Public Risk Management

Randy Anderson is co-founder of E3 Professional Trainers who has been helping companies, teams, and individuals become better equipped for exceling at what they do. Specializing in employ engagement, communication, and conflict resolution, Randy opens up on how to create and cherish the atmosphere of accountability in a company.

Paul Marshall is the Managing Director at The McGowan Companies responsible for developing the Active Shooter/Workplace Violence Insurance Program. Insuring over a thousand businesses, he has recently won the Insurance Business America’s Top Influencer/Innovator/Game-changer award. He explains the necessity of updating the Insurance policies in cases of mass shootings. As years roll on we are witn...

We’ve come a long way since putting films into our cameras. The advancement in technology changed the whole game in the area of photography to the point that it shifted the paradigms in operating them. Though not quite dramatically, disruptive technology has significantly altered the claims industry as well. Having an element of innovation, disruptive technology has potential to force an industry...

Millennials In The Insurance Industry With Molly Owen by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)

Christopher Mandel is the Director at Sedgwick Institute and a former President of the Risk and Insurance Management Society. 2004 Risk Manager of the Year, Christopher has a commanding experience in the field and a resume too long to list out. He is here to put claims management into a new perspective, describing the new claim strategies that have emerged recently. Claims management processes too...

Charlie Wund is the founder and President of Agency for Student Health Research. Maintaining close contact with every strata of pediatrics, he believes that controlling the injury risk in schools lies in the more effective utilization of data. Numbers of repeated injuries show that the injury report process in schools is often slow and inefficient. This has very little to do with the amount of car...

Kevin O’Sadnick is a notable Risk Control Manager with keen interest in controlling the risk in laboratory environment. Understanding the specifics of school labs, he breaks down the safety precautions and procedures necessary for minimizing or neutralizing the risks inside it. To keep everybody free from harm, specific environments rest upon safety measures designed with the specifics of that env...

Wrongful Claims By The Numbers Since 1990s, there has been a fairly consistent demographic and gender pattern to wrongful prosecution and conviction claims. 47% of these are black, 40% white, 12% Hispanic while 2% accounts for the rest. As for gender, 91% of the claimants are men and 9% are women. Homicides and sexual assaults are the most prominent of crimes that receive claims, 43% and 27% respe...

Our guest is Mollie Werwas, a partner at the Kopon Airdo law firm and a non-for-profit nursing homes litigation representative. She has successfully managed complex insurance coverage issues for both state and national level clients. Having more than an extensive background in public risk management, Werwas unwraps the complex public entities-private contractor relationship and explains the steps...

Dalene Bartholomew is the Vice President of Probe Information Services Inc. and an Anti-fraud training expert. Having multiple certifications in fraud investigation, she offers the sweeping view of the current workers’ compensation frauds condition while explaining the role of Special Investigation Units. Despite the best efforts, workers’ compensation frauds cannot be eradicated. Unfortunately, b...

Widely acclaimed speaker, John L. More is the Director and CEO of Response Law LLC. Having a legal background in defending school and public agencies, he also serves as a senior legal instructor at the company. Sharing his vast experience in the field, John L. More offers insight into school safety network. In controlled environment of schools, it is paramount that everyone know their roles and pl...

Jeff Taxier is the education and training manager at American Technologies Inc. Prior to joining ATI, Jeff accumulated 35 years of experience holding a variety of positions at Allstate. He shares some of his expertise with us today, breaking down the water loss process.

Thomas Johnson is the National Director of IME sales at Genex Services with commanding experience in the Independent Medical Examination industry. With a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Johnson acquired an MBA at Oxford University, only to found Generations IME Consulting. Business sustainability expert, he shares his knowledge on the role of IME testing within the scope of Permacul...

With over 30 years of experience in Risk Assessment and Emergency Planning at every level, Chris Wise has a unique perspective on Physical Security Planning and technology implementation. He is the co-founder of Invictus Consulting, LCC and has served in several security-related advisory committees. From simple locked doors to elaborate military bases, each security system is preceded by detailed...

Tara Marchand is the director and owner at Providian Therapy with years of experience in public entity healthcare. A graduate of Dalhousie University, she devoted much of her career to the field of Industrial Rehabilitation, along with conducting Functional Capacity Evaluation and Impairment Rating analysis. She explains the role FCE plays in cases of public entity workers symptom exaggeration. Fo...

With nearly 4 decades of experience in the insurance field, Richard Spiers has dealt with a myriad of claims nationwide. Northern Illinois University graduate, Richard Spiers is the Vice President at Genesis Management and Insurance Services, as well as a member of the CPCU society. The question of whether to settle every claim or take some of them to court is an interesting one. According to Spie...

On this week’s PRIMA episode Eugene Kipniss and Ben Spear will discuss 2017 cybersecurity trends and threats public risk professionals should be aware of to protect their entities. Eugene is a program specialist for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) for their internet security and Ben Spear is a senior intelligence analyst at MS-ISAC. What to expect in 2017? Interne...

The director of risk and safety for the city of Saratoga Springs, Marilyn is responsible for establishing the city’s first professional risk, insurance, and safety program. Recognized as the PRIMA Institute’s 2007 public risk manager of the year, she served as a member of PRIMA director’s board for four years and is here to talk to us about the new PI 17 educational program. PRIMA Institute 2017 i...

Tim McCarty is the Associate Vice President of Trident Public Risk Solutions with 25 years of experience serving public entity clients. Obtaining several certifications specific to risk consults listen in as he discusses ways to put an end to driver distractions. In the last year driving fatalities have increased by 8% which is the highest level it has been in 12 years – originally safer roads and...

Addiction Issues and Narcotic Tapering in Chronic Pain Patients with Dr. Branco On this week’s episode we will hear from Dr. Fernando Branco on narcotic tapering in chronic pain patients and addiction issues. He is the medical director at Midwest Employers Casualty Company where he leads a team of medical professionals who working with claims administrators to improve medical care while controllin...

This week’s guest Chris Mandel is the director of the Sedgwick Institute and is the Vice President for Sedgwick’s strategic solutions. Chris has more than 25 years of leadership experience in large global corporate management.

This week’s guest is Michael Brave, President of LAAW International, Inc., and the former President of the International Force Institute, Inc. Michael is also the National Litigation Counsel for TASER International, Inc. (as well as a certified Master TASER® Instructor and Legal Advisor to the TASER Training Board). His experience includes involvement in a wide-range of comprehensive law enforceme...

Our guest today is Randy Anderson, he is the founder of E-Three Professional Trainers where they provide customized training to help individuals become more engaged and better equipped to excel in their jobs. Learn a new perspective on time – how it applies in your day to day work schedule but also how to think about it in regards to your life. Time Budgeting What is the difference between time bu...

Today's guest is Joseph McCullough who is the Senior Vice President of Transportation and Translation at One Call Management. Having years of experience in this field he has built the transportation business from 20 million dollars to 135 million dollars in revenue and has successfully integrated other acquisitions to a highly driven business model. Ride Share Technology Has brought a fluidity to...

On this week’s episode, Kevin Glennon discusses medical marijuana how it varies from state to state even as it is still illegal at the Federal level. Kevin conducts educational programs for claims executives, case managers, claims handlers and other administration and management personal. Status of the use of Medical Marijuana in Workers’ Compensation Currently through the controlled substance act...