4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1663+ words) Benjamin Wildenhaus has worked in workers’ compensation for more than 20 years. He’s seen the full range of how organizations approach injured employees — from the companies that genuinely care to the ones that treat claims as names on a piece of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1677+ words) Lee Pyfrom will be the first to tell you he was skeptical. It was about eight years ago at a regional safety conference, and a chiropractor was presenting on how muscle rolling could reduce back strains. Pyfrom, Director of Safety…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1627+ words) Think about what it means to be hurt on the job when your job is long-haul trucking. You’re alone. You might be at a rest stop in a state you’ve never been to. You have no easy way to get…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1598+ words) Growth is the goal for most organizations. But growth at the pace Foundation Building Materials (FBM) has experienced it comes with a specific and immediate challenge: how do you maintain consistency, accountability, and a culture of care across dozens of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1596+ words) When Jeff Green took over as Risk Manager at Larimer County, Colorado, the workers’ compensation program was, in his words, just handling claims. There was no proactive safety culture, no meaningful engagement with the county’s operating departments, and no financial…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1625+ words) The opioid crisis didn’t arrive in workers’ compensation quietly. It crept in through prescription pads, routine treatment protocols, and a medical culture that had come to see pain relief as synonymous with narcotics — even for minor workplace injuries. Mandy Hagler…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1578+ words) With nearly 1.6 million employees in all 50 states, claims volume can easily become a significant operational and financial exposure. Over time, the technology supporting the operation had expanded in layers alongside the company’s rapid growth, creating opportunities to simplify and unify…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (402+ words) Independent insurance agents are steering business away from carriers not because of price or product, but because of workflow friction that slows down quoting and submissions, according to Ivans, which surveyed more than 700 agents for its 2026 Agency-Carrier Connection Report. Ivans…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1194+ words) Risk & Insurance® recently caught up with Sarah Scott, President and CEO of CorVel. What follows is a transcript of that discussion, edited for length and clarity. I’m looking to build upon that solid foundation, examine our strengths, and then introduce…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (172+ words) Carisk Partners, a specialty risk transfer and care coordination company, named Sandeep Gupta its chief commercial officer. In his new role, Gupta will lead Carisk’s commercial strategy, including business development, marketing, and client success across the company’s integrated solutions portfolio....