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Medline turns legacy claims and litigation into a data-driven risk program

Risk & Insurance reports Medline faced unresolved settlements and aging litigation that left leadership without consistent visibility into claim trends and legal spend.

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Risk & Insurance says Medline Industries, a medical supplies manufacturer and distributor with more than 45,000 employees and operations across more than 100 countries, moved to overhaul its risk management program after inheriting a large backlog of unresolved claims and aging litigation.

The outlet reports Medline’s leadership lacked consistent visibility into claim trends, litigation activity, legal spend, and emerging risk drivers. The situation included legacy claims, unresolved settlements, and liability files that required immediate attention, while outside counsel operated under varying expectations, limiting the company’s ability to manage budgets and measure performance.

Pamela Martin, claims and litigation manager at Medline, led the effort to replace a reactive approach. Risk & Insurance reports she framed the challenge as more than operational, pointing to prolonged litigation and limited reporting that created financial uncertainty and prevented leadership from proactively managing risk.

Instead of treating the change as a routine vendor adjustment or claims cleanup, the company sought a more disciplined, transparent, data-driven approach to improve standardized oversight and support earlier claim resolution.

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