In a modern working world which is growing increasingly more complex, dynamic, unpredictable and disruptive each year; organizational resilience is fast becoming the only truly valid form of Enterprise-wide Risk Management.

Before the dust even settles from a storm the night before, roofers are out canvassing neighborhoods looking to detect damage—or should we say looking to make damage?

You wouldn’t think that a single bunch of store-bought flowers could make a significant difference in a workers compensation claim outcome, but the value of such a simple, kind gesture cannot be overstated.

Who covers what when an employee is involved in an accident while driving a personal vehicle for business purposes? It is a question as old as insurance itself.

Getting injured on the job is a traumatic experience for all involved. Maybe the worker fell off a roof while on the jobsite. Maybe some building materials fell on them from above. Or maybe they got into an automobile accident during the course of their normal workday.

Society has gone from risk-averse to risk-intolerant. It is hard to participate in any activity without being asked to read and sign some sort of release, exculpatory agreement, or liability waiver in advance.

On February 8 I had the pleasure of attending the Insurance Business America’s Millennials in Insurance Conference in New York where I learned from some of the most engaging industry experts and the Millennials themselves about what the industry is doing to attract and retain new employees.

On the surface, it may seem redundant to think that underwriters are averse to loss. After all, our job is to make sure the policies we write for our respective companies earn more in premium than the claims and expense dollars that are paid.

The best way to defeat or at least largely mitigate hackers is with a dynamic defense system. When combined effectively, anti-virus software, NGFWs and the products and services from cybersecurity companies like CyberArk and FireEye can provide an organization with a resilient cybersecurity framework.

There is a substantial business opportunity for insurers willing to learn about and underwrite nascent blockchain technology, says an account executive at The Axis Insurance Group in B.C.

Monica Kuzyk, president of the Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA), talked to Canadian Underwriter Monday about the most significant issues facing Canadian insurance adjusters going into 2018.

The plaintiff’s bar is relentless, and its growing crop of young lawyers continues to bring down large verdicts. It’s imperative that claims organizations develop and retain top talent to match the very capable lawyers on the other side.

A driver took off during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Saturday, plowing through a red light and hitting an MTA bus and two cars in chaotic crashes that left six people injured, the NYPD said.

No longer just a warning for the future, the long-predicted war for talent is here, and it has hit the insurance industry with incredible force. Unfortunately, the market’s return to its pre-recession state and relative stability has left insurers unprepared to face what is undoubtedly the most competitive recruiting environment the industry has ever faced.

National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) kicks off this week. And in the wake of last month’s Equifax breach announcement—in which nearly 145.5 million Americans learned their personal information may have been compromised, coupled with the government’s recent efforts to combat cyber threats—NCSAM’s timing could not be better.