How to evaluate and improve a return-to-work program Workers’ compensation insurance and claims experts agree: return-to-work (RTW) programs that help employees get back on the job after an occupational injury or illness are a cost-saving and effective workforce management strategy. The key is creating and managing a truly effective return-to-work program. “An employer must go… Read More
Why it pays to report work comp claims promptly
How faster workers’ compensation claim reporting can reduce costs It pays to report work comp claims promptly. Conversely, the longer your insurance client waits to report a work injury, the more expensive that injury is likely to be. Our sister company American Claims Management found that when a workers’ compensation claim was reported more than… Read More
Top 7 workers’ compensation claim mistakes and how to avoid them
Workers’ compensation claims are potentially part of every business, whether your client (or yourself as a self-insured company) only employs workers sitting all day at desks, construction workers, medical staff, agricultural workers, a fleet of drivers or more. Wherever there are people working, there’s the potential for a work injury – and a risk of… Read More
Do you have a business continuity plan?
Amidst COVID-19: Is your business continuity plan active? Your business has weathered multiple storms: Vendors who didn’t deliver. Employee mistakes that cost the company. Perhaps even a claim or two. But do you have a business continuity plan to help weather true storms, the kind caused by Mother Nature or a simple coronavirus? No doubt,… Read More
Restaurant food safety while COVID-19 continues
Safety steps for restaurants during COVID-19 While not proven to be a primary channel of the coronavirus transmission, it’s important to remain vigilant regarding restaurant food safety during COVID, especially as restrictions ease and food retail industries resume operations. If the operations of your enterprise include food retail of any kind, whether it’s lunch for… Read More
4 Pandemic Employment and Tech Trends Challenge Insurers
This article by Dhara Patel, president of Brown & Brown Services Segment (including ICA), published in Property Casualty 360 on April 26, 2022. Insurers sell a promise, and they deliver on that promise when claims arise. That’s where the value of insurance rises to meet the challenges insurers may face in this pandemic, technology-driven era…. Read More
