After 25 years leading risk management departments and devising risk strategies for large global corporates. It is a pleasure to be on the team of THE world class provider of products and services essential to delivering excellent risk management outcomes.
Mr. Mandel received his B.S. in Business Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Masters in Business Administration from George Mason University. In addition to these university programs, he was conferred the RIMS-CRMP (2017), RIMS Fellow (2015), ARME (2014) ,CCSA (2007), CPCU (1987), ARM (1990) and AIC (1982) designations. He is a frequent industry speaker and author, and a "Risk Innovator" contributor to Risk and Insurance magazine.
In 2016, Chris was awarded the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award by the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. He was named Risk Manager of the Year - 2004 by Business Insurance and the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. He also writes the “Claims Management” column at IRMI and serves as the Director of the Sedgwick Institute.
| Location: | Nashville, TN |
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| Areas of expertise: |
Claims management Performance Risk financing Insurance Liability Litigation management Safety and loss control Workers' compensation Employee engagement Integrated services |
A closer look at the COVID presumption laws and the lasting impact they’ll have on workers’ comp
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At Sedgwick Institute Live, Chris Mandel profiles influential thought leaders who make a difference and whose interests lie in the risk and insurance world. In this podcast, Chris speaks with Laura Langone, head of insurance operations at Airbnb and …
COVID-19 has brought a spotlight to a long-developing issue in workers compensation (WC), namely the presumption of compensability. As legislators and politicians increasingly turn to the use and expansion of the "presumption of compensability" to ex…
While most often characterized as negative, such as a loss, black swans can also be positive as in the case of an event that creates or enhances value.
At Sedgwick Institute Live, Chris Mandel profiles influential thought leaders who make a difference and whose interests lie in the risk and insurance world. In this podcast, Chris speaks with Judge David Langham, deputy chief judge of compensation cl…
Achieving long-term success in risk management requires a vision, a plan and execution of established career goals. Central to such success is being viewed by your company’s leadership as not only knowledgeable, technically competent and reliable, bu…
Sedgwick Institute's Chris Mandel contributed to this article.
At Sedgwick Institute Live, Chris Mandel profiles influential thought leaders who make a difference and whose interests lie in the risk and insurance world. In this podcast, Chris speaks with Bill Minick, founder and chairman of PartnerSource, a Dall…
At Sedgwick Institute Live, Chris Mandel profiles influential thought leaders who make a difference and whose interests lie in the risk and insurance world. In this podcast, Chris speaks with Allen Wingfield, risk manager at Big Lots. Chris and Al…
The Financial Services Committee (FSC) of the House of Representatives recently held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, also known as TRIA, which expires on December 31, 2020. This risk-financing mechanism has prove…
Workers’ compensation systems have been a central and meaningful part of our social safety net for over 100 years. This longevity was accomplished despite social and economic changes, technology revolutions, and periods of wartime and prosperity. If…
Sedgwick SVP Strategic Solutions and Director Sedgwick Institute Chris Mandel authored this article
A CEO I once worked for used to regularly ask me, “Tell me what I don’t know.” In his view, he could read the Wall Street Journal or any number of other typical sources of intelligence and information about running organizations, just like me as his …
Risk appetite and tolerance continue to be vexing challenges, even for risk leaders in financial institutions where their use is typically more common and advanced. However, those in non-financial organizations face tougher challenges, beginning with…
