Open claims cost you both time and resources to manage. Frequently open claims linger longer than they need to, and have a serious impact on your insurance premiums and ultimately your bottom line. We are here to advocate on your behalf to ensure that claims are being handled with your best interests at heart. With our experts at your side, you’ll have decades of claims analysis and loss-control expertise to help you avoid claims. If a claim does occur, we can make sure it gets the attention it deserves.
With our four-step claims management process, beginning with comprehensive communication between all affected parties, followed by the determination of liability, claim study and review and trending of loss experience, we can help you mitigate existing claims effectively while maximizing your recovery.
We look at the big picture. Work comp claims often involve employment laws that many risk managers know nothing about. What might be the right decision for a work comp claim may be the wrong decision from an employment law perspective. Making a mistake can have a profound impact. We have more experience with laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act than anyone else in the industry. Let us help you make the right decisions.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to protect employees that are reasonably anticipated to come into contact with blood or certain body fluids. While most employers associate exposure to bloodborne pathogens with healthcare workers only, there are a host of other employees who may be at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
The construction industry continues to face ongoing challenges related to supply chain delays and product availability due to COVID-19. Dodge Data & Analytics, a leading provider of commercial construction project data, recently reported that the construction materials cost index increased by 6% in the month of April alone, more than the average annual increase. Dodge also reported the anticipated timeline for return to normal stockpiled inventory could be as long as another 18-24 months. Historically, skyrocketing material costs and product shortages were addressed through contract contingency; in current market conditions, this method is proving inadequate to address the monthly cost increases of construction materials.