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Chris Mandel, Sedgwick's SVP, Strategic Solutions, and a risk leader with 25+ years of experience, shares 10 key elements to achieving long-term success in risk management. This article was first published in August 2014 on IRMI.com and is reproduced…
As employers and individuals look for alternatives to smoking tobacco, the use of e-cigarettes is on the rise. Unified Investigations & Sciences, part of Sedgwick’s family of companies, recently took a closer look at the emerging risks associated wit…
Sedgwick forecasts top risk and productivity management trends As the leading global provider of technology-enabled claims and productivity management solutions, Sedgwick helps clients prepare for difficult changes, look for new ways to control co…
Sedgwick published its “5 factors for fifteen,” forecasting major industry trends that employers should watch in 2015.
What if I told you that you could save $185,000 at no cost to you? No, I am not advertising for some late night TV infomercial where the offer is too good to be true. I am talking about the world of Medicare set-asides (MSA). It is well known that pr…
As shown by news reports from France last week, terrorism continues to be a real threat. Perhaps this reminder prompted the U.S. House of Representatives to vote 416-5 on Jan. 7, 2015 followed by a vote of 93-4 by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 8, 2015 for…
Sedgwick Senior Vice President Kimberly George discusses recent advancements in healthcare technology and how they are impacting workers’ compensation. Among the technology innovations discussed are: telemedicine, Google Glass, wearable monitoring d…
New OSHA reporting requirements in effect Jan. 1, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor announced revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recordkeeping rule, including an expansion of the list of severe work-related injuries tha…
Figure 1: The actuarial loss curve There are many definitions of risk, with most coming pretty close to each other with minor nuances as distinctions. Interestingly, most all of these definitions put "risk" well beyond the point of "expected losses"…
For many of us, a new year represents a fresh start, hope, health and happiness. But for children facing life-threatening illnesses, the future may not look as bright. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital provides a beacon of light and hope for a …
A hole is melted in the thin wall of CSST after a lightning-caused fire Since the 1990s, a product called corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) has been used in some home and light commercial construction. CSST is used to deliver fuel gases to ga…
Recently I was honored with an invitation from Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter to attend her 30th Annual Symposium on Mental Health Policy at the Carter Center. The two-day event was a celebration of past accomplishments and brought together health…