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Mar 31, 2021

OSHA’S COVID-19 NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM (NEP)

As a result of the executive order signed on January 21, 2021, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to focus on OSHA enforcement efforts related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The NEP is a somewhat surprising response and contrary to the details of the executive […]

Mar 12, 2021

Ransomware Trends in 2020 and How to Plan for 2021

A wide array of unique cyber incidents emerged in 2020, including supply chain attacks, COVID-19 related phishing attempts, and a staggering increase in ransomware attacks. Most significantly, the way that threat actors operate, how they attack, and their demand amounts escalated significantly in 2020. For instance, in the US alone last year, the frequency of […]

Mar 9, 2021

Multinational Practice Leadership Changes

ATLANTA (March 9, 2021) – Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, LLC (“Beecher Carlson”), a specialized large account division of Brown & Brown, Inc., announced that Olga Collins, current head of Beecher Carlson’s Multinational practice, has accepted an offer to become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) starting in April. Beecher Carlson, through […]

Feb 24, 2021

Beecher Carlson’s 2021 Power Brokers

Congratulations to John Costello, Sarah Griffith, Jane Hahn, Sara Kane, Peter Kranz, and Amanda Lania on being named 2021 Power Brokers by Risk & Insurance. John Costello, Assistant Vice President and Property Broker in Beecher Carlson’s National Property Practice, was named Power Broker in the Construction category. John was recognized for his work to develop […]

Feb 23, 2021

Trade Credit Insurance: The How and Why

Picture that your insured’s business regularly extends credit for its customers; however, in difficult economic times, some customers may fail to or may be unable to pay those bills. Unless your insured demands “upfront” payment OR is covered by trade credit insurance, such situations make them vulnerable to bad debt and leave them without a […]

Feb 11, 2021

Double Masking in the COVID-19 Era

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be transmitted from person-to-person by respiratory aerosols (airborne liquid droplets and dried particles). Infected people produce these aerosols while talking, singing, coughing, breathing, or sneezing. Some of the larger droplets settle to the ground in a few minutes whereas the smaller droplets can remain in the air for […]

Feb 3, 2021

2021 Cyber Market Update

In 2020, the cyber insurance market was met with continued negative loss trends, particularly with respect to ransomware as well as the sheer number of records exposed. As a result, in 2021, Insured can expect market reactions to include additional information required in the application phase, increased premiums increased retentions and/or co-insurance requirements, reduced capacity […]

Jan 27, 2021

2020 Hospital Workers’ Compensation Benchmark Study

This is Beecher Carlson’s 9th edition study of workers’ compensation claim trends for hospital organizations across the country. Beecher Carlson launched these benchmark studies for the hospital industry in 2009 working with leaders from the risk management and employee safety community. The objectives were to analyze loss and exposure data from workers’ compensation losses to support an effort […]

Jan 13, 2021

SolarWinds Hack: A Perfect Storm Cyber Hurricane or a Wake-up Call of What Could Come?

While the full details and broader impact of the SolarWinds Orion hack are still unfolding, one thing is known for sure; the impact of this wide-spread and potentially devastating attack by a highly sophisticated adversary could have easily become the worst-case scenario. Without regard to industry, geography, organization size, or any other discernable commonality, other […]

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