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May 21, 2012
Calvin Beyer, head of manufacturing for Zurich North America Commercial’s customer industry segments, offers this list of the best practices it looks for at the companies whose Workers’ Compensation programs the carrier is considering covering.
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By Bonnie Cavanaugh |
May 21, 2012
Controlling Workers’ Compensation costs is a process that needs to start at the very top: Those in the C-suite need to commit themselves to creating a zero-injury culture at their organizations, says Calvin Beyer, head of manufacturing for Zurich North America Commercial’s customer industry segments.
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May 21, 2012
Two effective Workers’ Compensation cost-control strategies involve the carrot and the stick.
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By Michael P. Voelker |
May 17, 2012
Former President George H. W. Bush famously quipped about what happens without “the vision thing,” a tendency to lose sight of long-term objectives because of the focus on near-term priorities. That tendency exists not only in government, but in businesses and other organizations as well.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 3, 2012
With the current investment environment not benefitting Workers’ Compensation insurers, companies may be pressured into a harder market as they try to achieve underwriting profits in a line that hasn’t seen combined ratios of less than 100 since 2006, according to a new report.
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By Bonnie Cavanaugh |
May 3, 2012
While Workers’ Comp, Product Recall and Supply Chain Management remain the greatest coverage concerns for manufacturers, Cyber Liability is also becoming a top-of-mind issue, producers say.
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By Gary Stephen |
May 3, 2012
When a puff-back in the chimney of the home of a Rhode Island manufacturing company’s CEO caused extensive damage throughout his family’s elegant 7,200-square-foot Colonial home, his claims adjuster faced a complex case: The smoke damage to the decorative painting on the living room walls would require careful restoration, while...
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By Michael P. Voelker |
May 1, 2012
From community building to claims investigation, insurers are learning to make the most of social media technology tools.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 26, 2012
With the current investment environment working against workers’ compensation insurers, companies may be pressured into a harder market as they try to achieve underwriting profits in a line that has not had a combined ratio under 100 since 2006, a new report says.
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By Gary Stephen |
April 25, 2012
Few circumstances can be as daunting as helping wealthy Americans maintain their expected quality of living after a loss.
