Education & Training

Risk management is a portable skill.

Claim adjusters must be decisive, versatile, and exhibit exceptional problem-solving skills. But a quick scan of online job-posting sites reveals that companies also are looking for more specialized qualities in their new hires.

There is no I in team, we all have heard. Nor is there one in workers' comp success or in return to work. Taming the workers' compensation beast and wrestling costs to the ground is a team effort.

Thanks to the Internet and telecommunications, the globe is shrinking, figuratively.

So we might be a little biased about the success of our conference but choosing to have this year's 10th annual ACE America's Claim Event in New Orleans was a decision not lightly made.

This one just doesn't meet the "acid test" of insurance contract interpretation, pun intended.

Whether risk managers have insurance or are self-insured, winning a claim often comes down to a contest between experts. Through testimony, your experts battle those of the other side.

The property and casualty insurance industry, which was measured by customers' satisfaction with their companies' coverage, premium rates, and claim handling, improved slightly by one percent.