Episodes
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Mental health has been a much larger and more powerful challenge since COVID. Unsurprisingly, employees and employers have struggled over two years to find best fit solutions that meet an individual’s needs while facilitating corporate objectives. On this episode, Kembre Roberts, a Vice President and the Health Risk Solutions Leader for Lockton Dunning Benefits, walks us through the struggle of addressing mental health in the workplace and explores areas of need. Listening to this review informs you on the state of mental health in the workplace and options to address it.
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Humanity has a long history of painful catastrophes—tornados, floods, earthquakes, and more. It seems like these catastrophes are becoming even more frequent. In these situations, Lockton rises to the challenge of meeting the needs of our clients. On this episode, Sheri Wilson, Lockton’s national property claims director, talks about her 25 years of experience handling these difficult events. Listening to this primer will detail how Lockton provides catastrophic support, what that entails, and what it all looks like from the ground.
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Insurance can be intimidating. There are a variety of solutions with at least an equal number of contextual considerations from our constantly changing world. The best place to start is with a document that makes this situation more understandable. On this episode, Mark Moitoso, Executive Vice President and Risk Practice Leader explains the Lockton Market Update, its significance, and a few of its important narratives.
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“Time off” seems simple—ensure employees can rest when sick or take a vacation. Yet, the reality is that this field is deep with nuance, innovation and a dynamic context of legal and employee considerations. On this episode, Robert McGee, Vice President of Lockton’s Integrated Absence Solutions practice, details the interesting work that drives their excellence in this field. Listening will help to explain what this field looks like now and how Lockton is leading it.
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Once an afterthought, the policies around mergers and acquisitions are now a very popular tool for risk management. With good cause, this coverage makes a company far more prepared to grow and connect with another company. On this episode, Matt Heinz, an Executive Vice President, Partner, and Co-Leader of the Transaction Liability Practice, helps us understand the world of “M&A,” why it has become popular, and how we are leading in that space.
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Financial institutions are more than banks. There is a whole ecosystem of institutions that encompass everything from asset management to FinTech. The risks of this field are equally diverse, creating unique interactions with the world of brokerage and insurance. On this episode, Tom Orrico, a 30-year industry veteran, and Managing Director of Financial Institutions for Lockton, helps us explore the diversity of this field and how it connects back to insurance. Listening will give you a strong understanding of the depth and complexity of financial institutions.
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COVID and the associated vaccine mandates continue to provide employers with unique challenges and concerns. Interestingly, COVID-related claims and lawsuit outcomes associated with employment have not (to date) lined up with employers’ worst fears. On this episode, Marie-France Gelot, Senior Vice President, Insurance and Claims Counsel, talks about activity in the field of employment practices liability insurance as it pertains to vaccine mandates and draws historical reference to other challenging periods for employers. Listening will give you an update on the status of vaccine mandates and an insightful perspective.
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How employees take pause from their work impacts a company’s recruitment and informs its retainment. There seems to be universal agreement on this idea of time off mattering for employees, but nowhere near agreement on what companies are doing about it. On this episode, Stacie Engelmann, an accomplished HR Consultant and expert in Absence Management, walks us through nation-wide trends on the subject from Lockton’s innovative research. Listening will give you a strong understanding as to how companies are grappling with this important topic.
To learn more about the Lockton HR Trends Report, email [email protected].
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Being storytellers at Lockton provides us with special insight into the world. A view that facilitates the identification of patterns in our field. Today, Team LAAV looks back at the year’s episodes from that vantage point and provides you the ideas that kept appearing episode after episode. Listening to these meta-insights could help you to hit the ground running early next year or at least facilitate a bit of introspection as we end 2021.
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International companies come in all shapes and sizes. We believe a company’s size should not dictate its commercial success in the U.S. This episode explores our belief through the work of our Global Business team, formerly reverse flow insurance. On this episode, Bo Govea, Lockton’s Global Business team leader explains who we are, how we help and what our impact means. Listening to this primer will help you gain insight into the interesting, small business efforts of international business in the U.S.
