Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark kicks off yearly with our popular 20 Issues to Watch webinar. While there are certainly more than 20 issues to discuss, we focused on the high-impact matters relating to risk management and employee benefits that need more attention. These are essential issues for every risk manager, HR manager and insurance professional to monitor in 2024. The above slideshow reviews the first half of this year's list. The second installment of this series can be viewed here. While there are certainly more than 20 issues to discuss, we focused on the high-impact matters relating to workers' compensation, health care and risk management that need more attention. These are essential issues for every risk manager and insurance professional to monitor in 2023. Listen to the archive of our complete 20 Issues to Watch webinar here. Kimberly George is the global head of innovation and product development at Sedgwick. Mark Walls is vice president of client engagement at Safety National. Together they host the Out Front Ideas educational series. Follow @outfrontideas on X and Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark on LinkedIn for more information about upcoming events and webinars. Opinions expressed here are the authors' own. Related: |

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