“The Roundup” is Origami Risk’s weekly bulletin of headlines and resources impacting risk, compliance, safety, P&C insurance, and healthcare.
Sat, July 2 | Effective Claims Resolution Starts Well Before Any Loss. What These Carriers and Brokers Had to Say
Carriers, brokers, and claims management firms all stress clarity, communication, and collaboration as keys to successful claims resolution. All carriers and brokers encourage their insureds to read and understand their policies. Claims resolution relies on all the work after that. (continue reading)
Tues, July 5 | Licensing rules to know before offering embedded insurance
Embedded insurance products are often closely integrated with a company’s website to allow its customers to seamlessly purchase insurance online. However, companies must confront the complicated, and sometimes confusing, world of the U.S.’s state-based insurance regulations. (continue reading)
Tues, July 5 | Supreme Court Curtails EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Oversight
"The Court’s decision affirms the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to issue appropriate greenhouse gas regulations while providing a reminder that the agency must stay within the guardrails delegated by Congress," says NAM. (continue reading)
Wed, July 6 | How Prevention through Design Improves Worker Safety in the Electrical Workplace
Safety by design is an achievable intervention that improves worker health and safety. Designing to eliminate or avoid hazards altogether, before any exposure happens in the workplace, is also the top priority in the hierarchy of risk controls common to industry safety professionals. (continue reading)
Fri, July 8 | The Economy Could Have a Long Case of Long Covid
Lingering symptoms for millions of people may place a prolonged drag on economic activity and pose problems for life insurers and healthcare providers. Two years later there is still much that scientists and health professionals don’t know about what has come to be called long Covid. (continue reading)
Fri, July 8 | How the changing workforce & rising interest rates impact workers' comp
Inflation is impacting everyone. Every day, we feel the effects of inflation as we fill our gas tanks or shop at the local grocery store. Inflation and other macroeconomic factors also impact the insurance industry, especially the workers’ compensation market. (continue reading)
Supply Chain News
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Thurs, July 7 | Mission Produce grapples with avocado shortfalls following meager Mexico harvest
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Thurs, July 7 | American Factories Heat Up as CEOs Take Production Out of China
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Fri, July 8 | Embedded Finance Takes on Supply Chain Challenges
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Fri, July 8 | California Throws 70,000 Truckers in Gig-Work Legal Limbo
Coronavirus News
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Tues, July 5 | COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in both 2020 and 2021
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Wed, July 6 | BioNTech looking into taking legal steps against CureVac
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Wed, July 6 | U.S. FDA allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pill
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Fri, July 8 | Court: Local Health Officers Can Issue Unilateral Orders