Environmental, Social, and Government (ESG) requirements are popping up everywhere. Do you know the expectations of all the various stakeholders that impact your business? These include project owners, general contractors, investors, lenders,

It's Time to Pay More Attention to Your Personal Lines Insurance

Jan 23rd, 2024 35m 54s

For years, homeowners and personal automobile insurance has been an afterthought for most owners of homes and vehicles. The policies reviewed annually without much fanfare or thought. It seems that all of a sudden we have had a seismic shift

Foundation Agreements: Constructing Clarity in Contracts

Nov 10th, 2023 52m 12s

Construction projects are like a big family tree with lots of lines between owners, developers, architects, engineers, general contractors, and subcontractors. There may be nothing more tedious and more important than reviewing and understandi

Business as Unusual is Usual - Plan now for the Next Big Crisis

Aug 9th, 2023 44m 6s

Companies that learn how to anticipate a crisis can turn that event into a positive business experience and those that are unprepared may never recover. Evaluating and imagining low frequency/high severity risks that could materialize in a fiv

Donuts Might Transform Your Claim Cost Outlook

Jun 20th, 2023 36m 40s

A chance encounter with a table of free donuts started Scott Anderson down an actuarial career path unknown to him at the time. Since then, Scott has become one of the best at explaining why your claim history may not really be your final clai

Marijuana's Changing Impact on Employee Drug Testing

Apr 26th, 2023 27m 49s

Minnesota is heading toward legalization of recreational marijuana by the end of May. The changing landscape has already impacted, and will continue to impact employer drug testing programs. Legalization does not change the fact that employer

Recruit and Retain GenZ College Grads

Mar 16th, 2023 39m 13s

One of the greatest risks that businesses face without much of a safety net involves hiring and retaining the right people for the job. In a tight labor market, the winners will understand the market and evolve to meet the moment. GenZ has al

Group Captives - What are they and why should you join one?

Mar 1st, 2023 39m 33s

There must be a better way. At times, the traditional insurance procurement process feels inefficient and inconsistent. The group captive model looks to turn that process on its head by returning control to you. A captive is an insurance com

How to Stay Ahead of the Challenging Property Insurance Market

Feb 2nd, 2023 35m 47s

Increasing property valuations, inflation, supply chain disruption, and frequency of natural catastrophes are just a few of the challenges facing the property insurance marketplace. The forecast is for many of these challenges to persist, howe

Water Risks: Too Much, Too Little, Too Wet, Too Dry

Nov 10th, 2022 31m 46s

71% of the earth is covered in it. All of us need to drink it and most businesses rely on it. We can live in hot environments and cold environments, but we can't live without water and we can't live under the water. Water has also been one o

Building a Climate Resilient Economy

Sep 6th, 2022 39m 31s

The insurance industry has been on the forefront of climate impacts as the frequency of storms and fires continues to increase. Those impacts are felt throughout the entire business ecosystem. The transition to a more resilient economy has al

Confront the Challenges of Workplace Violence

Jul 7th, 2022 38m 25s

Two million employees in the United States are impacted by workplace violence (including gun violence) each year accounting for about 15% of all workplace fatalities; putting the United States at the highest end of the risk spectrum across the

Mental Health and Suicide in Construction

Jun 9th, 2022 42m 15s

Work life impacts home life and home life impacts work life. The responsibility of the employer towards mental health is rapidly evolving. In construction, the suicide rate is 4 times the general population and mental health impacts countless

Insurance Industry Innovation

Mar 24th, 2022 47m 33s

Yes, even the insurance industry innovates and transforms. In order to stay a step ahead of the competition, our innovation leadership joins us this month to discuss the new frontier of operations within the insurance industry, and what you sh

Ignore Third Party Risk at your own Peril

Feb 16th, 2022 36m 45s

For decades, businesses have required certificates of insurance (COI) from subcontractors, tenants, vendors, suppliers, and other third parties to confirm evidence of insurance. This is important to confirm that risk transfer can occur as expe

Building Safer Roads

Jan 13th, 2022 42m 6s

Did you know that in addition to a significant investment in our roads, the new infrastructure bill also includes a major commitment to making certain that those roads are safer? Join us this month to learn more about what to expect regarding

Where is residential construction heading?

Nov 11th, 2021 28m 48s

In many neighborhoods and in many cities, single-family and multi-family homes seem to be getting built at a record pace. Is that really true? What is different about today's construction practices? What are the new risks and insurance indus

Proactive Supply Chain Risk Management Moves to the Forefront

Oct 14th, 2021 54m 9s

No risk management conversation in 2021 is complete without a discussion of the risks, impacts, and mitigation factors related to supply chain management. No businesses are immune from the impact, yet only some understand the complexities and f

From Architect to Strategic Partner

Sep 9th, 2021 53m

What's your new office or facility normal? Businesses are not going back to anything. Businesses are going forward to a new way of working which includes a new use of space. The role of the architect in physical space planning had started to

ACE Mentor Program - Successfully Building Diverse Industry Talent

Aug 5th, 2021 53m 15s

For over 25 years, the ACE Mentor Program has been living the mission to engage, excite, and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction through mentoring and continued support for their advan

Stay Ahead of the Digitization of the Construction Industry

Jul 8th, 2021 53m 20s

The construction industry is the latest example of an industry that is amid a digital transformation. Out of the need for improved collaboration, improved data evaluation, and process consistency to reduce project risk, many in the industry ha

Collectively Bargained Workers Compensation: Improving Outcomes for Employers and Employees

Jun 3rd, 2021 54m 41s

After decades of skyrocketing insurance premiums and protracted litigation over injured worker benefits, construction trade unions and their employers persuaded Minnesota's legislature to pass legislation in 1995 allowing for an alternative wor

Virtual Healthcare: The next chapter is now

May 6th, 2021 48m 50s

Virtual healthcare has significantly evolved over the past several years, and has emerged from the pandemic as a core component of our healthcare system. Employers can capitalize on these changes to improve the health of their employees and im

Vaccines, Equity, and Employers

Apr 5th, 2021 53m 46s

Vaccines are the single best tool that we have to bring this pandemic to a close. Complex equity issues remain around vaccine distribution, and employers can play an important role in addressing these issues by focusing on the health and welln

Back to the Future of Auto Insurance

Mar 3rd, 2021 42m 44s

The first auto insurance policy in the US was purchased less than 125 years ago. The pace of change is accelerating. Learn about the short term changes including data driven underwriting, as well as longer term changes resulting from driverle