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Fear Factor, Wipe Out, Survivor and even The Biggest Loser are all shows that put contestants at risk. And in order to gain viewers’ attention (and ratings to keep advertisers happy), reality shows are constantly trying to one-up each other while in turn increasing their risk. So how do these shows get away with it? [...]
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More than 800 construction workers die and another 137,000 are seriously injured on the job each year in the United States, according to the Department of Labor. Its a tragic number and the worst part is that so many deaths and injuries are preventable. Aside from simply being deadly, however, the industry is imperiled by as [...]
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One of the biggest risks facing the risk management and insurance industry was summed up very well yesterday by Joanne Wojcik (@BusInsJWojcik) on Twitter: There is “only one risk manager entering the profession for every five who are retiring.” The last decade has seen a tremendous growth of the discipline from an intellectual standpoint. What was [...]
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With five straight months of improving employment numbers across the nation, it seems as though real economic recovery is fully underway. Overall, the consensus among economists believes that the U.S. GDP will grow 2% in 2011. Throw in the continued growth for emerging market powerhouses like Brazil, Russia, India and China, and the worldwide picture [...]
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