How to 'Own the Anchor' in Settlements By Jim Kaiser Steve Washington Data can let companies resist plaintiff attorneys' attempts to "anchor" negotiations with a high, initial demand.
Lessons Culled From Early Innings of AI By Jayant Lakshmikanthan AI is transforming claims, but there are pitfalls. Success requires extreme discipline about identifying and addressing a single problem.
Claims Technology: One Size Won’t Fit All By Jeff Bowman High-volume, low-complexity claims take one technological approach, but complex, high-dollar claims need a very different one.
How Claims Process Must Drive Change By Mariana Dumont "Connected Claims" goes far beyond reorganizing a single department. It can disrupt – and revitalize – an entire company.
'Micro Engagements' Key to Claims Process By Simha Sadasiva A new platform for insurers saves time and resources and eliminates the friction that exists in interactions with customers and employees.
Time for Summit With Plaintiffs' Lawyers By Lewis Fein Insurers should talk to plaintiffs’ lawyers, exchanging ideas, not insults, because the essence of diplomacy is the attempt to reach a solution.
AI: Reducing Errors, Delighting Customers By Barrett Coakley Insurers need to speed claims handling while reducing errors, including hiccups in scheduling. AI should play a key role.
Reconnecting With Customers Via Claims By CJ Przybyl Automated systems are important to guide the customer through the correct claims journey, allowing carriers more time to innovate.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.