by Kevin Junod, Kevin Boland and John Colosimo | August 28, 2015 | Healthcare, Risk Management
The Healthcare industry continues to move forward in the face of great uncertainty, driven largely by government legislation and economic pressures. Lockton’s Northeast Healthcare Practice is seeing leaner organizational structures challenged with operating complex systems while delivering a broader range of services. “More With Less” seems to be the new norm.
by Jennifer Schuler | June 12, 2015 | Construction, Cyber & Technology, Energy, Financial & Executive Risk, Healthcare, Property, Risk Management, Surety, Workers' Compensation
The US property and casualty insurance market has seen a surplus of growth in the last several years, leading to ample capacity and favorable rates. Overall, it continues to be a buyer-friendly environment that is not expected to change soon, barring a catastrophic...
by Kevin Junod | April 14, 2015 | Healthcare, Risk Management
To the dismay of underwriters, there has not been a hard market in the medical professional liability (MPL) arena in more than a decade. Rates continue to decline across all healthcare subsectors and capacity has grown substantially as new players have entered the...
by Jennifer Schuler | December 31, 2014 | Casualty, Construction, Cyber & Technology, Directors & Officers, Energy, Financial & Executive Risk, Healthcare, Property, Risk Management, Surety, Workers' Compensation
The non-renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (TRIPRA) has far-reaching implications, as the federal backstop will be unavailable to traditional insurers as well as to US-based captive insurers. In the latest Market Update, Lockton...
by Kara Cowie | November 10, 2014 | Healthcare, Risk Management
The reactions to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have understandably varied from heightened anxiety to calmly understated aplomb. What has become clear is that fear of Ebola has affected far more people in the United States than the disease ever will. This state of anxiety...
by Lori Severson | October 14, 2014 | Healthcare, Risk Management
The country will soon be entering an era of having the smallest employment base needing to care for the estimated 76 million baby boomers. The healthcare industry – with the assisted-living sector included in a $7.4 billion cost estimate for back...
