Recent Workers' Compensation Legal Challenges The legal and regulatory framework surrounding workers’ compensation is continuously tested as employees seek to have employment-related injuries or illnesses ...

Matt Westphalen, Vice President, Product Development & Compliance 06/28/2017

Medical Marijuana and Employer Drug Policies The stated mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to assure safe and healthy conditions for working men and women by establishing ...

Claim Department 06/28/2017

Captive Series: Large Deductible Programs In our last post about captives, we described a single-parent captive with a traditional fronting arrangement. In this post, we’ll address the use of a captive in ...

Paul Carleton, Executive Vice President, Business Development 04/11/2017

Motor Carrier Filings In order to operate as a licensed motor carrier in interstate commerce (across state lines), the motor carrier is required to register with the Federal Motor ...

Underwriting Consulting Group 04/11/2017

Medical Marijuana and Workers' Compensation: An Overview Medical marijuana is now legal in 28 states and Washington DC. It is a popular topic in our industry and beyond. Each state legislature has its own legal ...

Claim Department 02/15/2017

The Future of Commercial Auto: Eyes on the Road and Hands Off the Wheel Over the last year, much has been written about autonomous (self-driving) vehicles. Uber Technologies Inc., made headline news last October and November with ...

Jeff Woodcock, Senior Vice President, Operations 02/15/2017

Captive Series: What’s a Captive Anyway? Old Republic Risk Management’s roots, from its founding over 30 years ago, are deeply seated in creating fronted primary casualty programs for the captives of ...

Paul Carleton, Executive Vice President, Business Development 12/07/2016

Loss Trends in the Automobile Market There have been numerous recent headlines regarding vehicle accidents with extraordinary large claim payouts that reach well into the tens of millions of dollars. ...

Kevin Truhlar, Executive Vice President 08/17/2016

Selecting a TPA Partner Insurers and self-insureds utilize third-party administrators (TPAs) to handle claims and provide a variety of services contributing to an organization's risk ...

Claim Department 03/22/2016

Managing Outcomes Through Value-based Healthcare Providers Catastrophic Workers' Compensation claims have severe implications for the injured worker and significant direct and indirect costs for the insured. The multiple ...

Claim Department 12/01/2015