Workers comp prescription drug costs up in 2014

Workers compensation prescription drug spending per worker increased 1.9% last year, but a 5.4% decrease in drug utilization helped offset a 7% increase in overall prescription costs, according to pharmacy benefit manager... Read more »

HSBC Bank reveals disclosure of mortgage customers’ data

Information on an undisclosed number of current and former mortgage customers of HSBC Finance Corp. was inadvertently disclosed over a period of several months, a company spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

House could pass cyber threat information bill Wednesday

(Reuters) — The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider and pass on Wednesday a long-awaited bill that would make it easier for companies to share information about cyber security threats... Read more »

California workers comp insurer premiums up 11%

Written premium for California workers compensation insurers reached $16.5 billion last year, up 11% from 2013, the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau says. Read more »

Thousands take advantage of health exchange special enrollment

As of April 13, more than 68,000 individuals have taken advantage of a special enrollment period to enroll in health care plans offered through the federal health insurance exchange, federal regulators disclosed... Read more »

Oil drilling firm settles race bias case for $14.5 million

A Texas oil drilling company has agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission race and national origin discrimination, harassment and retaliation charges. Read more »

Group urges greater disaster mitigation efforts

The federal government needs to put a greater emphasis on disaster mitigation than on post-disaster relief, according to a report issued Tuesday by the SmarterSafer.org coalition. Read more »

Willis unveils risk analysis tools

Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. on Tuesday launched analytical tools for determining natural catastrophe risk, cyber risk, directors and officers liability risk and casualty-related losses. Read more »

Screwfix secures its contact centre payments with Eckoh’s CallGuard

Contact centre technology provider, Eckoh announced today that it has won a new three year contract with Kingfisher IT Services to provide its card payment service, CallGuard, for its Screwfix contact centre.Screwfix... Read more »

Acuity launches latest version of its STREAM Integrated Risk Manager GRC solution

Free single-user copy of STREAM Version 4 available to download21 April 2015: With businesses facing increasing pressure from customers, regulators and auditors to demonstrate better compliance, manage operational risk and provide assurance,... Read more »