a case finding single acts in violation of the regulations can constitute a business practice.

Professional, D and O, and Fiduciary Liability

Fiduciary Liability Insurance Basics

Robert Bregman | October 12, 2018

IRMI's Bob Bregman explains fiduciary and employee benefit liability insurance, including common claim scenarios.

Employee Well-Being

Veterans Are Good for Work

Sally Spencer-Thomas | October 12, 2018

What can we do to help veterans' mental health? Sally Spencer-Thomas says hire them.

Construction Safety

Construction Safety: Listen, Learn, and Lead

TJ Lyons | October 12, 2018

These are the tools that should be in every worker's toolbox. TJ Lyons explains.

Claims Management

Workers Compensation Claims and the Opioid Impact Revisited

Christopher Mandel | September 28, 2018

Workers Compensation Claims and the Opioid Impact Revisited—Chris Mandel looks at the crisis and efforts to quell the tide.

Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention

Hiring for Customer Service: Find the Best Fit

Mike Poskey | September 28, 2018

When hiring employees to work with customers, Mike Poskey says it's important to assess their core competencies.

Time Element

The Essential Equation: A Formula for Determining Business Interruption Loss

Daniel Torpey | September 28, 2018

Daniel Torpey explains that the most fundamental elements in resolving claims are a correct application of the BI formula and the integrity of the calculations behind it. Examples are provided.