Managing the costs and risks of black lung disease

Critical Point

Black lung disease presents a significant, long-term liability exposure for coal companies, risk pools, and governments – a liability complicated by climate change and its effects on the industry. After the number of reported cases declined in the late 1990s, a recent CDC report indicates that trend has reversed and that cases of black lung in miners are the highest they've been since recordkeeping began in the early 1970s. In this episode of Critical Point, Milliman consultants Christine Fleming and Travis Grulkowski discuss what this means for companies and insurers looking to manage this risk for their employees.
You can read the episode transcript on our website.