Denver, CO – As teenagers across Colorado enter the workforce, in many cases for the first time, Pinnacol Assurance is providing tips to employers for keeping their younger workforce safe and giving guidance to teens for choosing a safe summer job. As Colorado’s largest workers’ comp carrier, Pinnacol analyzed its claims history for workers under… [Read more]
Risk Management News
FHM Insurance Company Goes Live with Insurity Workers’ CompXPress Platform
Hartford, CT – Insurity, Inc. recently announced that that FHM Insurance Company is in production with the Workers’ CompXPress policy administration solution. FHM is a prominent mutual insurance company in the Southeast, with licenses in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama and Kentucky. The solution provides FHM a complete digital experience for policy… [Read more]
US Department of Labor Announces $10.5 Million in Worker Safety and Health Training Grants
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced the availability of $10.5 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants for nonprofit organizations including community and faith-based organizations, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, Indian tribes, and colleges and universities. The Harwood Training Grant program supports in-person, hands-on… [Read more]
NIOSH Announces Sixth Annual Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
Washington, DC – The construction of a nation, the physical labor that it takes to build and re-build, requires safe working conditions for its laborers. This year, during the week of May 6-10, thousands of employers across the country and internationally will stand down for the safety of construction workers and participate in the 6th… [Read more]
CLARA analytics Introduces AI-Based Toolkit for Risk Management
Santa Clara, CA – CLARA analytics recently announced an advanced AI-based toolkit to assist risk managers in evaluating an entire claim population’s performance, understanding the underlying costs that affect a group of claims and predicting trends that could have a negative impact in the future. The new Risk Management Toolkit is part of the CLARA… [Read more]
U.S. Physical Therapy Makes Third Acquisition in Industrial Injury Prevention Sector
Houston, TX – U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE: USPH) recently announced that it has acquired a third company that is a provider of industrial injury prevention services. The previous acquisitions in this business line occurred in 2017 and 2018. The acquired company specializes in delivering injury prevention and care, post offer employment testing, functional capacity… [Read more]
Travelers Program Reduces Opioid Use by Injured Construction Workers by Almost 40%
Hartford, CT – The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) recently reported an almost 40 percent reduction in the use of opioids among the injured construction workers it has helped, thanks to a combination of its Early Severity Predictor® model and its comprehensive pharmacy management program. The Early Severity Predictor is the company’s proprietary predictive model… [Read more]
Out Font Ideas Webinar: The Globalization of Risk Management
St. Louis, MO – Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark has announced its next complimentary webinar, noting that as business has become increasingly globalized, subsequently, so has risk management. Most companies will be affected by the wide spread of globalization in some form. Whether employers have physical operations in various countries, or participate in… [Read more]
Oregon OSHA Offering New Online Training Suite
Salem, OR – Employers across Oregon now have a more comprehensive and efficient way to train safety committee members thanks to improvements Oregon OSHA has made to its free online educational offerings. The agency has translated into Spanish three courses – Safety Meetings and Committees, Accident Investigation, and Hazard Identification – and housed all of… [Read more]
Friedlander Group Announces Two Dividends for Members of Workers’ Comp Safety Groups
Purchase, NY -(BusinessWire)- The Friedlander Group, Inc., the group manager of seven New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Groups underwritten by the New York State Insurance Fund, recently announced that a 20% dividend is being paid to members of the Social Services Group of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #585 with policies effective from August… [Read more]