Reporter for Business Insurance. I cover reinsurance, brokerages and the technologies that underpin the insurance industry.

Minneapolis, MN
Joined April 2012
Employer safety culture as important as compliance, according to OSHA official bit.ly/1L1NHMz #Safety2015
Liberty Mutual study: targeted intervention from nurses reduces worker compensation claims costs bit.ly/1B3g6iq
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South Dakota Supreme Court is totally cool with on-the-job horseplay bit.ly/1drjJmW
Hi from ASSE's #Safety2015. Ready for a session on challenges in health care safety from @MayoClinic medical director of occupational safety
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Aon study finds safety managers focusing on TCOR bit.ly/1dhWTy5
Pawliw-Fry: don't confuse success for perfection. #wawlive
Performance coach JP Pawliw-Fry: managing emotional intelligence is key to corporate performance. #wawlive
Geeking out right now listening to Ted Koppel at #NCCI15
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Appeal by former player sidelines NFL concussion lawsuit settlement bit.ly/1e3COw4
Outerwall ERM director Julie Pemberton: I don't own the risk, I own the process.
Walgreen RM Puneet Kapoor: ERM programs need to be practical and actionable to be successful.
Interesting panel discussion on ERM at annual Hines Symposium in Chicago.
Good news for workers in manholes and crawl spaces: OSHA issues new confined spaces regs bit.ly/1PcNfsw
Today's Tech Alert: Special Report: 50 Years of Moore's Law rlm.ag/wXQL4
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5 years after BP blowout, technical and process fixes have made offshore energy an improved risk for insurers. bit.ly/1OsArA2
Sony hack was a game changer says former FBI Deputy Director bit.ly/1EB5ODD
Petrie: phasing out of passwords for biometric security measures will go a long way to mitigate cyber risk.
Kerr: cost a factor too. "A nine-digit premium can be a tough sell to upper management."
Wally Kerr of Hays. Narrow conditions and low limits are blunting uptake of cyber coverages.