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Medical costs are expected to grow again in 2019 at a rate that will outpace inflation. As a result, many public entities are being pressured to consider new and innovative approaches to their health benefits. This type of change in strategy can help them achieve both quality and affordable care.

For insurable risks, we can then share or spread the risk for the less predictable and manageable through insurance or pooling. Building resilience helps us prepare for and manage uninsurable risk.

Putting a dent in what schools are paying to settle liability claims would help keep dollars focused where they should be – in providing quality education for our children. But what is the true impact of those claims?

If your organization is a public entity, chances are you will face a catastrophic event that will require you to venture down the road to FEMA Public Assistance. Consideration of the following information will help you better prepare for the journey ahead.

There is a real benefit to reporting losses immediately after they happen. This is particularly important in workers’ compensation insurance. The time between the occurrence of the loss and the reporting to the insurance carrier is called lag time, and is usually measured in days.

Police officers are the default first response to mental health crises of suicidal persons. But is this really a police matter—or a risk that should be shifted to mental health services, or even allowed to play out without any emergency intervention?

The creation of a new company called OwnRx has two programs it offers that make the cost of medications less expensive and the purchase of prescription medications completely transparent.

Pools become experts regarding any litigation trends in their state, but they can also learn about changes taking place all around the country by having discussions with their excess or reinsurance carrier.

Throughout the country, a majority of states still do not have legislation clearly defining whether or to what extent police body camera video should be deemed a public record.