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Incorporation of the internet with business fosters advancements in the physical world as much as the digital one, everything from drone machines to sprinklers that turn on or off based on weather. There is, however, a unique risk that this innovation now incurs—hacking that results in physical damage and business interruption. Learn about this new, international risk and Lockton’s global response. On this episode, Greg DiPrato, a Senior Vice President in the Global Property Practice, walks us through Lockton’s Silent Cyber Property Solution, what makes it unique, and why it was created.
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The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate is working through the regulatory process and seems to update frequently. The mandate poses many questions on flexibility for employers, partnership with specialized vendors, and even what the data tells us about employee behavior. On this episode, Dr. Shealynn Buck, Lockton’s Chief Medical Officer and a member of Lockton’s Coronavirus Advisory Practice, addresses the broader, contextual questions of this situation that we see from the field. Listening to this primer will help in the process of understanding the day-to-day or perhaps minute-to-minute of a federal vaccine mandate.
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While environmental risk is older than people think, the volume and severity of environmental risks are now sadly on the rise. If you are a business, a lack of activity on this subject is a long-term plan to fail. On this episode, we speak about the Associates dedicated to environmental risks with Kate Dietrich. Kate is a Vice President, Account Manager, and a leader in Lockton’s Environmental practice.
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The world is more connected and interwoven than ever. Unfortunately, the same can be said of crime and the unique vulnerabilities of running an international business. Learn about our crisis management team, how they address these growing needs, and what our support looks like in real life. In this episode, we talk with Jack Matthews, who looks after the Special Contingency, Marine Piracy, and Crisis Response for Lockton UK.
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How we interact with finance is diversifying with the growth of cryptocurrency. This change is happening in real time throughout the international economy. Come learn about how we broker in this space, who our clients are, and what we’ve learned from them. On this episode, Sarah Downey the Lockton Financial Services Claims and Blockchain Advisory Leader, discusses this cutting-edge topic and how the insurance world interacts with it.
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Private equity requires a great diversity of skill to succeed. For most, those skills do not include cyber risk management. This creates potential for devastating exposure during acquisition, administration, and even sale of portfolio assets. Cyber continues to create challenging circumstances and unique problems. On this episode, Tim Smit, Lockton’s Privacy & Cyber Risk Consulting Leader, discusses what that looks like, how private equity and cyber are interacting, and what it means for risk.
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“People” is a word used increasingly in business strategy, and for good reason. Understanding how individuals interact and create culture are key concepts to enduring success. At Lockton, we believe in these concepts so much that they are a part of our three founding pillars: clients, communities, and people. On this episode, join Kelly Conway, Lockton’s Chief People Officer, as she walks us through what our people strategy looks like today and what valuable lessons any company can apply to their Associates.
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A company's reputation is more easily impacted than ever before. A single tweet can drive a stock price or plummet public support. Understanding these mercurial reputational risks is key to thriving in our nonstop world. Our guest is Matt Humphries, the head of crisis management for Lockton UK. Matt has decades' worth of experience in the product recall market and is doing cutting-edge work in the world of reputational risk.
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Modern life is made possible by things like bridges, buildings, and water treatment plants. The creation of these sorts of structures marries art with science but in the process creates a series of special challenges. In this episode, Karen Erger, Senior Vice President, Director of Practice Risk Management for Lockton, discusses the architecture and engineering space, sharing common industry mistakes, while highlighting actions that can increase the likelihood of positive outcomes in any industry.
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The pandemic, and several other issues, have been weighing heavily on all of us, making mental health and emotional well-being even more of a focus area than before for employers. On this episode, Kembre Roberts, VP – Well-being Practice Leader for Lockton Dunning Benefits, discusses the history of mental health, how it shifted during the last year, and what companies can do to help employees navigate the world and build resilience.
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