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WC Benchmarking Study – Turning Priorities into Performance

If claims organizations are pursuing many of the same priorities, why do some consistently outperform others? Join industry leaders as they unpack key findings from the latest Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study and explore how top performers translate strategy into execution and execution into results.

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The Cyber Insurance Conundrum

Cheaper cyber insurance is flooding the market, but escalating risks are quietly testing its limit.

Risk Insider

Nipped in the Bud

In this fictive scenario, a thriving boutique owner’s dream goes up in flames when a hidden electrical hazard and an overlooked insurance gap combine to deliver a devastating financial loss.

Risk Scenarios

AI Isn’t the Strategy. Outcomes Are.

AI in claims is no longer about insight alone — it’s about embedding intelligence into everyday workflows to drive faster decisions, stronger outcomes, and more human-centered care.

Risk Insider

Introducing the 2026 Power Brokers

Poverty produces its own cruel chaos. Consider the work done by these 2026 Power Brokers in the realm of affordable housing.

2026 Power Broker

How Energy Sector Volatility Is Reshaping D&O Risk

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

The Heat is On: Keeping Workers Safe in a Changing Environment

Risk Insider

From Brooklyn Bookshelves to Building Resilience: Lesli Rice on Mentorship, Market Shifts and Modern Risk

The Profession

Travelers' Jennifer Ampulski on Life Sciences Risk Trends

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

News For Jul. 15th

People on the Move

Editors' Picks

RISKWORLD 2026: Chatting with Lucy Pilko, CEO Americas, AXA XL

Rethinking Risk: Why Self-Insured Retentions Are Gaining Ground for Complex Liability Risks

RISKWORLD 2026: Surety Insights with Nationwide's Tony Albanese

How Small Business Insurance is Evolving: Balancing Speed, Data, and Underwriting Discipline

5 Questions for MSIG USA's Ron Morrison

RISKWORLD 2026: FM Intellium Vice President Chris Dempsey

How the Insurance Industry is Navigating the Complex Debate Over Fairness in Pricing

WC Benchmarking Study – Turning Priorities into Performance

The Cyber Insurance Conundrum

Nipped in the Bud

AI Isn’t the Strategy. Outcomes Are.

Introducing the 2026 Power Brokers

How Energy Sector Volatility Is Reshaping D&O Risk

The Heat is On: Keeping Workers Safe in a Changing Environment

From Brooklyn Bookshelves to Building Resilience: Lesli Rice on Mentorship, Market Shifts and Modern Risk

Travelers' Jennifer Ampulski on Life Sciences Risk Trends

News For Jul. 15th

1. Commercial P&C Rate Growth Flattens To Softest Levels Since 2017, Alera Group Finds

2. Confidence In Risk Control Slides As Food Sector Confronts Litigation, Cyber And Supply Chain Threats

3. Cell and Gene Therapy Costs Remain Rare for Employers, but Utilization Shifts Are Coming

4. Research Finds AR Tools, Exoskeletons and AI Systems Show Promise for Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries

5. Cyber Insurance Loss Ratios Rise as Pricing Cuts Erode Premium Growth

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The Risk Brief:

People on the Move

SiriusPoint Names Mark Aspinall Head of New Fine Art & Specie Team

AXA XL Appoints Matt Rodliff Chief Claims Officer, Americas

Aon Appoints Mike Pasterick North America Health Leader

AIG Names Christine Williams Head of Global Client and Broker Relationships

Arrowhead Programs Promotes Mark Kaufman to Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary

Venbrook Group Appoints Kenneth Ward Chief Financial Officer

Editors' Picks

AI Risk Is Here — and Insurers Are Learning to Write the Rules

Liability Insurers Face Unexpected Reserve Headwinds in Recent Years

Building the Next Generation of Insurance Experts: How the PRC Designation Is Bridging the Industry’s Talent Gap

The New Frontier of Injury Claim Management

Workers' Comp Forum

Florida Supreme Court Expands Workers' Comp Coverage for Workplace Assault Victims

The 2026 Risk All Stars: Paul Roderick of Midwest Employers Casualty

Massachusetts High Court Finds Workers’ Comp Rate Cut Lacked Explanation

Research Finds AR Tools, Exoskeletons and AI Systems Show Promise for Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries

Workers' Compensation Claims: Maintaining Trust in Claims Handling

The Return-to-Work Gap No One Plans For

Risk Insiders

Phantom Damages Drive Rising Liability Costs

The Real Impact of AI in P&C Claims

The Return-to-Work Gap No One Plans For

Building the AI-Augmented Claims Workforce

Managing Construction Risk in the Age of Data Center Mega-Projects

The Return-to-Work Gap No One Plans For

Critical Risks

Managing Construction Risk in the Age of Data Center Mega-Projects

A Look at How Real Estate Insurers Are Responding to Climate Change

Business Leaders Recast Insurance as Strategic Resilience Tool, Not Just a Cost

Four Converging Threats Are Making Critical Infrastructure Increasingly Fragile

AI Tops Insurance Executive Priorities as Regulatory Concerns and Market Volatility Reshape the Risk Landscape

3 Business-Ending Risks U.S. Executives Aren't Prioritizing Enough in 2026

The Insurance Industry

Beyond Policy Placement: The Evolution of the Modern Insurance Broker

The Real Impact of AI in P&C Claims

Building the AI-Augmented Claims Workforce

Building the Next Generation of Captive Insurance Professionals

Vermont Captives Help Put Patient Safety First

Vermont’s Deep Leadership Bench: Why Depth of Expertise Gives Captive Owners Confidence

Claims & The Law

Jeni VerMeulen of Optum on What Defines a True Partnership in Workers' Compensation

Building the AI-Augmented Claims Workforce

Payroll May Overstate Expected Losses for High-Wage Workers, NCCI Research Finds

U.S. Property Claim Volume Falls as Severity Poised to Climb, Verisk Q1 2026 Report Shows

Strategic Cargo Theft Now Accounts for Nearly a Third of All US Incidents, Report Finds

Cancer, Preterm Births, and Specialty Drugs Drive Record Severity in Self-Funded Health Plans

The Risk Profession

John Kline Talks of the Evolution of Risk: From Transactional Insurance to Corporate Strategy

Risk Manager Sean Catanese Shares His Journey from Landscaping to Leadership

Jeff Green Discusses Innovation, Challenges and Leading the Charge in Public Risk Management

From Brooklyn Bookshelves to Building Resilience: Lesli Rice on Mentorship, Market Shifts and Modern Risk

From Nurse to Risk Leader, Nicole Patterson Champions People First in Risk Management

From Tree-Cutting to Corporate Risk: Hunter Falk on Evolving Roles, Emerging Risks and Everyday Heroism in Risk Management

Sector Focus

Jeni VerMeulen of Optum on What Defines a True Partnership in Workers' Compensation