President's Corner

John R. Phelps, ARM, CPCU, CBCP
RIMS President John Phelps recaps RIMS 2013 Annual Confernce & Exhibition, welcomes our two new chapters and provides an update on committee initiatives...

Risk Management

Why Women Should Lead Risk Management
Feminine traits create great risk managers. This is good news for gender equality -- and even better news for business.

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RE:Workers' Compensation
Posted by Mari-Jo Hill in Risk Professionals on 5/24/2013 10:49:00 AM - Our company has always supplemented wages as well, according to the seniority schedule that applies for other benefits. For example, if employed 5 yrs+, they receive supplement to 100% of wages. If <5 yrs, they only get 66-2/3%. Read More...
RE:Workers' Compensation
Posted by James Brown in Risk Professionals on 5/24/2013 9:23:00 AM - State of Utah employees receive the 66 2/3rd from our insurer. However, by statute, our public safety employees are paid the 33 1/3rd by their employing department. Duration in all cases is dictated first by policy and reasonable exceptions to policy... Read More...
RE:Workers' Compensation
Posted by Sean McDaniel in Risk Professionals on 5/24/2013 8:40:00 AM - Laura, the WC system in most if not all jurisdictions is generous enough. I don't see any incentive in making the employee's whole. It defeats one of the core tenets of WC, an indirect incentive to return to work. I would strongly recommend against... Read More...
RE:Workers' Compensation
Posted by Eugene Keefe in Risk Professionals on 5/24/2013 8:00:00 AM - All Illinois government bodies do so under IL state law. The concept is now considered controversial and is being reviewed. In my view, it encourages malingering because there is literally no incentive to return to work. For one example,... Read More...
HSE/Quality Compliance Programs
Posted by Ellen Cooper in Risk Professionals on 5/23/2013 1:21:00 PM - One of our subsidiaries is looking for an HSE/Qualtiy Compliance Program template that can be adapted to their operations. They have HSE, Quality policies and training programs, but not a compliance program that ties them all together and measures... Read More...

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