manufacturing industry

• Tough Times Keeping The Heat On Risk Managers Tackling Comp Costs

  By Staff Writer  |  October 25, 2010

  It isn't easy being a risk manager in the middle of one of the worst economic downturns since The Great Depression, particularly if you are trying to control workers' compensation costs.

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  The importance of making stuff

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 19, 2010

  Unemployment may still be high because companies aren't hiring, but one sector is the exception: Firms specializing in high-tech manufacturing are begging for workers because ...

• Teamwork With Carriers Helps RMs Defend Against Workers' Comp Risks

  By Tom Jolliff  |  February 8, 2010

  The days of clipboard-wielding insurance inspectors methodically checking off safety hazards and violations in their clients' workplaces are becoming a thing of the past.

• In Most Cases, Companies Better Off Hiring CEO From Within

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 22, 2010

  Most organizations wishing to appoint a new CEO fare better promoting someone from inside the company--except for the insurance industry, in some cases--according to a new study from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business.