Throughout 2020, our experts and thought leaders will monitor, share and explore the common threads that connect us all, and keep you tied into how they evolve to help us all prepare for the future.
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edge:Describe the importance of developing people in the area of client services. Kathy:To keep pace in the risk and benefit industry, it is essential for companies to develop leaders who have the capabilities to manage all of the key issues facing e…
An old CONfidence fraud has found its way to the insurance business. Customers, consumers and adjusters should all be aware and alert of a new variant of the traditional “advance fee” fraud and identity theft confidence scheme that is affecting hun…
At Sedgwick, we are committed to steering people away from opioid addiction and finding solutions to returning them back to healthy, productive lives. However, the lure of such drugs can begin even before entering the workforce and experiencing an …
This past week, the workers' compensation industry came together in Burbank, CA to celebrate the 2016 Comp Laude Awards. Comp Laude was created by the late David DePaolo, WorkCompCentral founder and CEO, on the premise that workers' compensation does…
Last week I posted that CMS appeared to have altered the zero dollar MSA approval process. This caused a great deal of discussion and activity. This has resulted in CMS releasing the following bulletin indicating that no changes …
In 2017, employers can expect to see a significant number of changes in paid employee-leave programs and related compliance requirements. No matter what the outcome of the election, both candidates have plans to add paid employee-leave policies at va…
In this age of connected technology and communication, it is easy to lose track of the benefits of onsite, in person claims adjusting and investigation. In the property claims business, I have long recognized that there are still many benefits to o…
Vericlaim has acquired the assets of Mid-Texas Claim Service, Inc., an independent provider of all-lines insurance adjusting and appraisal services in central Texas.
On page 36, Sedgwick Managing Director, Jay Ayala, promotes the claims industry as an excellent career opportunity. He outlines his career path in the business and discusses the wide ranging experiences and challenges the industry has to offer. Jay e…
For the past several years, we have been successful in obtaining zero dollar MSAs approved by the MSA review contractor. The case, however, had to meet very strict criteria: The case was denied; There had to be no payments for indemnity; There…
Azurely Kerr named to Business Insurance 2016 Women to Watch
Risk managers should always be aware of injured worker opioid use across their open claims and make sure that there is persistent clinician involvement with prescribers. I am a complex pharmacy management nurse for Sedgwick. I want to share one of…
October is fire prevention month and this year the theme is:Don’t wait – Check the date! Replace smoke alarms every 10 years. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that nearly two-thirds of deaths from home fires occur in properties wit…
Dave North, president and CEO of Sedgwick, is one of eight business leaders appointed by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to serve on the new governing board of the University of Memphis
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time devoted to exploring disability employment issues and celebrating the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. Reflecting the important role disabi…