A house-call approach means the patient is more engaged and treated in a comfortable environment Once upon a time, injured workers who needed physical therapy (PT) would leave work, drive to a clinic where there were throngs of other patients, and spend about an hour doing a combination of machine-based exercises and—at least to some extent—talking with a physical therapist. Those days may be going by the wayside, along with
Commercial Lines
Agents and brokers can play a key role in encouraging clients to adopt this promising new approach Over the past decade or so, risk management has grown and matured. Perhaps most significant has been the move toward a more comprehensive view of risk management known as enterprise risk management (ERM). ERM has developed around the concept that risks can provide corporations rewards. To gain the most from their ERM programs,
President lays out plans for continued growth for the association and the profession Like most professional associations, the Risk and Insurance Manage-ment Society (RIMS) selects new directors and officers annually. In years gone by, selection was made at the RIMS annual conference. However, they found that arrangement difficult to work with, so now the election takes place at the beginning of the calendar year. Nowell Seaman, RIMS-CRMP, FCIP, CRM, director
Philadelphia plays host to this year’s gathering of risk management professionals Nearly a quarter-millennium after our nation’s revolution, 10,000 or so risk management professionals and their business partners from around the world are planning a revolution of their own—a risk revolution. And it will take place in the very city where our founding fathers signed the Declaration that grew out of their revolution—the City of Brotherly Love. The event—The 2017
Mind the Gap Understanding how company-specific versions of forms deviate from ISO’s So far our Mind the Gap column has focused on personal lines issues and coverage gaps for young agents and/or those who are new to the industry. This month we’ll take a detour and venture into the world of commercial lines insurance. Specifically, we’ll explore issues related to the businessowners policy (BOP), which is the commercial lines equivalent
