Risk Management Telephone Seminars

Allocation and Reimbursement of Defense Costs: Insurer's Duty to Defend BenefitsThis live audio conference will provide an overview of insurance coverage for defense of third-party claims and suits, focusing on how defense cost coverage is allocated and defense costs reimbursed under difference types of insurance policies, as among insurers, and as between insurers and insureds. Areas addressed will include critical components of the 'duty to defend,' key principles  more...

Construction Payment Bond Fundamentals ...trols, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general risk management, to understand first the normal parameters and terms of payment bonds. We will provide practical tips associated with either pursuing or responding to payment bond claims. A lack of understanding as to how payment bonds work and what they are intended (or not intended) to cover may lead to lost opportunity or financial  more...

Workers' Compensation Metrics: Assessing and Reporting on the Success of Your Program ...many employers unable to answer some of the most critical risk management and fundamental program performance questions. In this live audio conference we'll discuss the Optimal Program Triad - the three elements of a successful program and metrics focused on these elements. We will discuss the hierarchy of data and decision making and how to tailor a reporting program to the decision making  more...

Legal Issues Surrounding the Utilization and Maintenance of Computerized Medical Records ...sicians and other users of EHR technology. You will learn risk management strategies for structuring successful EHR initiatives, when electronic data preservation measures must be put in place, and practical advice regarding anticipated litigation issues. This audio conference is a must in light of the move to universal electronic health care records and the national changes to the rules of  more...

Risk Management in the Retention and Destruction of Medical Records BenefitsThere are many different types of medical records. The retention and destruction of each is governed by various state and federal laws and regulations. Additionally, when evaluating the storage and destruction of medical records, other factors such as reimbursement and billing, accreditation and professional standards must be considered. This audio conference will help you understand  more...

Risk Management in Telephone Triage: Lessons Learned From Telephone Triage Litigation BenefitsThe telephone, once used merely as an appointment scheduling device, has become an integral part of provider-patient interactions. Research indicates that approximately 20 to 28 percent of all primary health care is handled over the telephone. However, without proper training and accountability, telephone triage can result in improper diagnosis and management as well as legal liability.  more...

Commercial Loan Stress Testing Fundamentals ...s is rapidly becoming an integral component of the credit risk management process. All banks should perform some type of stress testing to quantify the impact of changing economic conditions on asset quality, earnings and capital. This teleconference will benefit those who are beginning to incorporate the concepts of stress testing into their loan portfolio administration practices. You will  more...

Telephone Collections: Do's and Don'ts - Surviving the Jungle BenefitsThe credit and collection industry has grown dramatically over the past 20 years. Creditors are faced with increasing challenges in making loans and extending credit. The collection staff members in these creditor settings face mounting customer difficulties and tighter compliance environments. This teleconference will help you understand the importance of developing an effective recovery  more...

Data Mapping and Electronic Information Management (EIM) - Risk Management for Daily Efficiency and Litigation-Preparedness BenefitsIn the digitized world of the twenty-first century, it is more important than ever for every organization to know as much as possible about the information it creates, stores, receives and maintains. As an attendee at this teleconference, you will learn from an expert how to develop multipurpose menus or charts of key storage locations and contents and use data-mapping to achieve  more...

Implications of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ...tand. This teleconference will help those responsible for risk management and compliance understand what risks confront gambling businesses operating on the Internet, and the significant business opportunities that remain in areas such as state lotteries and interstate wagering on horse racing. It will explain the complex web of federal and state laws governing Internet gambling, requirements  more...

Workplace Accident Investigations for the HR Professional BenefitsAttend this teleconference and learn how to conduct a workplace accident investigation as well as how to conduct an effective investigation and protect the company's interests. Many written investigative reports are used against the company because they are too conclusory or did not have sufficient information, and should have included certain language for risk management purposes. Learn  more...

Commodity Risks: How to Identify and Implement a Corporate Hedging Program ...e management, follow a framework to identify and evaluate risk management options, and gain concurrence on a course of action and follow through with implementation from the supply chain through sales contracts and into the boardroom. This teleconference is critical for firms with significant exposure to commodity prices that want to improve their strategy in managing commodity risks.  more...

Navigating through the Maze of Unclaimed Property Compliance - Unique Rules and Regulations for Financial Institutions ...on this industry. Ensuring that proper internal controls, risk management and fraud prevention are adequately addressed is critical. One of the additional areas of compliance includes ensuring that you have established proper procedures and controls to prepare for the upcoming unclaimed property filings. Though these laws have been in effect since the early 1900s there are still financial  more...

Circular 230 Update and Practitioner Regulation: Expansion of Scope and Clarifications ...ve moved from being a profit center to being a center for risk management. This teleconference will help you understand the current requirements and risks for tax preparers and advisors. The teleconference will cover the obligations of both the individual tax preparer or advisor and the obligations of the preparer or advisor's firm or institution. Accountants, CPAs, tax professionals, CFOs,  more...

Is Your Insurance Coverage Adequate? BenefitsThis teleconference will provide an overview of key considerations and issues in evaluating the adequacy of insurance coverage maintained by corporate America. Areas addressed will include the broad range of first- and third-party insurance available in today's insurance markets; important factors in ensuring coverage for the proper parties (corporate and individual); key considerations in  more...

Suicidology: Your Responsibilities for Protecting Your Clients and the Public ...nt initial clinical objective, but is at the core of good risk management. Research continues to help clinicians predict suicidal behavior in the individual with increasing accuracy. However, there is no single test or method of assessment. Therefore, it is necessary to identify, quantify and manage those factors that constitute clinical risk. This teleconference will focus on the recent  more...

Designing Effective Interest Rate Risk Management in Turbulent Times nThe current market has created challenges in managing risks while making a profit. Our tools for risk measurement were in place to help us take action to avoid as much of the impact as possible; yet a review of bank interest margins in the wake of massive rate reductions shows that bankers have a ways to go when using the interest rate risk information to make decisions. n nDuring this  more...