Chicago, IL – Origami Risk recently announced the launch of four new online safety and risk management tools, expanding its suite of web-based and mobile solutions for environment, health, and safety (EHS) professionals. “As part of their focus on building strong safety cultures and driving operational excellence, EHS professionals must lead and manage a wide… [Read more]
Risk Management News
RIMS Sets Advocacy Guidelines for Covid-19 Liability Protection Legislation
New York, NY – Understanding that a balance must exist between a business owner’s need to operate without being exposed to unreasonable liability and the rights of the general public to seek just compensation for damages unreasonably caused by businesses, RIMS, the risk management society®, has issued a statement to guide its advocacy for federal… [Read more]
NCCI Releases Insights Brief: Perspectives on Managing Risk During the Pandemic
Boca Raton, FL – NCCI released a new insights report, Perspectives on Managing Risk During (and After) a Pandemic, that parses interviews with several industry professionals to better understand what the future workplace might look like and how new challenges are being addressed. In this time of uncertainty, one thing is for sure: the workplace… [Read more]
SCIF Launches New Training and Recognition Program Focused on Safety
Pleasanton, CA – State Fund’s Safety Training and Recognition (STAR) Program is designed to help employers learn and implement safer work practices with free online safety training. Maintaining a safe workplace is not only good for business, it’s quite simply the right thing for employers to do for their workers. Participating policyholders with sheet metal,… [Read more]
ASSP Shifts Safety 2021 to Austin in September
Park Ridge, IL – Prioritizing the safety and health of all attendees, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) recently announced it has moved its signature event to a new date and location while making it a hybrid experience for the first time. The Safety 2021 Professional Development Conference and Exposition will take place Sept.… [Read more]
MI State Workgroup to Recommend in-Person Office Work Policies
Lansing, MI – As Michigan ramps up vaccine distribution, more employers and workers are preparing to return to in-person office work in some form. To support this process, the State has established the new Return-to-Office Workgroup consisting of business, labor, and public health experts to provide Gov. Whitmer with concise recommendations that will be used… [Read more]
NCCI Releases New Brief with Early Look at Residual Market and COVID-19
Boca Raton, FL – NCCI recently released a new Insights research brief delivering an early look at the workers’ comp Residual Market and Covid-19, which focuses on potential COVID-19-related impacts to the NCCI-managed Residual Market Pools. The Mix of Policies in the Residual Market Did the share of small residual market policies change during 2020?… [Read more]
Origami Risk Appoints James Green as Director of Risk Practices
Chicago, IL – Origami Risk recently announced the appointment of James Green as director of Risk Practices. Based in Tampa, Green reports directly to Earne Bentley, president, Risk Solutions division at Origami Risk and will lead the development of client-focused support activities to complement the expanding applications of the firm’s risk management technology. “As our… [Read more]
Out Front Ideas Webinar: Post-COVID Analytics & Benchmarks
St. Louis, MO – Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark recently announced its next complimentary webinar, noting that the insurance industry relies heavily on actuarial models and benchmarks to analyze performance and predict future exposures. One of the core assumptions of analytics and benchmarking is that most components of the analysis mirror conditions similar… [Read more]
ASSP: Fall Experience Survey Aims to Advance Workplace Safety
Ark Ridge, IL — Working at height can be a hazardous job, one that exposes workers to significant risks that range from structure collapses to slipping through floor openings to being struck by falling objects. A new survey from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, supported by the American Society of Safety… [Read more]