Autumn Demberger

1 month ago | riskandinsurance.com | Autumn Demberger

Topics: Claims | Crisis Management | Critical Risks | Employment Practices | Insurance Industry | Liability | May/Jun. 2025 Issue | Risk Management | Safety | Technology Gun violence in the United States continues to be a plague to public spaces. Schools, hospitals, venues, stadiums — wherever people gather, the risk of a gun-related incident lurks. According to Pew Research Center findings, nearly 47,000 people died of gun-related injuries in the U.S. in 2023.

1 month ago | riskandinsurance.com | Autumn Demberger

Topics: Brokerage | Future of Insurance | May/Jun. 2025 Issue | Rising Stars | Risk Management The mark of a good broker isn’t in accolades or awards — though those are nice to have. It’s not even necessarily in how well they do their job — which is still an important aspect, one that shouldn’t be trivialized or overlooked. What truly makes a broker stand above the noise is how they continuously place their clients’ concerns at the forefront of decision making.

2 months ago | riskandinsurance.com | Autumn Demberger

Topics: Safety | Workers' Comp | Workers' Comp Forum Adjusters, case managers and bill review analysts take on an important role in the risk management profession: They work directly with the people they serve, from injured workers and accident victims to policyholders and medical providers, and more. It’s an important job, because these frontline risk professionals are often the ones bringing key information to the table.

2 months ago | riskandinsurance.com | Autumn Demberger

Topics: Brokerage | Mar./Apr. 2025 Issue | Nonprofit | Profiles Displacement is a scary thing. Not having shelter breeds anxiety, distress and fear. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, more than 50% of homeless people in the U.S. went unsheltered in 2023. Sheltering the unhoused is more than a noble cause; these efforts provide millions of Americans with one of our most basic needs— shelter—giving them an opportunity to rest, even for a moment, and recoup.

Feb 26, 2025 | riskandinsurance.com | Autumn Demberger

Topics: Claims | Crisis Management | Critical Risks | Jan./Feb. 2025 Issue | Legal/Regulatory | Loss Control Judicial hellholes. Reptile theory. Third-party litigation funding. Social inflation, nuclear verdicts — thermonuclear verdicts. With enough jargon-heavy strategies available for the plaintiff’s bar, it’s no wonder insurers and their insureds have been on the receiving end of unfavorable litigation.