Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently released a report conducted as part of its SAFER initiative — a comprehensive effort aimed at helping employers prioritize workplace safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The report comprised data from surveys and interviews conducted between June and August 2021, with responses representative of 300 U.S.-based employers and 3,785 individuals. Findings from… [Read more]
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Origami Risk Packages Solutions for P&C Insurers, TPAs, Pools, MGAs to Administer Workers’ Comp Claims
Chicago, IL – Origami Risk recently announced it has packaged its popular online workers’ compensation claims administration solutions into a standard offering to help insurance carriers, third party administrators (TPAs), risk pools and managing general agents (MGAs) leverage built-in best practices, accelerate implementation timelines, and reduce related costs. “As the largest segment of the U.S.… [Read more]
NSC Announces 2021 Rising Stars of Safety
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council recently announce its 12th class of Rising Stars of Safety – a group of leaders younger than 40 dedicated to making workplaces safer. The 38 honorees for 2021 have promoted continuous safety improvement within their organizations throughout the pandemic and created initiatives focused on measurable outcomes to provide workforces safe… [Read more]
Method Insurance Services to Integrate Origami Risk Policy Administration Suite
Nasvhille, TN – Origami Risk recently announced that Method Insurance Services (Method), a managing general underwriter specializing in workers’ compensation insurance, will enhance the effectiveness of its technology-based tools and resources with the addition of Origami Risk’s Policy Administration Solution Suite. Along with streamlining Method’s policy administration workflows, Origami will integrate with artificial intelligence and… [Read more]
CLARA Analytics and Unqork Partner on No-Code AI Claims Management Oversight
Santa Clara, CA – CLARA Analytics recently announced a partnership with Unqork to bring CLARA’s predictive AI analytics to enterprise risk managers and insurance carriers through risk management software built on Unqork’s no-code platform. This powerful combination will allow risk professionals to analyze and uncover key drivers of claim complexity and enable them to proactively… [Read more]
NCCI Releases Annual Workers Compensation Industry Loss Reserve Analysis
Boca Raton, FL – Every year, NCCI analyzes the overall adequacy of loss plus loss adjustment expense (LAE) reserves held by private carriers in the workers compensation (WC) insurance industry.1,2 The results reflect a comparison of projected ultimate loss ratios from NCCI’s analysis (NCCI selections) with those reported by carriers.3,4 NCCI’s loss reserve analysis helps… [Read more]
RIMS Announces Full-Vaccination Requirement at All Society Events
New York, NY – RIMS has implemented new guidelines that will require anyone who wishes to attend a RIMS in-person event to show that they are fully-vaccinated for COVID-19. The requirement is effective immediately for all events managed by RIMS staff, including the upcoming RIMS Enterprise Risk Management Conference and its Annual Conference & Exhibition… [Read more]
NSC Releases Statement on Biden Administration’s Workplace Vaccine Requirement
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council is hopeful in response to the Biden Administration’s six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy to combat the pandemic – specifically, the Council supports the plan’s approach to workplace vaccine requirements to increase uptake among the unvaccinated. NSC has advocated for the use of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure worker safety and… [Read more]
Origami Risk Expands COVID-19 Solutions, Including Vaccinations and Booster Monitoring
Chicago, IL – Origami Risk recently announced it has expanded its online solutions to help employers address exposures related to COVID-19 with the addition of new functionality to track employee vaccinations, boosters, post-vaccination protection waiting periods, and weekly testing for employees who waive taking the vaccine. The new tools, which build on Origami’s existing COVID-19… [Read more]
Best’s Special Report: Federal Terrorism Backstop Still Providing Stability to US Insurance Markets
Oldwick, NJ -(BusinessWire)- The federal insurance backstop created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks continues to be successful in its goal of stabilizing the U.S. insurance market; although, according to a new AM Best report, some questions remain given evolving economic and market conditions and the absence of a true test. The Best’s Special… [Read more]