Many international travelers undertake activities unrelated to a study abroad trip before, during, and after the program. In this episode of Prevention and Protection, Joe Vossen, risk management counsel and Hillary Pettegrew, senior risk management counsel discuss personal deviation insurance for study abroad programs.

Heather Salko, senior risk management counsel, and Dena Kaufmann, senior claims counsel, discuss ProResponse™, a crisis response service available to United Educators (UE) members that carry both general liability and educators’ legal liability coverage with UE.

Joe Vossen, UE risk management counsel, interviews Dina Marsie-Hazen, a UE claims analyst, to discuss trends in accident investigations, specifically slip and fall claims. Listen to the podcast to learn sound accident investigation procedures.

United Educators’ Heather Salko, senior risk management counsel, and Tracy McPherson, senior claims counsel, discuss the basics of the mediation process.

UE's Melanie Bennett, associate risk management counsel, and Erica Ellis, e-learning instructional designer, discuss the importance of technology accessibility at educational institutions.

UE’s Joe Vossen, risk management counsel, and Hillary Pettegrew, senior risk management counsel, discuss the importance of pre-departure orientation for independent K-12 schools that are sending students overseas.

In this episode, UE’s Alyssa Keehan, director of risk research and Joe McCullough, senior claims advisor, discuss our unique “Cool Head, Warm Heart” crisis response philosophy.

Listen in as Heather Salko, senior risk management counsel at United Educators and David Wolowitz, partner and head of the Education Practice Group at McLane Middleton discuss sexual misconduct in independent schools.