Climate Change Data

CorVel Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2022, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced customer demand, travel restrictions, employee work-from-home arrangements, and widespread unemployment.
  • Decreasing number of workers' compensation claims due to a less labor-intensive and more service-oriented labor market.
  • Increased competition from larger companies with greater financial and marketing resources.
  • Cybersecurity attacks and data security incidents.
  • Healthcare providers' resistance to cost containment techniques and related litigation.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented travel restrictions and remote working arrangements for employees.
  • Continued investment in technology to scale virtual care services.
  • Investment in information technology and data security tools, measures, processes, initiatives, policies, and employee training.
  • Not specified in the report.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Employee Wellness
  • Employee Development

Social Achievements

  • Awarded Great Place to Work Company certification for the second year in a row.
  • Over a third of employees identify as racially/ethnically diverse.
  • Over 79% of employees identify as women. Over 71% of managers identify as women.
  • Diversity, equity and inclusion training completed by leaders and mandated for all employees.
  • Variety of comprehensive benefit programs supporting physical, mental, and financial well-being of employees (wellness programs, EAP, telemedicine, retirement plans, tuition assistance, remote work arrangements, paid time off).

Governance Achievements

  • Adopted a code of ethics and business conduct that applies to all employees, officers, and directors.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Mergers and acquisitions, inflation, and the Great Resignation impacting the casualty and health markets.
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting human capital management (62% of employees permanently working from home).
  • Decreasing number of national claims due to decreasing number of injured workers.
  • Increased competition from larger companies with greater resources.
  • Healthcare providers becoming increasingly resistant to certain healthcare cost containment techniques.
  • Potential litigation related to authorization or denial of claims for payment of benefits or allegations of engaging in the practice of medicine.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Fiscal conservatism, ongoing development of the team, and continual investment in technology and innovation.
  • Safety protocols and procedures for employees in the office.
  • Leveraging the latest technological innovation to connect all parties involved in workers' compensation, risk management, and insurance processes.
  • Maintaining professional liability insurance and other coverages.
  • Implementing and enhancing information systems to analyze data related to the workers’ compensation industry.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Great Place to Work Company

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Employee Wellness
  • Employee Development

Social Achievements

  • Awarded "Great Place to Work Company" certification for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Over a third of employees identify as racially or ethnically diverse. Over 79% of employees identify as women. Over 72% of managers identify as women.
  • Launched CorVel University, a national training initiative for claims specialists.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Competition from larger companies with greater resources.
  • Potential for customers to handle managed care services in-house.
  • Declines in workers' compensation claims.
  • Healthcare providers becoming increasingly resistant to cost containment techniques.
  • Inflation risks increasing wages, benefits, and other costs.
  • Cybersecurity risks.
  • Potential litigation and legal liability.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investment in technology and data analytics.
  • Development of new software products and services.
  • Maintenance of a strong national PPO network.
  • Implementation of a robust cybersecurity program.
  • Maintenance of professional liability insurance.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • "Great Place to Work Company" certification