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At the 2022 PRIMA Annual Conference, a session discussed how to facilitate the transition from a long-time risk manager to a new person in that role. The speakers, all past PRIMA presidents, were: Sarah Perry […]

On July 15 Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued his decision on the advisory workers’ comp rate. Lara’s decision, which is not binding on insurers, recommends that benchmark rates be maintained at $1.45 per $100 of […]

The work comp Pharmacy Benefit Management business has become hyper-competitive; total drug spend has dropped 6 of the last 7 years, there’s been massive consolidation of PBMs, margins are declining…all signs of a very mature industry. […]

Whether in the air, on the manufacturing floor, or in the office, fatigue can have serious effects on safety and worker engagement. When employees are fatigued, their risk of injury compounds quickly, similar to the […]

The commercial auto liability industry continues to see pricing increases across the board due to extreme losses. Where $1 million used to be a large loss, $5-10 million is now commonplace. We dive into the […]

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released Indicators of Workplace Violence, 2019, which provides findings on fatal and nonfatal crimes […]

In 1980, Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan purportedly asked "one of the most important campaign questions of all time." In a debate with incumbent President Jimmy Carter, Mr. Reagan asked generally: “Are you better off today […]

The midst of a pandemic is an interesting and exciting time to assume responsibility for a team of more than 8,000 people. Had I been appointed president of workforce absence pre-COVID, I would have embarked on a […]