Blunder Down Under: Hotel Sex Romp Injury Ruled Compensable

• 04/20/12

An Australian woman who was injured having sex in her motel room while on a business trip has been awarded benefits for the injury. The unnamed woman was apparently injured when a light fixture fell off the ...
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RIMS Report Card - Conference: A- Philadelphia: D+

• 04/19/12

It pains me a bit to write this. There are many things I like about Philadelphia. I cherish its history, as well as its culinary contributions to the realm of the sandwich; namely the Cheese Steak and the ...
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RIMS 2012: All That Gitters is Not Gold, But He Can Settle That Claim With a Bass Boat

• 04/18/12

I heard a very interesting thing at RIMS 2012 this week. In a session entitled "Claims Triage: Identifying and Settling Big-Ticket Claims", the panelists were sharing ideas on how to close "old dog" claims, ...
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Removing the Boundaries of Risk Management at RIMS 2012

• 04/13/12

The annual RIMS Conference, which opens in Philadelphia this Sunday, seeks to expand awareness of risk management beyond the accepted realm of the risk professional, to help employers and the industry, in ...
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A Sign of Economic Hard Times? Prostitute Arrested For Trading Sex for Cheeseburgers

• 04/12/12

First, I must warn you this post links to an article that contains offensive language. Second, I will defend my decision to write about this because, well, it's what I do, and it beats real work. ...
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Entering or Leaving the Pool, Walmart Always Makes a Big Wake

• 04/11/12

Walmart is a force to be reckoned with, no matter what the topic. When Walmart enters a community, or a new market segment, people pay attention. They are the operational and economic equivalent of a 500 ...
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No News is New News - The Upgrade of CompNewsNetwork

• 04/10/12

It has been over a week since I have had a chance to write anything in my blog. This is largely because we were busy working to install and configure improved systems to host and manage it, along with all ...
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Ohio Supremes Say Disabled Drug Dealing Cop was Fully Employed

• 03/30/12

The Ohio Supreme Court yesterday found that former Parma Police Officer Donald McNea could be considered to be gainfully employed by his drug dealing activities. It ordered him to repay the state for ...
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Stress Claim? Flying the Unfriendly Skies When Your Pilot Crashes Without His Plane

• 03/28/12

Chalk another one up for the passengers. They told us after 9/11 that the rules of flying had changed. Never again would passengers sit idly by while someone threatened the safety of their flight. Time and ...
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