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December 18, 2013
Absence Matters - Vendor Integration

Sedgwick Senior Vice President, Disability and Absence Management, Denise Fleury, talks about how more employers are turning to vendor integration to increase the effectiveness of employee health and productivity management initiatives.

December 18, 2013
Blog
December 18, 2013
Update: Oklahoma options approved by Supreme Court

On December 16, 2013, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that Senate Bill 1062, which was signed by Governor Mary Fallin on May 6, 2013, "is not unconstitutional as a multiple subject bill." The high court in the case, Coates et al vs. Fallin, N…

December 18, 2013
Newsletter
December 17, 2013
Leave Law Update - November 2013

December 17, 2013
Blog
December 11, 2013
Chris Mandel, RF
SVP Strategic Solutions
Reflections on Innovation: The Teddys

Having recently returned from the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference in Las Vegas, I am impressed to reflect on how the 2013 recipients of the Teddy Awards are just the latest crop of companies and their risk and benefit leaders…

December 11, 2013 by Chris Mandel, RF, SVP Strategic Solutions
Press release
December 08, 2013
Sedgwick names Jason Hood chief administrative officer

Sedgwick announced today that Jason P. Hood, chief legal officer, has also been named chief administrative officer.

December 08, 2013
Blog
December 05, 2013
The Oklahoma winds of change

Oklahoma passed a workers' compensation reform bill on April 30, 2013 – Senate Bill 1062 overhauls the entire Oklahoma workers' compensation system. The bill consists of three different parts: 1.  The Administrative Workers' Compensation Act …

December 05, 2013
Article
December 03, 2013
Elizabeth Demaret
Chief of Staff and EVP Carrier Relations
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace Can Impede Women's Progress: Panel

Sedgwick Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Relationship Officer, Elizabeth Demaret, was quoted as saying that women are often assumed to manage the family, thereby limiting their consideration for professional opportunities. She also state…

December 03, 2013 by Elizabeth Demaret, Chief of Staff and EVP Carrier Relations
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December 03, 2013
Financial Independence Takes Careful Planning: Women to Watch Panel

Sedgwick client, Debbie Rogers, senior vice president of Aramark, was featured on a panel at the Business Insurance Women to Watch workshop on a panel titled, “Achieving Financial Independence.”

December 03, 2013
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December 02, 2013
David North
President and CEO
Workplace Diversity Leads to Overall Success: Women to Watch Panel

Sedgwick President & CEO, Dave North, talks about an organization’s need to embrace the advancement of women and minorities because it believes in those things and not just because there is a progression program in place. Dave was a featured panelist…

December 02, 2013 by David North, President and CEO
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December 01, 2013
Marti Dickman: Women to Watch Profile

Sedgwick client, Marti Dickman, vice president of risk management at Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. was named as one of Business Insurance’s 2013 Women to Watch. Her professional accomplishments, industry background, advice to women entering this …

December 01, 2013
Blog
November 25, 2013
Suzanne M. Emmet, VP Claims & Corporate Compliance, Eastern Insurance Holdings President, Kids' Chance of America
Kids' Chance of America

The impact to a family when a loved one sustains a catastrophic injury is life changing, not just for the patient, but the entire family. When I learned about Kids’ Chance of America my heart was warmed to know there was a charity focused on educatio…

November 25, 2013 by Suzanne M. Emmet, VP Claims & Corporate Compliance, Eastern Insurance Holdings President, Kids' Chance of America
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November 24, 2013
De-Clawing Risk - David Jewell, Director of risk and insurance, PetSmart

Sedgwick President & CEO, Dave North, applauds Dave Jewell and his risk management team for their balanced approach to managing workers’ compensation costs. Working with Sedgwick, PetSmart structured a program that would take care of PetSmart associ…

November 24, 2013
Blog
November 19, 2013
Kimberly George
SVP Corporate Development, M&A, and Healthcare
The long and short of health plan cancellations

Long before this summer when health plan cancellation notices began arriving in plan member mailboxes, health insurers were creating alternative plan options for their consumers. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law…

November 19, 2013 by Kimberly George, SVP Corporate Development, M&A, and Healthcare
Newsletter
November 18, 2013
Leave Law Update - October 2013

November 18, 2013
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November 14, 2013
Jayme Vaccaro
AVP Managed Care Quality
Jayme T. Vaccaro, Director, Professional Liability Claims presented at the ASHRM 2013 conference

Jayme T. Vaccaro discussed the importance of communication between healthcare providers and allied healthcare providers.

November 14, 2013 by Jayme Vaccaro, AVP Managed Care Quality