Latest Workplace Violence Headlines
All the headlines from our Workplace Violence Topic Page, ordered by recency.
XL Catlin Unveils Workplace Violence Coverage for Mid-Size Companies
Feb 4 2016 // XL Catlin has introduced a new insurance policy to help mid-size companies in the U.S. respond and recover from incidents of workplace violence. According to Denise Balan, Americas Head for XL Catlin’s Crisis...
After San Bernardino Shooting, Businesses Review How to Handle Workplace Violence
Dec 18 2015 // The terror attack at a social services facility in California has become a sobering reminder to companies of how vulnerable workplaces can be when employees are confronted with active shooters. Since a gun-wielding...
Chubb Adds New Coverages to Private Company Program
Dec 5 2011 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has added protection for cyber breaches and other crimes to its ForeFront Portfolio 3.0 program for private companies. The new cyber security insurance will allow U.S. companies to...
Stopping Workplace Violence Difficult But Risk Can Be Reduced: Experts
Aug 10 2010 // Criminologists call it murder by proxy — rampages by employees who go after their boss, supervisors and even co-workers they link to the source of their outrage. The message is: Look who’s doing the firing...
Washington Workplace Violence-Related Deaths Climbed in 2009
Feb 2 2010 // The slayings last year of six law enforcement officers, as well as several workplace suicides, caused deaths due to workplace violence to spike upward in Washington State, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)...
Chubb Offers New Employment Practices Endorsements
Feb 3 2009 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. has broadened its employment practices liability (EPL) coverage by offering a solution for companies concerned about late claim reporting of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Report: Claims Associated with Violence in the Workplace on Decline
Sep 3 2008 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance released its fourth analysis in a series of reports on workplace violence. The report provides updated data based on the latest available information from the U.S. Bureau of...
Lexington Expands Workplace Violence Services for Employment Liability Risks
Mar 30 2007 // Lexington Insurance Co., a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), has expanded its Violence Guard suite of services, available to Lexington’s employment practice liability (EPL) insureds to...
For Retail Risk Managers, Workplace Violence and Staff Turnover Proving Top Challenges
Apr 18 2005 // Workplace violence and staff turnover are cited by risk managers in the retail industry as among their biggest challenges to effectively managing their workers’ compensation exposures. According to a recent study...
IGNORING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE:
Aug 23 2004 // A recent follow-up survey by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) found that many companies and organizations in all industries have yet to address the problem of workplace violence. ASSE said its Risk...
Study: Employers Ignoring Workplace Violence
Jul 27 2004 // A recent follow-up survey by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has found that many companies and organizations in all industries have yet to address the problem of workplace violence. The ASSE Risk...
AIG’s American International Companies Unveils Workplace Violence Insurance
Nov 15 2002 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced that the American International Companies have introduced Workplace Assurance(SM), an insurance coverage for the financial loss associated with incidents of violence in...
TWCC to Hold Workplace Violence Prevention Workshop
Oct 25 2002 // The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission scheduled a one-day educational seminar on Workplace Violence Prevention for November 13, 2002 in Dallas. The purpose of...
Philadelphia Ins. Expands DO to Cover Workplace Violence, Internet, EPL
Jun 3 2002 // June 3, 2002 Philadelphia Insurance Companies’ announced the introduction of their new “Flexi-Five® non-profit D&O policy,” described as “providing traditional D&O coverage along with:...
Risks of School and Workplace Violence to be Explored at Meeting
May 25 2001 // More than 2,000 risk management professionals from around the world are expected to attend North America’s largest meeting of government risk management practitioners in Chicago from June 10-13, 2001. Programming for...
Accident and Workplace Violence Prevention Workshop
May 14 2001 // The Workers’ Health and Safety Division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar, Accident Prevention Planning and Workplace Violence Prevention, in Corpus...
Chubb Introduces Insurance Solutions for Private Companies
May 3 2001 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies introduced a set of executive protection insurance solutions designed to address some of the most critical exposures of privately held companies. ForeFront Portfolio(SM) is comprised...
